Bojonegoro Final IRM Report 2017
Researcher: Anton Novenanto, Center for Culture and Frontiers Studies, Universitas Brawijaya
Action PlanAction plans are at the core of a government’s participation in OGP. They are the product of a co-creation process in which government and civil society jointly develop commitments to open governmen... under Review: 2017
Dates of Actions under Review: 01/2017 – 12/2017
Summary of IRM Findings
Bojonegoro saw remarkable high-level engagement during the co creation and implementation process. However, involvement from the public and CSOs during implementation was mostly limited to two organizations. Moving forward, the IRM recommends finalizing commitments and expanding participation in the OGP process to include local council members and specialized CSOs.
Table 1: At a Glance | ||
Number of Commitments | 5 | |
Level of CompletionImplementers must follow through on their commitments for them to achieve impact. For each commitment, OGP’s Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) evaluates the degree to which the activities outlin... More | ||
Completed | 0 | |
Substantial | 4 | |
Limited | 1 | |
Not Started | 0 | |
Number of Commitments with: | ||
Clear RelevanceAccording to the OGP Articles of Governance, OGP commitments should include a clear open government lens. Specifically, they should advance at least one of the OGP values: transparency, citizen partic... to OGP Values | 5 | |
Transformative Potential Impact | 1 | |
Substantial or Complete Implementation | 4 | |
All Three (✪) | 0 | |
Did It Open Government? | Major | 2 |
Outstanding | 0 | |
Action Plan Priorities
1. Open dataBy opening up data and making it sharable and reusable, governments can enable informed debate, better decision making, and the development of innovative new services. Technical specifications: Polici... for public policy decision making |
2. 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 civic participation in the Regency’s budgetary process |
3. Civic participation in public service deliveryTo ensure that citizens of all groups are better supported by the government, OGP participating governments are working to improve the quality of and access to public services. Commitments in this are... More |
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... Overview
For the Government of Bojonegoro, open government is a means to target sustainable development, especially after the discovery of natural resources. In general, there were three major themes of open government in Bojonegoro, Indonesia (2016-2017).
The first theme aimed to provide open data infrastructure to enhance the quality of development process in the regency. Commitment 1 (Data Revolution) was promoted to fill lack of real-time, accurate data as a basis for decision making. Commitment 4 (Open Data Contract) was proposed as a strategy to reduce corruption through a transparent procurement of goods and services. A second theme on transparent and civic participation in the budgetary cycle in regency and village levels was developed with 2 commitments. Commitment 2 (Village Accountability) targeted for more accountable administration of select villages in the regency, while Commitment 3 (Local Budget Transparency) created several strategies to call for more civic engagement by opening data for budget planning and report. A third theme consisted of Commitment 5 (Improving Quality of Public Services). The commitment focused on how to create a pilot mechanism for civic engagement with a joint, contextual standard for public service delivery, targeted at the local health sector. The model would be applied for other public service sectors, in different administrative levels.
In general, the Government of Bojonegoro has no substantial problem in implementing these commitments. However, some commitment’ milestones were too high in expectation so many were not fully accomplished.
Table 2.1 Overview: Assessment of Progress by Commitment
Table 2.1 displays for each commitment the level of specificity, relevance to OGP values, potential impact level of completion.
Commitment Overview | Specificity | OGP Value Relevance | Potential Impact | Completion | Did It Open Government? | ||||||||||||||||
None | Low | Medium | High | Access to Information | Civic Participation | Public AccountabilityAccording to OGP’s Articles of Governance, public accountability occurs when ”rules, regulations, and mechanisms in place call upon government actors to justify their actions, act upon criticisms ... More | Technology & Innovation for Transparency & Accountability | None | Minor | Moderate | Transformative | Not Started | Limited | Substantial | Completed | Worsens | No change | Marginal | Major | Outstanding | |
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2. Enhancing Village Administration Accountability |
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4. Enhanced Open Procurement Contract Data |
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5. Improving Quality of Public Services |
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General Recommendations
Lack of overall support for the OGP process has been an issue in Bojonegoro. Although political support is evident, financial support has not been secured for the achievement of OGP commitments and its milestones. Therefore, the inclusionOGP participating governments are working to create governments that truly serve all people. Commitments in this area may address persons with disabilities, women and girls, lesbian, gay, bisexual, tr... More of local council members is highly important to guarantee the proper funding of open government commitments.
Since the Regent in Bojonegoro will be replaced in 2018, a follow-up mechanism with periodic meetings with the regency’s development planning body for the inclusion of open government commitments/agendas in the regency’ mid- and long-term development plan should be put in place. This would legitimize political, financial and human resource support for the implementation of open government in Bojonegoro.
The local government should also address the big issue of development sustainability in Bojonegoro and allow for an open exchange of ideas and solutions with the general public on this matter.
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 citizens is still pending in the regency, especially in rural areas. Some citizens who already have good capacity in conveying ideas and performing public speaking will find the greatest helpfulness in getting involved in dialogues with the government.
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