Proceedings of the 2018 Annual Conference of Asian Association for Public Administration: "Reinventing Public Administration in a Globalized World: A Non-Western Perspective" (AAPA 2018)

Session: Strengthening Local Administration and Decentralization

11 articles
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Implication of E-Tourism on Culture Value of Community Based Tourism in Indonesia

Bernadette Dian Nugraheni, Ismi Dwi Astuti Nurhaeni
Based on initial data from the digital Yearbook in 2017, the internet users in Indonesia have reached 51%, and 40% of social media users. An indication of this, the Central Government did a digital tourism policy (E-tourism) was considered appropriate for Indonesia's tourism development, so that it could...
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E-Musrenbang As A Means In Increasing Community Participation In Development Planning In Indonesia: Its Challenges And Obstacles

Teguh Kurniawan
The advancement of information and communication technology through the internet has offered a new form of participation and interaction between government and society so that in the end it can push the higher level of understanding and acceptance of society to government action. The condition achieved...
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Penghulus And Ketua Kampongs: Relevancy And Challenges In Brunei Darussalam

Li Li Pang
The institutions of Penghulu (head of sub-district or Mukim) and Ketua Kampong (head of a village) are an important part of Brunei Darussalam’s administrative structure, officially seen as the ‘eyes, ears and mouth’ of the government. However, due to the advancement of information communication technologies...
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Mining Policy, Local Actors, And Local Election (Empirical Evidence From South Kalimantan Province, Indonesia)

Muhammad Uhaib As'ad, Herman Murdiansyah
The purpose of this paper to describes the involvement of coal mining bosses in local elections and their impact on coal mine management policies and it’s impact on local political dynamics in South Kalimantran. South Kalimantan is known as an regency that has the potential of coal mining resources has...
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Influence of Kiti's Kinship Family System In The Formation Process Of Political Instruments In The Village Of Segara Kembang, Ogan Komering Ulu Regency, South Sumatera

M. Amaliatulwalidain
The enactment of Law No.5 of 1979 on Village Government and with the issuance of Decree (SK) of Governor of South Sumatera No.142 / KPTS / III / 1983 on the abolition of the clan system in South Sumatra, practically making the clan governance system in South Sumatra changed into village government. Kemargaan...
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Strengthening The Capacity Of Village Government In The Implementation Of Village Fund Policy At Maros Regency Of South Sulawesi Province

Mohamad Thahir Haning, Mashuri H. Tahili
This study aimed at to analyze and describe the strengthening of the village government capacity in the village fund policy implementation. The model of strengthening the village government capacity is proposed in order to revitalize village development, make community institutions more representative...
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Revitalising Democratic Local Governance: Enhancing Citizen Access And Participation Through Smart City

Agie Nugroho Soegiono, Sulikah Asmorowati
This paper examines the implementation of smart city in two cities; Surabaya and Jakarta, focusing specifically on the smart city structure, citizen access, and public participation. Smart city model is seen as new strategy to revitalise democratic local governance. Identically, smart city is mainly...
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Local Governments As International Players: Examining Town Twinning As A Mechanism

Ma. Divina Gracia Z. Roldan
It is commonly perceived that diplomacy and international affairs are the domain of national government. This paper argues that non-state actors specifically, local government units (LGUs), can also be effective international players in bringing about stronger ties in the region by means of enhanced...
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Reinventing Public Administration: Local Poverty Coping Policy Viewed From Javanese Cultural Perspective

Rutiana Dwi Wahyunengseh, Sri Hastjarjo, Marlupi Julianingrum
This article aims to explain the contribution of Javanese cultural perspective as supporting and inhibiting factors in the implementation of poverty coping policy, as a part of public administration reinventing strategy. The performance of poverty coping policy is one of public administration affairs....
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Governor Election And Political Participation In East Java

Agus Sukristyanto
The election of the Governor has been done in Indonesia directly since Non-22 Act of 1999 on Regional Government with general political participation level 64.23%. Similarly, the election of regional heads in East Java has experienced ups and downs. This article to describe the context of regional head...
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Bureaucratic representation in duality structure: Beyond positivism epistemology in understanding bureaucracy

Laurensius Petrus Sayrani
The process and dynamics in the bureaucracy is not only about a single process (managerial mechanistic, hierarchical, formalistic) however, actually it is a dynamic arena as shown in the phenomenon of representational bureaucratic practice. The practice of representational bureaucracy which is coinciding...