Action plan – Madiun, Indonesia, 2025 – 2028

At-a-Glance

Duration

Dec 2028

Date Submitted

16th July 2025

Foreword(s)

Madiun is the centre of growth in the western part of East Java Province. Madiun Maju Mendunia 2025-2045 is a long-term vision for a more innovative, cultured, and sustainable city:

• Advancing social transformation through competitive human resources
• Driving inclusive and sustainable regional economic development
• Building governance systems
• Fostering democratic stability, social harmony, and public order
• Enhancing social, ecological, and cultural resilience
• Promoting village-based economic growth to improve equity and connectivity
• Developing high-quality and sustainable infrastructure

Ensuring continuity in development across Madiun must target strategies, innovations, and program interventions. But, according to the development plan, the city faces challenges:

• Economic: Post-COVID-19 decline in primary and secondary sector contributions, unstable inflation, underperforming MSMEs and small industries, weak investment climate, and low local revenue
• Social: High unemployment, falling literacy, health concerns, weak educationAccountability within the public education system is key to improving outcomes and attainment, and accountability is nearly impossible without transparent policies and opportunities for participation ... standards, slow HDI growth, limited genderOGP participating governments are bringing gender perspectives to popular policy areas, ensuring diversity in participatory processes, and specifically targeting gender gaps in policies to address gov... More mainstreaming, and low community engagement in culture and digital literacy
• Environmental: Poor infrastructure, limited green spaces, inadequate waste and sanitation systems, vulnerability to disasters, and no functional public transport
• Governance: Incomplete digital governanceAs evolving technologies present new opportunities for governments and citizens to advance openness and accountability, OGP participating governments are working to create policies that deal with the ... More, weak enforcement of regulations, and limited efforts to strengthen democracy and social cohesion.

To address these issues, Madiun City prioritizes two flagship initiatives, involving local government agencies, universities, CSR forums, and community development forums, and monitored by a team comprising the Inspectorate, Finance Agency, and academic partners, aligning governance practices with the city’s broader development agenda:

1. Village Tourist Destination – to boost regional tourism quality.
2. Waste Management Plan – to improve household waste handling.

Open Government Challenges, Opportunities and Strategic Vision

What is the long-term vision for open government in your context and jurisdiction?

The long-term vision of Madiun City for 2025-2045 is to realise Madiun Maju Mendunia (Madiun Advancing Globally): a city that is innovative, cultured, and sustainable, with the following missions:

1. Realising social transformation through the development of high-quality and globally
   competitive human resources.
2. Realising regional economic transformation through inclusive, equitable, and
   sustainable regional-based economic development.
3. Realising world-class government-based governance transformation.
4. Creating democratic stability, social harmony, and community security.
5. Realising quality social, ecological, and cultural resilience.
6. Realising sub-district/urban village-based economic development as new economic
   growth points to strengthening connectivity and equity.
7. Realising quality, environmentally friendly, and sustainable infrastructure.
8. Realising equitable development continuity.

What are the achievements in open government to date (for example, recent open government reforms)?

Development planning involves all sectors, all elements of society, and all private and government institutions. Cooperation has been established with USAID, civil society organisations, and community organisations for development through type III and type IV self-management cooperation. Some examples of this openness and cooperation include:

• Cooperation with USAID in capacity buildingEnhancing the skills, abilities, and processes of public servants, civil society, and citizens is essential to achieving long-lasting results in opening government. Technical specifications: Set of ac... for civil society organisations through strengthening market managers in each urban village.
• Cooperation with civil society organisations through type III self-management to calculate the Organisation Performance Index and assist civil society organisations to achieve maturity.
• Cooperation with community groups through type IV self-management to increase Community empowerment through environmental development

What are the current challenges/areas for improvement in open government that the jurisdiction wishes to tackle?

Some challenges that need to be addressed include:

1. Good collaboration between the Madiun City Government and various elements
2. Quality of resources
3. Limited budget availability
4. Limited facilities and infrastructure

What are the medium-term open government goals that the government wants to achieve?

The realisation of a transparent government, strong collaboration between government and non-government organisations, and equitable and balanced development.

How does this action plan contribute to achieve the Open Government Strategic Vision?

The action plan that will be developed will involve various elements to collaborate in addressing the issues faced. The initiatives undertaken can enhance coordination and synergy between government and non-government actors to achieve public transparencyAccording to OGP’s Articles of Governance, transparency occurs when “government-held information (including on activities and decisions) is open, comprehensive, timely, freely available to the pub... More and increase public trust in the Madiun City government, as well as to establish transparent, participatory, inclusive, and accountable governance.

How does the open government strategic vision contribute to the accomplishment of the current administration’s overall policy goals?

Open government is a key goal in every development plan in Madiun City, as public openness strengthens governance. Public participationGiving citizens opportunities to provide input into government decision-making leads to more effective governance, improved public service delivery, and more equitable outcomes. Technical specificatio... helps generate new ideas and innovative solutions. In line with the OGP vision, Madiun aims to become more participatory, accountable, and transparent. Its long-term goals include:

1. Ensuring quality, accessible health care and education that meet international standards
2. Strengthening environmental, social, and cultural resilience
3. Boosting regional productivity through science, technology, and sustainable innovation
4. Developing a green economy
5. Driving digital transformationGovernments are working to increase access to and quality of government services, improve transparency, and create opportunities for participation by using information and communications technologies.... More;
6. Integrating regional economies with national systems;
7. Promoting growth based on local strengths (SMEs, creative industries, tourism);
8. Establishing smart, efficient governance;
9. Securing democratic stability and social harmony;
10. Achieving sustainable macroeconomic stability.

These goals require strong collaboration between the government and non-governmental actors, central to OGP’s mission.

Engagement and Coordination in the Open Government Strategic Vision and OGP Action Plan

Please list the lead institutions responsible for the implementation of this OGP action plan.

• Department of Culture, Tourism and Youth Sports
• Department of Environment
• Sub-districts
• Academic community
• Civil society organisation: Yayasan Bambu Nusantara
• Civil society organisation: CSR forum

What kind of institutional arrangements are in place to coordinate between government agencies and departments to implement the OGP action plan?

To implement Local OGP at the city level in Madiun, a team has been formed consisting of:

Technical Team for Action Plan Development, consisting of:

• Madiun City Government Institutions
• CSR Forum
• Chair of the Higher Education Forum
• Chair of the CSR Forum

Secretariat: Internal Division of Government Planning and Human Development at the Regional Planning, Research and Development Agency of Madiun City

Monitoring Team, consisting of:

• Regional Finance and Budget Agency
• Inspectorate
• Academic community

What kind of spaces have you used or created to enable the collaboration between government and civil society in the co-creation and implementation of this action plan? Mention both offline and online spaces.

Madiun established a Multi-Stakeholder ForumRegular dialogue between government and civil society is a core element of OGP participation. It builds trust, promotes joint problem-solving, and empowers civil society to influence the design, imple... (MSF) with local government, CSOs, academics, media, business actors, women, and vulnerable groups. Public discussions, workshops, and citizen forums were held to identify issues from the citizens’ perspective: transparency, public services, community empowerment, budget management, and digital innovation. Commitments were collaboratively built. The Action Plan is shared to receive input from the public and then approved by the regional head and published on the website, social media, and information channels. Monitoring is carried out between the government and the community.

Several OGP planning meetings held:

• 21.06.2024: Discussion of the objectives of the Action Plan to be developed between the Regional Head and the Head of the Organisation:  activities in collaboration with community organisations and community groups
• 30.10.2024: Unifying perceptions with planning officers to collaborate on action plans, co-creation, and activity budgeting
• 28.11.2024:Conducting comparative studies in other regions where the Tourism Awareness Group has already been implemented
• 30.04.2025: City Development Planning Meeting to determine the development policies (next 5 years), involving community groups, civil society organisations, academics, companies, and government institutions.

What measures did you take to ensure diversity of representation (including vulnerable or marginalized populations) in these spaces?

The process demonstrated a moderate to strong level of inclusivity. There was a multi-stakeholder involvement with government agencies, local communities, and civil society groups.  Some gaps remain in engaging marginalized populations and youth groups meaningfully.

Who Participated in the Co-Creation ProcessCollaboration between government, civil society and other stakeholders (e.g., citizens, academics, private sector) is at the heart of the OGP process. Participating governments must ensure that a dive...?

Who participated in these spaces?

• Local Government (Regional Apparatus Organization/OPD): Culture, Tourism, Youth and Sports Office (Tourism Villages CommitmentOGP commitments are promises for reform co-created by governments and civil society and submitted as part of an action plan. Commitments typically include a description of the problem, concrete action...)
• Environmental Office (Zero Waste commitment)
• Bappeda of Madiun City with regional planning documents and RPJMD
• Communication and Informatics Office for publication, digital aspiration channels, and data transparency
• Village officials and Lurah from several areas as pilot projects for Tourism Villages and community-based waste management programs, facilitating community discussions, and a bridge between policies and realities on the ground
• Tourism Awareness Group: local communities focusing on developing tourism potential (culture, culinary, history, and local wisdom) and compiling tourism narratives, organizing local guide training
• Environmental Communities, such as the “Madiun Zero Waste” community and Waste Banks activists in various sub-districts
• CSOs and Local NGOs, including women’s groups, MSME communities, and youth volunteers developing economic empowerment strategies through tourism and household waste reduction
• Lecturers and researchers from universities in Madiun (for example, Universitas Merdeka Madiun or STAIN Ponorogo) provide input based on data and good practices (evidence-based policy)
• Youth and Karang Taruna, involved in digital campaigns, creative tourism training, and Zero Waste education
• General Community through public consultation forums, Focus Group Discussions, online surveys, and community meetings

How many groups participated in these spaces?

4

How many public-facing meetings were held in the co-creation process?

4

How will government and non-governmental stakeholders continue to collaborate through the implementation of the action plan?

Stakeholders, both governmental and non-governmental, will continue to collaborate in various development activities through regular coordination. The duties and functions of each individual/institution/community organisation will be included in the Regional Head’s decree, and monitoring and evaluation will be carried out annually.

Please describe the independent Monitoring Body you have identified for this plan.

The IMB is established in accordance with the Mayor of Madiun’s Decision Letter No. 050-401.204/236/2024 regarding the Local Open Government PartnershipThe Open Government Partnership (OGP) is a multi-stakeholder initiative focused on improving government transparency, ensuring opportunities for citizen participation in public matters, and strengthen... More Team for the years 2024-2029, with the following duties and authorities:

1. Preparing reports on the results of the Regional Action Plan formulation, the implementation of the Regional Action Plan, and the impacts generated from the implementation of the Regional Action Plan that has been carried out
2. Coordinating with the Technical Team and/or the Secretariat of the Team to evaluate the results of activities on a regular basis;
3. Providing recommendations on the achievements of activities carried out each year of implementation.

Provide the contact details for the independent monitoring body.

• Inspectorate
• College Forum

What types of activities will you have in place to discuss progress on commitments with stakeholders?

We will periodically schedule monitoring of:

• Discussion Initial steps
• Socialisation of the Action Plan Programme in the sub-districts
• Implementation of the Action Plan Programme
• Monitoring
• Evaluation
• Mayor’s report

How will you regularly check in on progress with implementing agencies?

Every year, we will evaluate the progress of the action plan that has been carried out together with the IMB team. We will then report to the Mayor for discussion with the community organisations and community groups involved.

How will you share the results of your monitoring efforts with the public?

The results of monitoring and evaluation will be presented at every Regional Development Consultation Meeting in Madiun City, which is usually held in March of the following year.

Endorsement from Non-Governmental Stakeholders

• Dr. Ir. Luluk Sulistiyo Budi, MP, Rektor Unmer Madiun, Forum Perguruan Tinggi Kota Madiun
• Nurochim, PT. INKA (Persero), Forum Corporate Social Responsibility Kota Madiun
• Titik Sugiarti, Lead of Forum Pembangunan Masyarakat Kota Madiun, Forum Pembangunan Masyarakat Kota Madiun

RANTEK-RPJMD-KOTA-MADIUN-2025-2029.pdf

Commitments:

• Improving public compliance with the law on waste (IDMDI0003)
• Collaboration to create an ecosystem to empower the community through the Tourism Village Programme (IDMDI0002)
• Realizing One Sub-district One Tourism Village by Forming Tourism Awareness Groups in the Village (IDMDI0001)