Accountability for the Performance of Government Agencies

Balikpapan, 26/9/13. The selection and determination of Main Indicators (IKU) must meet the characteristics of a good indicator and be sufficient To measure the performance of the organization concerned, among others: 1). Specific; 2). Achievable; 3). Relevant; 4). Describes the success of something that is measured; 5. Can be counted and measured. This was conveyed by the Head of the Regional Development Assessment and Financing Division, Ir.H. Djoko Susilo Handono represented the head of the East Kalimantan Province Bappeda when delivering a speech and opening the technical guidance event for Key Performance Indicators in the meeting room of the Grand Tiga Mustika Hotel, Jalan ARS Muhammad Number 51 Balikpapan City, East Kalimantan, Thursday 26 September 2013.

The IKU technical guidance event was attended by all SKPD within the East Kalimantan Provincial Government, approximately 100 participants, and was also attended by 2 resource persons from the Ministry of State Apparatus Empowerment of the Republic of Indonesia, Devi Anata and Ananda Juarsa, who chaired the session and also moderated the Head of Government and Apparatus Division of the East Kalimantan Provincial Bappeda, Siti Sugiyanti, SE., M.Sc.

Furthermore, H. Djoko Susilo Handono said in his speech that the selection and determination of IKU must use the principles of prudence, accuracy, openness and transparency in order to produce accountable performance information.

In the end, determining the main performance indicators for government agencies is 1. Medium Term Planning; 2. Annual planning; 3. Preparation of performance determination documents; 4. Performance accountability reporting; 5. Periodically evaluate the performance of government agencies; 6. Monitoring and controlling the performance of implementing programs and activities every year and can help accelerate the preparation of Regional Government Implementation Reports (LPPD) and Performance and Accountability Reports (LKPJ).

Meanwhile, resource person Devi Ananta's presentation from the Ministry of State Administrative Empowerment of the Republic of Indonesia emphasized accountability in the performance of government agencies and in her presentation was entitled Review of Key Performance Indicators within government agencies.

The content of his presentation stated that the many comments from the public regarding the success and failure of government agencies in carrying out the mandate given to them shows the public's hopes and concerns that must be responded to.

Is a gap that occurs because of the difference between society's expectations and what actually guides the quality of management of a government agency that provides public services.

Meanwhile, resource person Ananda Juarsa stated that he was delivering a presentation entitled Performance Planning for Government Agencies, the content of the presentation stated that the performance assessment of government officials is not the same as the assessment of government accountability, so there could be very different results between government accountability and the performance of government officials.

Meanwhile, the explanation from the East Kalimantan Bappeda was delivered by Ir.H. Djoko Susilo Handono, Head of the Regional Development Assessment and Financing Division, Bappeda of East Kalimantan Province with the title "Integration of the Draft Ranwal RPJMD and RENSTRA SKPD of East Kalimantan Province for 2013-2018, according to the content of the material with background including: 1). Since the implementation of the 1999 reform through the 1999 INPRES concerning AKIP, the government has begun to encourage every government agency to change its planning and budgeting orientation. from output orientation to orientation outcome; 2). Concrete evidence is Law No. 17 of 2001 concerning state finances which is the basis for implementing a performance-based budget that is more oriented towards outcomes, benefits and impacts; 3). The approach has shifted from line item budgeting which tends to be conservative and incremental to performance based budgeting. (Sukandar, S.Sos/Public Relations of Bappeda Kaltim).