Institutional Arrangement and Policy for Improving Competitivenes and Innovation in Local Government Investment
Abstract: There are three
specific objectives outlined in this paper, the first objective is to identify
and describe existing condition of institutional arrangement of public services
in several local governments, the second objective is to examine problems and
challenges in providing public services in the areas of investment, the last is
to provide recommendations on institutional models and strategies or
innovations which can be applied in order to improve performance in investment services;
undertanding how regional goverment institutions can contribute significantly
to improve investment for economic growth. Qualitative method was employed to
evaluate the effectiveness of increasing customer satisfactions, reducing
red-tape, and improving coordination amongst government institutions, an in-
depth interviews conducted with resource persons as respresentatives from
stakeholders, including government officials, businessmen (entrepreneurs), and
experts from local universities. By evaluating City Government of Batam as the
best practice in the institutional arrangement for investment, the main
potential contribution of this study is to provide valid information about the
most crucial problems and challenges in institutional arrangement for
investment affairs in local government to which their investment target could
be achieved by using the institutional model provided.
Keywords: institutional
arrangement, public investment policy, local government, investors’ satisfaction
Author: Anwar Sanusi, Septiana
Dwiputranti
Journal Code: jpadministrasinegaragg130040
