An ambitious artificial intelligence policy in a decentralised governance system: Evidence from Indonesia

This study investigates Indonesia’s ambitious artificial intelligence (AI) policy within the context of its decentralised governance structure. Through in-depth case studies in Jakarta, Central Java, and East Java, we analyse emerging AI-based policy responses and their challenges in a rapidly evolving technological landscape. Drawing from elite interviews conducted with central and local government officials and documentary research, this study offers rare insights into the local perspective on the struggle to accommodate the central government's ambitious plan with limited resources. This article finds that the divergence in the views and visions of AI between central and local governments has complicated the formulation and implementation of AI-based policies. Central authorities wield a dominant role, evident through regulatory mandates and a centralised decision-making approach that can potentially constrain local autonomy. This power asymmetry, coupled with the lack of specific AI-focused regulations, challenges local governments’ capacity to independently design and manage AI initiatives aligned with their unique contexts. Interestingly, instead of showing their resistance towards the ambitious national plan, local leaders have embraced AI policies, positioning them as innovative tools to enhance popularity in the lead-up to the 2024 general election

MODEL PEMBELAJARAN IPA SEBELUM-SELAMA-PASCA PANDEMI COVID-19 SERTA PRESTASI BELAJAR SISWA SMP NEGERI 59 PALEMBANG

This study aims to determine the learning model applied in the period before-during-after the Covid-19 pandemic and the student achievement of SMP Negeri 59 Palembang. This research is qualitative descriptive, data collection was done by observing and interviewing 5 science teachers. Qualitative data analysis was carried out by field recording, collecting and selecting data, classifying, analyzing, looking for data relationships, and concluding them. The results showed that the average student learning completeness before the Covid-19 pandemic was 74%. The average student learning completeness during the Covid-19 pandemic is 64%. The average student learning completeness before the Covid-19 pandemic was 74.6%. The learning models applied by the teachers are Discovery Learning, Project-based Learning, and Problem-based Learning. During the Covid-19 pandemic from 2020-2021, SMPN 59 Palembang still utilizes the WhatsApp group facility on the smartphone. The teacher provides assignment information to students through the student's WhatsApp group or their respective class groups. The Covid-19 pandemic familiarizes teachers and students with using IT devices in the form of mobile phones, laptops with WhatsApp software, Zoom Meetings, Google Classroom

Improved Ability of Human Resources Apparatus in the District Serang

Implementation of a decentralized system gives great authority to the regions to develop the capacity of local governments in the implementation of government affairs through the development of human resource capacity of the apparatus. However, for more than a decade, these efforts are still not optimal to achieve the expected results. This study was conducted to capture the human resource capacity development of Serang regency officials, implemented in 2012. The method used in this study is descriptive qualitative method, using the primary and secondary data. The results of the study demonstrate that the quality of human resources is still low, there are many positions in the organization structure are unfilled, the employee recruitment system is not based on job analysis, job position evaluation system have not been implemented, individual performance evaluation is not done according to competency based assessment, and employees have not received training according to their job position. It is recommended to perform system setup on recruitment; job analysis; Job evaluation; setting on job competency standard; competency based individual assessment; employee database development, and improvement on education and training curricula

Achievement, Obstacles, and Challenges in the Development of Creative Economy’s Best Product in the City of Bandung and Badung District

The government issued various regulations to support the development of a creative economy. However, the regulations had not provided a significant impact on the development of the creative economy product in the regions. This study observed the state of the creative economy’s Regional Best Products (Produk Unggulan Daerah/PUD), the effort to develop it and the obstacles to its development in the City of Bandung and Badung District. This study used a descriptive method with a qualitative approach. The data was collected using interviews, FGD, and documentation. The study showed that the development of the creative economy’s regional Best Products was not optimal This was due to the inability of the existing regulation to provide a significant impact, although the regional government conducted various development efforts in line with the capability of the region

E-voting in the Village Head Election in Batanghari and Kabupaten Bogor Regencies

The manual Village Head Elections (Pilkades) by using a ballot has weaknesses that then gives rise to various problems, among them that some of the voters cast the wrong way, slow counting process, as well as abuse of the voting invitation that should be given to the legitimate prospective voters, the government is required to find the right solution to minimize some of these problems, one of which is the application of e-voting technology (electronic voting). Therefore, this study will discuss the effectiveness of e-voting in Pilkades at Batanghari and Bogor regencies, the urgency of e-voting implementation on Pilkades; as well as the urgency of the policy requiring the use of e-voting on Pilkades. The method being utilized in this study used descriptive narrative method with a qualitative approach. While the data collection techniques are using interviews and documentation. The result of the research shows that the use of e-voting can facilitate voters, faster, more efficient, transparent and accurate at the time of voting and counting, also dependable in Pilkades disputes process. Therefore, a policy that provides an opportunity for the use of e-voting method in the village head elections is required, so that the implementation of e-voting in all village head elections can be performed more effectively. E-voting is also very important amid the rapidly growing use of technology

Policy Design for Extreme Poverty Alleviation in West Lombok Regency

This study aims to analyze the design of extreme poverty reduction policies in West Lombok District. The design of the policy refers to the substance/content of the policies developed for the reduction/prevention of extreme poverty used by the regions. A case study research approach is used to explore the design of extreme poverty alleviation policies. The West Lombok Regency government's policy on poverty alleviation contains various local government programs synergized in accelerating the acceleration of extreme poverty reduction. In addition, it is in the form of efforts to assist the poor for a movement that is actualized in bridging aid recipients to get out of poverty immediately. The construction of extreme poverty reduction policies in West Lombok Regency adopts the concept of an innovation hub to accelerate cross-government programs that target basic services (health and education) in interventions for individual/family change as well as increasing the business capacity of community groups