Provide public access to information on members of parliament (ID0131)
Overview
At-a-Glance
Action Plan: Indonesia Action Plan 2020-2022
Action Plan Cycle: 2020
Status:
Institutions
Lead Institution: 1. Head of Bureau for Parliamentary Leadership of DPR RI, 2. Head of Bureau for Human Resources and Organization of DPR RI
Support Institution(s): 1. Head of Expert Staff Administrative Affairs Division and Administrative Staff of DPR RI, 2. Members of DPR RI Head of Fraction Secretariat and Membership Division of DPR RI
Policy Areas
Capacity Building, Open Parliament Plan, Open ParliamentsIRM Review
IRM Report: Indonesia Results Report 2020-2022, Indonesia Action Plan Review 2020-2022
Early Results: No early results to report yet
Design i
Verifiable: Yes
Relevant to OGP Values: Yes
Ambition (see definition): Low
Implementation i
Description
What is the public problem that the commitment will address? The public still has difficulty getting information about every member of DPR RI who is currently serving in the Parliament. Information on members is the right of the community as constituents to find out information about their representatives. Member information is a form of parliamentary accountability to the public. And it is imperative for the public to obtain comprehensive information of parliament members who represent their interests. On the main DPR RI Website (www.dpr.go.id) through the webpage http://www.dpr.go.id/anggota/index/, a page is available for each member to present information ranging from profiles, biographies, constituencies, activities agendas, photo galleries, documents, guest books and contacts. Members are also given access to integrate all communication platforms such as blogs, websites, social media on that page. However, the required data were not completed, so the public is not well informed and tends to use external information to obtain information on members. What is the commitment? Increasing the capacity of the information system for each member of DPR RI through the official website of DPR RI Milestone: 1. Guidelines for information standards and publications of DPR members with constituents which include: a. Profiles of members of DPR RI b. Recess Information 84 2. Member Information System Channel (integrated in the website redesign process). 3. Strengthening the capacity of Expert Staff and Member Administration Staff in increasing information on members both in the Electoral District and in DPR RI. How will the commitment contribute to solve the public problem? This commitment will provide more complete, informative, accurate and up to date information on each member of DPR RI as a form of parliamentary accountability to the public at large. Why is this commitment relevant to OGP values? This commitment will provide the public with access to information that is more transparent, broad and up to date regarding each member of DPR RI. This is a form of accountability of Members of Parliament to their constituents and the public who are also the targets of legislation drafted by members so this commitment contributes to continuing to promote the values of transparency and accountability. Conformity with the Parliament Work Plan 1. DPR RI Strategic Plan for 2020-2024 2. This formation is in line with DPR RI’s plan to initiate a “Modern Parliament,” namely a parliament that is representative, transparent and uses information technology. Additional Information Information link for members of DPR RI http://www.dpr.go.id/anggota/index/ Milestone Activity with a Verifiable Deliverable Start Date: End Date: Availability of Standard Guidelines for Information and Publication of DPR RI Members with constituents which include: • Profiles of members of the DPR RI • Recess Information January 2021 December 2022 Availability of Member Information System Channel January 2021 December 2022 85 (integrated in the redesign process (website). Series Workshop and Training to increase the capacity of staff members in increasing information on members both in the electoral districts (Dapil) and in DPR RI. January 2021 December 2022
IRM Midterm Status Summary
Action Plan Review
Commitment 21: Strengthening Information System for Members of Parliament (SIAP)
IRM End of Term Status Summary
Results Report
Commitment 21. Strengthening Information System for Members of Parliament (Sigota)
● Verifiable: Yes
● Does it have an open government lens? Yes
● This commitment has been clustered as: Open Parliament (Commitments 19–24)
● Potential for results: Modest
● Completion: Limited
● Did it open government? No early results to report yet
This commitment intended to add information on members of parliament to the parliamentary website through a section named Sigota (Members of Parliament Information System). [172] It is meant to provide information on parliamentarians’ activities, including voting records and contributions to parliamentary discussions. However, its development was not completed. The commitment’s preparatory milestones stalled and did not complete the underlying guidelines and capacity building by the end of the implementation period. [173] In the interim, some members of parliament uploaded their profiles on the parliamentary website sporadically whereas some others developed their own personal websites, but most did not provide information on their parliamentary activities as disclosure remains voluntary. [174] Development of Sigota faced conflicting conceptions of its purpose. CSOs hoped for a public information channel, but some parliamentary members and secretariat staff conceptualized it as another internal platform. Once launched, compliance with information disclosure will also be an obstacle. While the parliamentary secretariat has the capacity and resources to develop it, only the parliament’s political party caucuses can approve information disclosure requirements for their parliamentary members. [175]