Freedom of Information Law and Its Application in Indonesia: A Preliminary Assessment

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 1-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Butt
Keyword(s):  
Public Information ◽  
Freedom Of Information ◽  
New Order ◽  
Preliminary Assessment ◽  
Government Transparency ◽  
The Future ◽  
Information Law ◽  
The Government ◽  
Transparency And Accountability ◽  
Public Bodies

AbstractIn 2008, Indonesia introduced its first “freedom of information” statute – Law 14 of 2008 on Disclosure of Public Information (the “FOI Law” or the “Law”) – which became fully operational in 2010. The FOI Law is an important component of the government transparency and accountability mechanisms established after Soeharto and his authoritarian “New Order” government fell in 1998. This article assesses the extent to which the FOI Law has been effective in requiring public bodies to disclose “public” information that they would rather keep within their ranks. More time is needed for these reforms to take hold. However, this article, which provides the first academic analysis of the freedom of information reforms “in practice”, shows that Indonesia’s central Information Commission and the courts have, with two important exceptions, applied the FOI Law in favour of information-seekers, thereby providing some reason for optimism for the future of this reform.

scholarly journals UU KETERBUKAAN INFORMASI PUBLIK ANTARA HARAPAN DAN KENYATAAN

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 131
Author(s):  
Suko Widodo
Keyword(s):  
Information Disclosure ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Public Information ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
Freedom Of Information ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Property ◽  
Information Law ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Government

Disclosure of public information is one manifestation of the implementation of good governance where the public information disclosure is the duty of government and public institutions. It refers to the fact that the public information is public property and is not owned by the government and public institutions. Therefore, to be able to meet these conditions, the Freedom of Information Law was established, despite the fact that the law is not so popular in the community, so it is still necessary

The ICT and the Legislation on Transparency and Freedom of Information

2015 ◽  
pp. 347-365
Author(s):  
Alejandro Sáez-Martín ◽  
Arturo Haro-de-Rosario ◽  
Manuela García-Tabuyo ◽  
María Del Carmen Caba-Pérez
Keyword(s):  
Dominican Republic ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Information Disclosure ◽  
Public Information ◽  
Freedom Of Information ◽  
The Public ◽  
Electoral Turnout ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Many ◽  
Economic Capacity

The many cases of corruption that have come to light, among other scandals, have led the public to lose faith in the management of public institutions. In order to regain confidence, the government needs to inform its citizens of all its actions. Public information should be accessible and controlled by means of a regulatory framework. The aim of this chapter is to analyze the transparency achieved and the progress still needed to be made by Dominican Republic municipalities with regards to complying with the requirements of the law on public information management. The chapter discusses the voluntary transparency achieved and factors that affect the implementation of information policies. The results highlight deficiencies in certain areas of online public information disclosure. The population size, economic capacity and electoral turnout are all factors that affect the online dissemination of public information by local governments in the Dominican Republic.

Data protection in Botswana

2020 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-78
Author(s):  
Tumelo Keakopa ◽  
Olefhile Mosweu
Keyword(s):  
Data Protection ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Public Information ◽  
Personal Data ◽  
Freedom Of Information ◽  
Records Management ◽  
Privacy Rights ◽  
Individual Privacy ◽  
Protection Legislation ◽  
The Government

Data protection legislation is concerned with the safeguarding of privacy rights of individuals in relation to the processing of personal data, regardless of media or format. The Government of Botswana enacted the Data Protection Act in 2018 for purposes of regulating personal data and to ensure the protection of individual privacy as it relates to personal data, and its maintenance. This paper investigates opportunities and challenges for records management, and recommends measures to be put in place in support of data protection, through proper records management practices. The study employed a desktop approach and data was collected using content analysis. The study found that opportunities such as improved retrieval and access to information, improved job opportunities for records management professionals and a conducive legislative framework are available. It also revealed that a lack of resources to drive the records management function, limitations in electronic document and records systems and a lack of freedom of information to regulate access to public information by members of the public is still a challenge. The study recommends the employment of qualified records management staff with capacity to manage records in the networked environment for purposes of designing and implementing records management programmes that can facilitate compliance with the requirements prescribed by the Data Protection Act.

EXPLORING RIGHT TO INFORMATION AND GOOD GOVERNANCE IN PAKISTAN: A SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (04) ◽  
pp. 469-484
Author(s):  
Muhammad Kamran ◽  
Irfan Ullah ◽  
Muhammad Kaleem
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Public Information ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Main Theme ◽  
Public Information Officers ◽  
Information Law ◽  
The Government ◽  
Right To Information ◽  
The Right

The study attempted to analyze the role of right to information in ensuring good governance in Pakistan. The study objectives were to investigate the experiences of public information officers and civil society actors regarding the right to information contribution to good governance and to analyze the challenges in the implementation of right to information law. For the selection of sampling size, purposive sampling was used and data were collected from 11 ministries public information officers and 3 civil society actors through in depth interviews in Islamabad, Pakistan. Being qualitative study, data were analyzed by using thematic analyses. Jurgen Habermas theory of ‘Public Sphere” was used to throw light on main theme of the study. The findings indicated that right to information is an effective tool in promoting good governance along with all its features like, accountability, transparency, mutual trust between the government and general public, common man facilitation, rule of law and corruption elimination. Study concluded that right to information would be an effective tool in promoting the good governance only when hurdles that prevent it from its true implementation were removed.

Assessing Indonesia’s Capacity for Preventing Mass Atrocities

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 415-439
Author(s):  
Ririn Tri Nurhayati
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Regime Change ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Human Rights Violations ◽  
New Order ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Government ◽  
Governmental Institutions ◽  
Relevant Factors

Abstract With the pervasive violations of human rights, including mass atrocities, which happened during the authoritarian New Order administration, the literature on human rights in Indonesia has often been highly critical of the regimes’ human rights record. Indonesia’s regime change in 1998 brought in a more optimistic outlook; successive regimes have shown a stronger commitment to respecting human rights. However, the government still faces challenges in protecting such rights, and in acknowledgement and resolving past gross human rights violations. Consequently, future mass atrocities may not be readily avoided. This study aims to explore Indonesia’s capacity for avoiding future atrocities by evaluating three relevant factors: the influence of the interest-based arguments of the central government elites, the extent to which the idea of ‘sovereignty as responsibility’ has spread among Indonesian governmental institutions, and the role of non-state actors. All of these factors shape Indonesia’s capacity to respond to and prevent any occurrence of mass atrocities in the future.

scholarly journals Freedom of Information and Citizens’ Perception in Albania

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 212-219
Author(s):  
Ardita Shehaj
Keyword(s):  
Good Governance ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Public Information ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Freedom Of Information ◽  
Citizen Education ◽  
Information Law ◽  
Constitutional Right ◽  
Right To Information ◽  
The Right

Abstract Transparency and the right to information are among the most important components of good governance, strong and stable democracy, citizen’s participation and the fight against corruption. The right to information is a constitutional right that is guaranteed not only by freedom of information law but also from the Albanian constitution. This legal framework is ranked 6th in the world and guarantees not only citizens right to access public information but also obliges institutions to proactively disclose information. Beside the fact that the Albanian legal framework is a very good one, it is very important to know citizens perception regarding the necessity of this right. For this reason, a survey was conducted and the data show that citizen education and their contact with the law are not enough for the proper implementation of this law. Public awareness is needed not only to explain how to exercise the right to access information but especially to explain the importance of this law in the fight against corruption.

scholarly journals The Roles of Archive Institution on Indonesia Public Information Disclosure In Digital Era

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 139
Author(s):  
Okky Rizkyantha
Keyword(s):  
Information Disclosure ◽  
Information Dissemination ◽  
Public Information ◽  
Freedom Of Information ◽  
Electronic Archive ◽  
The Public ◽  
Digital Era ◽  
Form Of Government ◽  
The Government

Disclosure of Public Information Policy is a form of government awareness regarding the importance of information in determining policy. Disclosure of this information is intended to provide openness for people to take part and supervise the government and institutional policy. Archives institution is known as one of the managers of information which has primary task is to store various important recordings to be used appropriately. This paper aims to analyze the role of archive institution in public information disclosure in Indonesia, and its conduct regarding it. To bridge the needs of the user and archival institutions, it must preset fast and efficient archive service. Act no. 43 of 2007 on Archive is one proof of the role of archive institutions in the digital era. Many laws govern the freedom of information of a person, in terms of security, privacy, and information dissemination. Electronic archive service It is expected to facilitate accesses, and it is also a form of the archive’s participation in the Public Information. Although in implementation, there are many issues that archives should face in opening access and disseminating information to the public.

scholarly journals Implementasi Kebijakan Terhadap Pengelolaan Informasi Publik Pada Badan Publik

2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Laila Laila
Keyword(s):  
Information Management ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Public Information ◽  
Public Institution ◽  
University Management ◽  
Management Information ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
The Government ◽  
Public Bodies

This study aims to describe public information management in context of implementation of law no. 14 Tahun 2008 at Public institution in Banjarmasin. By qualitative descriptive, result of study shows that public information management, not all of them refer to law of KIP. Officer of the management information and documentation, SOP of public services and list of public information, has not been arranged mainly, just a discourse. Therefore the government of South Kalimantan, Mayor of Banjarmasin  and Rector of university management should respons law of KIP to instruct to public bodies immediately to establish officer of public information management in their environment. Keywords: Public Information Management and Implementation law of KIP   ABSTRAK Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendiskripsikan pengelolaan informasi publik dalam kontek implementasi UU no 14 tahun 2008 pada Badan Publik di Kota Banjarmasin. Melalui diskriptif kualitatif hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pengelolaan informasi publik pada Badan publik di Kota Banjarmasin, belum semuanya mengacu pada UU KIP, pejabat pengelola informasi dan dokumentasi, SOP layanan Publik dan daftar informasi publik sebagian besar belum tersusun, masih sebatas wacana dan koordinasi dari badan publik. Karenanya Gubernur Kalimantan Selatan, Walikota Banjarmasin dan Rektor Unlam hendaknya merespon adanya UU KIP dengan menginstruksikan kepada badan publik, untuk  segera membentuk pejabat pengelola informasi publik dilingkungannya. Kata Kunci : Pengelolaan Informasi publik dan Impelementasi Undang-Undang KIP

scholarly journals The Roles of Archive Institution on Indonesia Public Information Disclosure In Digital Era

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
Okky Rizkyantha
Keyword(s):  
Information Disclosure ◽  
Information Dissemination ◽  
Public Information ◽  
Freedom Of Information ◽  
Electronic Archive ◽  
The Public ◽  
Digital Era ◽  
Form Of Government ◽  
The Government

Disclosure of Public Information Policy is a form of government awareness regarding the importance of information in determining policy. Disclosure of this information is intended to provide openness for people to take part and supervise the government and institutional policy. Archives institution is known as one of the managers of information which has primary task is to store various important recordings to be used appropriately. This paper aims to analyze the role of archive institution in public information disclosure in Indonesia, and its conduct regarding it. To bridge the needs of the user and archival institutions, it must preset fast and efficient archive service. Act no. 43 of 2007 on Archive is one proof of the role of archive institutions in the digital era. Many laws govern the freedom of information of a person, in terms of security, privacy, and information dissemination. Electronic archive service It is expected to facilitate accesses, and it is also a form of the archive’s participation in the Public Information. Although in implementation, there are many issues that archives should face in opening access and disseminating information to the public.

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