Implementation of Public Accountability and Transparency at Non-Government Organizations at the Local Level

DOI

10.2991/aebmr.k.200305.222How to use a DOI?

Keywords

public accountability and transparency, Non-Governmental Organizations, Citra Mandiri Foundation

Abstract

Vertically, decentralization policies affect the pattern of relationships between the government and NGOs. If previously the relationship between the two was running in a conflictual manner now it was more directed towards being collaborative. For NGOs, the shift in relations shows the legitimacy of NGOs in the eyes of the government is getting better. Strengthening the legitimacy of NGOs in serving and assisting the community is accompanied by demands in the organization of NGO governance. One of the principles of institutional governance is public accountability and transparency. Accountability is simply related to organizational liability both internally and externally. The concept is familiar to NGO activists, it can even be said that NGOs are the ones who most loudly voice public accountability and transparency. However, the public accountability and transparency campaign is directed at the government. Along with changes that occur in the institutional environment, the reality is the opposite, the public demands NGOs to apply the principles of public accountability and transparency. How NGOs respond to the speech is interesting to find the answer. For this reason, this research was conducted at the Citra Mandiri Foundation (YCM). The reason is, YCM was established since the New Order and continues to survive until now. In YCM’s institutional governance by the West Sumatra Civil Society Empowerment Consortium (KPMM), it is classified as a healthy NGO. Few NGOs at the local level of West Sumatra were categorized as healthy. For these two arguments, YCM is feasible and interesting to be used as a case for the implementation of the principles of public accountability and transparency. Based on research that has been done, the demands of accountable and transparent NGOs have been responded by YCM by improving institutional governance. There are four points of concern of YCM in realizing these principles, namely 1) Strengthening the vision, mission, and strategy; 2). Improving human resources; 3). Building an open information system, and 4). Designing an organization’s management system.

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© 2020, 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  - Eka Vidya Putra
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/03/10
TI  - Implementation of Public Accountability and Transparency at Non-Government Organizations at the Local Level
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PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 377
EP  - 384
SN  - 2352-5428
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