Good Governance Aspect in Implementation of The Transparency of Public Information Law
Abstract: The Indonesian
government has pursued to establish freedom of information for their people in
order to enhance good governance in the public sector by implementing the
Transparency of Public Information Law Number 14 Year 2008, popularly known as
UU KIP. This study is aimed at describing and drawing the factors that affected
the implementation of UU KIP in Surakarta City and West Lombok Regency. This
research was conducted through a mixed method of a quantitative method through
surveys and a qualitative method through in-depth interviews and a focus group
discussion. The research concluded that there are numerous factors which
affected the implementation of UU KIP such as; political will both from central
government and local leader, government ability, flaws in the UU KIP itself,
minimum budget, infrastructure, and the culture of the society. UU KIP was also
perceived as an Act that regulated the public information and was able to
enchance public institutions’ implementation of good governance. The local
government is believed to be more accountable and transparant, and able to
increase public participation.
Author: Eko Sakapurnama, Nurul
Safitri
Journal Code: jpadministrasinegaragg120025
