Incredibly, UMM IP lecturers again received academic acknowledgments. At the National Seminar held on Wednesday, December 23, 2021, by the Association of Muhammadiyah Higher Education Government Sciences (AIPPTM), two IP lecturers, namely Yana Syafrieyana, S.IP., M.IP, and Ali Roziqin, M.PA, were asked as resource persons. The activity, which took place via Zoom with the theme "Governance Covid-19 Transition in Government Management in the New Normal Period" also presented speakers from other Muhammadiyah Universities (PTM), namely Hesti Naeli, S.Hi (UM Cirebon), Agus Irfan, S. Sos, M.Si (UM Cirebon), Dr. Ria Angin, M.Si (UM Jember), Akbar Maulana, S.IP., M.Si (UM Jember), Putri Roibatul Adawiyah, S.Sos, M.Si (UM Jember) and moderated by Jajang Arifin, S. Sos., M.Si (UM Cirebon).
Yana Syarieyana and Ali Roziqin at the AIPPTM National Seminar. (Photo: Special)
Yana Syfrieyana, in her paper entitled "Collaborative Governance in Handling the Covid-19 Disaster Towards a New Normal," emphasizes the importance of multi-stakeholder cooperation through Collaborative Governance (CG) schemes. This lecturer who graduated from the University of Indonesia (UI) Master of Political Science, who is focused on disaster management, emphasized that in an unexpected disaster situation like this, the government's resource capacity is very limited, so participation from other parties, especially the public and the private sector, is needed." In the context of handling Covid-19 without the involvement of non-government actors, it is challenging to realize the effectiveness of policies for handling Covid-19, whose impacts are indeed very complex or multi-sectoral. For example, the success of the tough Semeru village in Malang City cannot be separated from the synergy and cooperation between the local government and the community, and the private sector. This is proof that CG has succeeded in handling Covid-19, so it needs to be continued," Yana concluded.
Meanwhile, Ai Roziqin took the topic "Co-production and Co-creation for Public Service Delivery during the COVID-19 Pandemic". Ali, his nickname, who is also a graduate of the Master of Management and Public Policy from Gadjah Mada University (UGM), focuses on capturing the fact that Co-production and Co-creation in public services are increasingly needed during this pandemic crisis. Co-production is the voluntary involvement of the community in public services. At the same time, Co-creation is the shared value created between the government and the community due to interactions in public services. Both are forms of collaboration. During COVID-19, these two things are needed. For example, the government can use Co-production and Co-Creation through a partnership with the community to transform public services to be more efficient and effective amid Covid-19 which requires minimal physical interaction. The involvement of the government and the community as relevant stakeholders, especially in designing the public service transformation model to represent common interests. "This is indeed mandatory for the government, but unfortunately, the government's capacity as a service provider is limited, namely the lack of transportation, errors, individuals or systems, lack of bureaucratic competence, and the character of a bureaucracy that does not have the character of serving. This is indeed one of the homework for bureaucratic reform in Indonesia,” said Ali.
