Dr. Tri Sulistyaningsih, M.Si., Head of the Government Science Study Program, stated that bureaucratic reform requires serious attention to achieve outcomes that the public can feel the benefits of. Indicators of successful bureaucratic reform include the provision of effective and efficient public services and a reduction in corruption, nepotism, and collusion.
According to available data, such as the Transparency International (TI) survey results from 2011, Indonesia's Corruption Perception Index (CPI) is still among the most corrupt, with a score of 2.0 (using a scale of 0-10, where 0 is the most corrupt and 10 is free from corruption). Therefore, the success indicators of bureaucratic reform have not yet been felt by the public. Bureaucratic reform studies still need to be conducted by all parties, said the policy expert after attending a bureaucratic reform workshop organized by the National Research Agency (Balitbangnas) from October 22 to 24, 2011, in Bogor. The workshop, themed "Sharpening the Role and Function of the Research and Development Agency in the Context of Bureaucratic Reform," invited policy experts from various universities.
According to Dr. Tri Sulistyaningsih, M.Si., Head of the Government Science Study Program at UMM, "In the context of bureaucratic reform, there needs to be a paradigm shift in the Research and Development Agency (Balitbang), including, first, Balitbang Kemendikbud must prioritize a research policy agenda (policy analysis, policy information, policy action) that is analytical, anticipatory, and futuristic. Second, strengthening Balitbang requires political commitment related to organizational structure, work processes, improving human resources capacity, and proportional budgets," she explained when interviewed by a ProdIP News reporter after attending the workshop.
Her hope, continued Ibu Tri, as she is affectionately called, is that this workshop will lead to the creation of bureaucratic reform policy concepts that can address the issues at hand. More importantly, the acceleration of bureaucratic reform requires the active role of all stakeholders, especially the government, universities, and social-political institutions such as political parties and NGOs. Collaboration across sectors is the key step in realizing the good governance we aim for, she concluded with optimism.
