Challenges to accountability and transparency in implementing discretion in public services in Indonesia

DOI

10.2991/iconprocs-19.2019.12How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Public Policy, Discretion, Public Service, Accountability, Transparency

Abstract

Talking about the implementation of public policies cannot be separated from the implementation or application of public policy through programs, activities, actions, and doings in a mechanism that is bound to a particular system. In addition, actors have a major role in implementing public policies as well as the authority of public officials towards public policies. One of the authorities of public officials is to carry out positions held for discretionary power. A policy that is a discretionary principle is a general regulation issued by a government agency related to the exercise of the governmental authority over citizens or other government agencies. The making of the regulation does not have a firm basis in the constitution and formal laws either directly or indirectly. This regulation is not based on the authority to make laws but is based on the authority of the government, a state administrative organ relating to the exercise of its authority. Discretion is an authority given to public officials to act on their own initiatives in carrying out actions that are not regulated by legislation. Such conditions make a position vulnerable to abuse because the official carries out the position together with carrying out policies for the public. There is an easy intention to attract personal or group benefits. Therefore, in this research we see how are the accountability and transparency of public actors in implementing discretion in public services. The research uses a descriptive qualitative approach with a focus on literature review from various sources such as media, scientific journals, academic writing, and other research findings. The result of this research is that several public officials do not pay attention to accountability and transparency in the implementation of discretion. Therefore, it indicates that they do corruption. From some findings, public officials use accountability more in implementing public services

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© 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Jemi Jemi
AU  - Desiderius Sudibyo
AU  - Rutiana Wahyuengeseh
PY  - 2019/05
DA  - 2019/05
TI  - Challenges to accountability and transparency in implementing discretion in public services in Indonesia
BT  - Proceedings of the First International Conference on Progressive Civil Society (ICONPROCS 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 60
EP  - 64
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/iconprocs-19.2019.12
DO  - 10.2991/iconprocs-19.2019.12
ID  - Jemi2019/05
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