From various surveys on the quality of public services shows that low public services in Indonesia, more affected due to poor quality of human resources officers. Therefore it is necessary to reform human resources through capacity building apparatus. With reference to the experience of three countries (Britain, Australia, New Zealand), then capacity building in Indonesia should be taken seriously by political commitment at both the macro and micro: (1) change in mindset of officials, (2) Capacity building of intellectual capital, ( 3) Capacity building of intellectual capital, (4) Capacity building of intellectual capital. Besides the focus on human resources, Capacity building also should be coupled with capacity building institutions
The era of trade liberalisation for the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) began in December 2015 and brought about economic liberalisation in the Southeast Asian region. This era is competitive and the ASEAN member states (AMSs) almost do not have full power of sovereignty to govern their own economic national matters. In this globalised dependence era, the majority of states in the world have to adjust and adopt as well as adapt their national laws to internationalised rules of law. This trade liberation era also has forced companies and other business entities, including Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and Cooperatives in Indonesia to compete with each other in order to tap the benefits of international trade liberalisation. In this context, SMEs and Cooperatives in Indonesia need some kind of protection from the government that does not oppose international regulations on trade. While the number of SMEs and Cooperatives is 98 per cent, their contribution to Indonesian export is small, at only 19 per cent. They are weak in terms of capacity building and access to capital, information technology, global markets as well as integration with regional and global market chains. This research paper evaluates SMEs and Cooperatives in Indonesia in terms of facing AEC trade liberalisation, i.e., what has done and should be done by the authority is to give proper protection to the SMEs in Indonesia by focusing on the manufacturing SMEs as this sector has the best chance of boosting SMEs' export capacity and building the competitiveness of Indonesian SMEs in order to be equal with other SMEs in the ASEAN region.
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are business activities that are able to expand employment opportunities and can play a role to improve equity and income of people. Therefore, the development of MSMEs still faces various constraints that need attention from various parties, especially the government, both central and local one. This research aims to find out the capacity of local government in empowering MSMEs during COVID-19 pandemic in Sukabumi City. The capacity of local government is based on three levels, namely system level, organizational/institutional level, and individual/human resource level. Method of this research is descriptive-qualitative method by maximizing primary and secondary data. Collection of primary data uses interview and observation, meanwhile secondary data are collected by documentation. The collected data are qualitatively described. Results of this research indicate that the capacity of local government based on system level, organizational/institutional level, and individual/human resource level is needed in empowering MSMEs during COVID-19 pandemic in Sukabumi City. The capacity building of local government of Sukabumi City has been conducted but it is not optimal yet and therefore the capacity building of local government is needed to improve the contribution of MSMEs on the local economy. Key words: COVID-19 Pandemic, Empowerment, Local Government Capacity, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. ; Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are business activities that are able to expand employment opportunities and can play a role to improve equity and income of people. Therefore, the development of MSMEs still faces various constraints that need attention from various parties, especially the government, both central and local one. This research aims to find out the capacity of local government in empowering MSMEs during COVID-19 pandemic in Sukabumi City. The capacity of local government is based on three levels, namely system level, organizational/institutional level, and individual/human resource level. Method of this research is descriptive-qualitative method by maximizing primary and secondary data. Collection of primary data uses interview and observation, meanwhile secondary data are collected by documentation. The collected data are qualitatively described. Results of this research indicate that the capacity of local government based on system level, organizational/institutional level, and individual/human resource level is needed in empowering MSMEs during COVID-19 pandemic in Sukabumi City. The capacity building of local government of Sukabumi City has been conducted but it is not optimal yet and therefore the capacity building of local government is needed to improve the contribution of MSMEs on the local economy.
Kumpulrejo Village becomes the priority of Salatiga City in the sustainable village development based on the local potential of agrotourism. Kumpulrejo holds potential in livestock farming, nearly 80% of the population are dairy farmers. Suboptimal institutional capacity of the Livestock Farmer Groups in managing potentials results in problems regarding sustainable village development program in Kumpulrejo. The community's social capital is expected to significantly affect the Livestock Farmer Groups's institutional capacity strengthening. The present study aims to find out the affect of social capital on the institutional capacity strengthening with regard to argoturism-based sustainable village development in Kumpulrejo. The method that used was quantitative-descriptive, data obtained from questionnaires, observation, and interview. The sampling technique used by simple random sampling, to the 60 respondents. The study showed that social capital which consist of a trust, social network, and norms significantly affect to the institutional capacity strengthening by 57,9%. Partially, a trust did not hold significantly affect, while social network and norms significantly affect the institutional capacity strengthening of livestock farmer groups in Kumpulrejo Village.
Regional autonomy is an independence right given by the central government to the regions to take care of the interests of the community. The impact of regional autonomy is to create fiscal capacity independence as the basic capital of regional development. The fiscal capacity of In the District of North Central Timor originates from Regional Original Income, balancing funds, and other legitimate regional income. The problem in this study is to find out how much the impact of regional autonomy on the fiscal capacity of in the District of North Central Timor. This study aims to measure fiscal capacity capabilities. The study was conducted in the District of North Central Timor using a quantitative descriptive approach. The results of the analysis show that the average level of regional independence in the relationship pattern is in the instructive category, meaning that regional financial capacity is very low in financing the implementation of regional development. Factors in financial inability of the in the District of North Central Timor because the local government is less creative in utilizing local resources properly, also because the contribution of revenue sources is still minimal.
ABSTRAK Pandemi Covid-19 telah menurunkan pendapatan pengojek di Kecamatan Jatinangor Kabupaten Sumedang. Mahasiswa yang biasanya menjadi konsumen utama mereka tidak berada di kawasan tersebut karena kebijakan belajar dari rumah. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menggambarkan upaya-upaya alternatif dalam penguatan kapasitas para pengojek agar dapat mengatasi situasi pada situasi pandemi Covid-19. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan metode snowball. Informan yang dipilih merupakan pengojek yang berlokasi di Kecamatan Jatinangor Kabupaten Sumedang. Pendekatan teoritik yang digunakan adalah community organizing, khususnya dimensi penguatan kapasitas. Penguatan kapasitas terdiri dari beberapa aspek, yaitu munculnya kepemimpinan lokal, berkembangnya organisasi lokal yang bersifat formal dan informal, terbukanya akses komunikasi vertikal dan horizontal diantara para pengojek, dan terbukanya hubungan para pengojek dengan pihak luar. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan penguatan kapasitas pengojek di lokasi penelitian belum optimal dilihat pada aspek kepemimpinan lokal dan hubungan para pengojek terdampak dengan pihak luar. Hal ini disebabkan belum adanya pemimpin yang bertugas untuk mengatur pesanan para penumpang dan pengojek pangkalan belum melakukan kolaborasi dengan pihak luar. Oleh karena itu, peneliti menyarankan para pengojek perlu optimalisasi penguatan kapasitas mereka antara lain dengan cara pendampingan pelatihan, seperti penggunaan teknologi informasi dan komunikasi. Selain itu, peneliti juga menyarankan pengojek pangkalan juga dapat meniru layanan ojek online. Untuk meningkatkan pendapatan, pengojek pangkalan sebaiknya melakukan perubahan transformasi layanan ojek, seperti penyesuaian tarif, layanan antar jemput, layanan antar barang, mengadakan promosi, dan berkolaborasi dengan berbagai pihak. STRENGTHENING THE CAPACITY OF MOCKERS IN THE FACE OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ABSTRACT The Covid-19 pandemic has decreased the revenue of mockers in Jatinangor District of Sumedang. Students who are usually their main consumers are not in the area due to home study policies. This research aims to illustrate alternative efforts in strengthening the capacity of mockers to be able to overcome the situation in the Covid-19 pandemic situation. The study used a qualitative approach with the snowball method. The informant selected is a mocker located in Jatinangor District of Sumedang. The theoretical approach used is community organizing, especially the dimension of capacity strengthening. Capacity strengthening consists of several aspects, namely the emergence of local leadership, the development of local organizations that are formal and informal, the open access to vertical and horizontal communication between the mockers, and the open relationship of the mockers with outsiders. The results showed that the strengthening of the capacity of the mocker at the research site has not been optimally seen in aspects of local leadership and the relationship of affected mockers with outsiders. This is because there is no leader in charge of arranging the orders of passengers and the base mocker has not collaborated with outside parties. Therefore, researchers suggest that mockers need to optimize their capacity strengthening, among others, by means of training assistance, such as the use of information and communication technology. In addition, researchers also suggest base mockers can also imitate online motorcycle taxi services. To increase revenue, base mockers should make changes in the transformation of motorcycle taxi services, such as tariff adjustments, shuttle services, freight forwarding services, conducting promotions, and collaborating with various parties.
In the perspective of environmental law, welfare which is the political goal of national law is not enough to be based only on the rule of law and democracy, but must also be based on the principles of the utilization of natural resources and environmental management. The principle must be a direction and policy making in the implementation of development, otherwise the welfare achieved will not last long, because Natural Resources as one of the elements of development capital cannot be functioned sustainable. Based on these arguments, conceptually the concept of implementing natural resource utilization and environmental management is the most important thing in national development that has been outlined in the legal policies set by the state or government to achieve the goals and objectives of environmental management. The goals and objectives are so that the environment is not damaged or polluted and maintained its function is preserved to preserve the carrying capacity and environmental capacity in order to achieve national development goals. If this function is not carried out properly, then the environment will be damaged or polluted, natural resources will be increasingly depleted, which in turn people's welfare which is one of the country's goals will not be achieved and sustainable.
This research is to find out the basis of the power possessed so that the actors in sand mining are called elites. Besides that, it is also to find out the capacity of the elites and the relationship patterns that are run by these elites. The method used is an approach to collect data and analyze data, in the form of data collection through observation and interviews. While the data analysis uses the Miles and Huberman model, using phases, data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing/verification. The results showed the elite stratification in sand mining in Jambu Hamlet, namely The Big Bourgeoisie/Upper Class consisting of land owners and equipment owners and local government at the highest level (provincial), The Petty Bourgeoise/ Middle Class consisting of Operators, Helpers, Managers, The foreman, the land owner community, the head of the coker group, the local government, the working class/lower class consisting of the coker and the community. However, judging from the capacity of the ruling elite, the existence of elite rulers is in the classification of the petty bourgeois ruling class or the middle class because managers as elite determinants and management decision making are extensions of entrepreneurs who have business interests. So that the pattern relationship shows the regularity of sand mining management which develops intensive communication between entrepreneurs and managers so that there is no visible conflict about results.
In this study, the study observed was Comparison of the Implementation of Online People's Aspirations and Complaints Services (LAPOR!) In Banjarmasin City and Banjar District Governments. The Online People's Aspirations and Complaints Service (LAPOR!) Is a social media-based aspiration and complaint facility that is carried out with the principle of easy, integrated, and complete. E-Governments as an effort to use information and communication technology to improve the efficiency and effectiveness, transparency and accountability of the government in providing better public services. LAPOR! implementation! In Banjarmasin City and Banjar Regency, each region has fulfilled the elements of successful implementation of electronic government, namely Support, Capacity and Value. However, the Banjarmasin City Government is more optimal in its implementation because the Banjarmasin City Government is strengthened in its part of the support, namely by conducting more intensive socialization in socializing LAPOR! to the community so that many people know and take part in supporting the successful implementation of LAPOR! in addition to that, the capacity of the Banjarmasin financial section has also compiled the RKA so that every activity carried out can run smoothly because there is clear and detailed planning. In addition, there are several indicators of success such as commitment from the leadership, activeness in disseminating the LAPOR! Application, follow-up on complaints, and good coordination and cooperation with the management team. Whereas the Banjar district government was still not maximized in its socialization activities because there was no direct socialization conducted with the community. And in Banjar District there is no compilation of Budget Details so that the budget is still very limited and becomes an obstacle for carrying out activities.
This research attempts to analyze the reason or consideration of Indonesian government to not ratify Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) yet, in political economy analysis comprises interest of many actors, limitations of capacity of state, the influence of ratification towards Indonesian tobacco trade, FCTC implementation among the Parties, and projection of Indonesia's possibility to comply with this regulation. FCTC has a number of instruments in tobacco control which was arranged by World Health Organization since 1999. This research become necessary due to Indonesia as only one a country in Asia which have not ratified yet, whereas Indonesia has been the fifth biggest of tobacco consumer in the world. It is a qualitative research, where data were collected through interview technique to the certain sources, and other supporting data from books and publication document. It has been analyzed using Chayes concept about compliance and non-compliance with international regulatory agreement consist of ambiguity and lack of capacity, interests, norms, and efficiency. In observing this issue, we can clarify that different interests of actors have become major consideration of Indonesian government to not comply with this convention regarding on the differences priority within ministry, the existence of business actors to influence the decision maker, employment, tobacco farmers, and social cultural aspects. In the forthcoming, there is a possibility that Indonesia will ratify FCTC due to Tobacco Roadmap which is arranged by Ministry of Industry of Indonesia in long-term planning assert that health aspect will be the main priority more than state revenues and employment. In addition, there are a lot of regencies and cities in Indonesia which have been implementing tobacco control regulation. This research, eventually, is expected to provide input analysis to the government in accordance with FCTC.
This paper aims to discuss dispute resolution of Election process by Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu), as well as challenges and how to dispute the election process in the future. Act Number 7 of 2017, Article 95 letter d authorized the Election Supervisory Agency to receive, examine, mediate and adjudicate and decide on the resolution of election disputes. This means that based on Act Number 7 of 2017 in resolving disputes over the election process, Bawaslu is given additional authority to conduct mediation and adjudication. Settlement of disputes by Bawaslu is a crown whose existence is awaited by the community in resolving disputes that often occur during the election stage. To answer the challenge and to get to the destination someday Bawaslu becomes the Election Court, then Bawaslu must immediately build facilities to maintain the effectiveness and capacity of Regional Bawaslu, especially District / City Bawaslu to bemore active in training their abilities and their mentaly, which are still low in resolving election disputes.Key words: Dispute resolution, General election, Election Supervisory Agency.
This study aims to determine the formulation of strategies that can be used in facing the challenges of implementation of innovation policies in realising sustainable development in the community environment with the case study of the Indonesia Village Government. The innovation policy aims to improve the quality in the use of village funds and also to encourage productivity and development in rural areas as well as build sustainable village capacity to improve the socio-economic welfare of the community and the independence of the village. This qualitative research uses a case study approach through field research in the village local government. We identified several challenges in the implementation of the innovation policy. In overcoming these challenges, as well as successfully implementing the policy, the role of innovative behaviour on the part of policy makers at the village level is importance. With an exploration strategy approach, entrepreneurial strategies and open and collaborative approaches used by various parties are also required in the successful implementation of innovation policy. The development of future research related to innovation policy relevant to the characteristics of rural communities is still very much needed.
Paradiplomacy is still relatively a new phenomenon for government activity in Indonesia. Paradiplomacy refers to the behavior and capacity to engage in foreign relations with foreign parties carried out by 'sub-state' entities, or regional governments / local governments, in the context of their specific interests. The term 'paradiplomacy' was first launched in an academic debate by Basque scientists, Panayotis Soldatos in the 1980s as a combination of the term 'parallel diplomacy' into 'paradiplomacy', which refers to the meaning of 'the foreign policy of non-central governments', according to Aldecoa , Keating and Boyer. Another term that was put forward by Ivo Duchacek (New York, 1990) for this concept is 'micro-diplomacy'. In this work, author explain the paradiplomacy into ten section such as: (1) Introduction; (2) Interaction Transnational and Paradiplomacy; (3) Paradiplomacy in the Indonesian Law Context; (4) Paradiplomacy in the International Law Context; (5) Diplomacy by Local Government; (6) Technical Regulation on the Implementation of Paradiplomacy in Indonesia; (7) International Cooperation by the Special Regional Province of Yogyakarta, Indonesia; (8) The Chronology of International Cooperation by the Local Government in Indonesia; (9) Inputs for the Revision of Indonesian Law on International Cooperation and (10) Epilog.
By 2014 Indonesia registered 11.6 million inbound foreign tourists, 135% higher than the year 2000. Since then, government policies to promote tourism flourished. This article investigates the determinants of inbound tourism from the top nine mayor tourist origin countries into Indonesia covering the period of 2000 to 2014. This research employs a dynamic panel dataset to estimate the impact of per capita real income, relative prices, accommodation capacity, distance, and public infrastructure investment on international tourism demand in Indonesia, capturing demand- and supply-side effects. The results show that per capita income of tourists, relative price, and available rooms have a positive effect on tourism expenditure in Indonesia, while distance has a negative effect. Dummy variables capture large negative shocks in tourism arising from two terrorist attacks in 2002 and 2005, as well as from the global financial crisis in 2008. Income plays a positive but low impact on tourism demand compared to other nations. The positive effect of prices suggests an advantage of Indonesia in competitive tourism prices. Nevertheless, low prices also denote low value in tourism services. The substantial impact of accommodation may indicate that significant effects of tourism are allocated in lodging, minimizing the impact on other sectors.
In the era of globalization, regions is required to increase their capacity to meet the needs of the society. Unfortunately not all regions have advantages in their efforts to fulfill the welfare of its people. There are regions that do not have a significant level of income so the economic growth relatively slow. This situation need to be overcome by the local government by implementing specific strategies that are expected to be an alternative to increase the regional income. One of the strategy that can be taken by the local government is to carry out some cooperation with another actors from outside the country. The cooperation is expected to bring investment which can bring positive results for regional development, including the welfare of the people. However, before carrying out foreign cooperation, the local government must be able to form a regional branding which is expected to be a unique value for foreign parties to work together. In this article we try to provide input for the local government of Kabupaten Serang to form a special branding for the region. Through this research, we hope to help Kabupaten Serang to design strategic foreign cooperation and by the end produce many benefits for the society
