scholarly journals Social Media and Local Government in Indonesia: Adoption, Use and Stakeholder Engagement

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 21
Author(s):  
Anang Dwi Santoso ◽  
Dhia Rinjany ◽  
Oemar Madri Bafadhal
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Stakeholder Engagement ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Public Involvement ◽  
Public Preferences ◽  
The Public ◽  
Alternative Method ◽  
Public Behavior ◽  
The Government

While social media has been extensively adopted by local governments, not all of its benefits have been achieved. One reason is that local government-owned social media is less appealing. This research argues that to increase public involvement in social media, the government needs to understand public behavior on social media by exploring public preferences on the content and media produced. This research applies a Stakeholder Engagement Index (SEI) to study public behavior on social media. The results of the study demonstrate that although content containing information about government activities has been produced, it has a low engagement level. Moreover, people prefer content with photos and videos, which apparently dominate local government posts and tweets. This research academically confirms that SEI is an alternative method for understanding public behavior on social media and practically presents choices of content categories preferred by the public.

scholarly journals Communication Models of Local Self-Government as a Subject of Modern Russian Policy (Based on Local Self-Government Bodies of the Republic of Tatarstan)

2021 ◽  
pp. 246-254
Author(s):  
Galina Morozova ◽  
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Diana Fatikhova ◽  
Elmira Ziiatdinova ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Public Relations ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Local Authorities ◽  
Symmetrical Model ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Government

Introduction. The article presents the results of a study of communication in the system of local self-government of the Republic of Tatarstan as a subject of the Russian Federation conducted by the authors in November – December 2019. The study included a survey of representatives of regional media and press services of local authorities of the Republic of Tatarstan in order to determine the model of communication in the local government system and the role of PR-activities in the regulation of social interaction in the region. Methods and materials. The main method of studying was the method of expert survey. The authors developed a questionnaire, which was used during an interview with experts. When choosing an expert – a media representative for the interview – the authors took into account three factors: the rating of the represented media, the experience of the respondent in the regional media (at least five years) and the authority to make a key decision on the publication of the material. In order to identify the experts who are representatives of local self-government bodies, the authors of the article determined the following criteria: implementation of information and analytical activities in the structure of local self-government bodies, at least 5 years of experience as a head of a structural unit (public relations / media relations department) of local self-government bodies. Analysis. The analysis showed that the development of social media accelerates the process of establishing a two-way model of communication between the government and the public. Social media have become a full-fledged source of information both for the journalistic community and for the press services of local governments. Moreover, with the help of the content posted in posts on official accounts on social networks, local governments can attract residents of the municipal territory to participate in solving local issues. Constant monitoring, responding to comments, tracking negative content on social media are becoming everyday practices in the work of press services. Results. The results of the study indicate that over the past decade in the Russian Federation the necessary prerequisites have been formed for the formation of a bilateral symmetrical model of communication between local authorities and the population. This model is aimed at providing effective feedback that allows the local government to quickly respond to the aspirations and needs of the population, monitor their dynamics, constantly monitor the attitude and assessments of citizens of decisions made on the development of the city or region.

scholarly journals The Role of Social Media in Promoting Information Disclosure on Environmental Incidents: An Evolutionary Game Theory Perspective

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuang Ling ◽  
Shan Gao ◽  
Wenhui Liu
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Information Disclosure ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Evolutionary Game ◽  
Media Influence ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
The Public

Despite the expectation that social media use in the public sector contributes to enhancing government's transparency, few studies have been investigated whether social media use actually leads to more disclosure during environmental incidents in practice and how social media influence local governments and their officials' information disclosure. In this article, we model information disclosure during environmental incidents as an evolutionary game process between the central government and local government in social media context, and examine the internal mechanism that how social media influence the progress of information disclosure during environmental incidents. The findings indicate that social media plays an active constructive role in central-local government game relations. Specific- ally, social media can provides an efficient information channels for the central government supervise regional officials in environmental incidents, and thus improves its supervision efficiency, and it also provides an important means for internet mobilization and online-offline interaction by encouraging the public exchange information and express their views, and in turn forces local governments and their officials tend to disclosure ahead.

How to strengthen the social media interactivity of e-government

2016 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
xiaoling Hao ◽  
Daqing Zheng ◽  
Qingfeng Zeng ◽  
Weiguo Fan
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Structural Features ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Public ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Popular Government ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
The Government

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore how to use social media in e-government to strengthen interactivity between government and the general public. Design/methodology/approach – Categorizing the determinants to interactivity covering depth and breadth into two aspects that are the structural features and the content features, this study employs general linear model and ANOVA method to analyse 14,910 posts belonged to the top list of the 96 most popular government accounts of Sina, one of the largest social media platforms in China. Findings – The main findings of the research are that both variables of the ratio of multimedia elements, and the ratio of external links have positive effects on the breadth of interactivity, while the ratio of multimedia features, and the ratio of originality have significant effects on the depth of interactivity. Originality/value – The contributions are as follows. First, the authors analyse the properties and the topics of government posts to draw a rich picture of how local governments use the micro-blog as a communications channel to interact with the public. Second, the authors conceptualize the government online interactivity in terms of the breadth and depth. Third, the authors identify factors that will enhance the interactivity from two aspects: structural features and content features. Lastly, the authors offer suggestions to local governments on how to strengthen the e-government interactivity in social media.

Municipal Social Media Policy

2013 ◽  
pp. 15-36
Author(s):  
Melissa Foster ◽  
Yu-Che Chen
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Media Policy ◽  
The Public ◽  
Social Media Policy ◽  
Practice Approach

As social media has become integrated into the public’s everyday lives, local governments have started to take advantage of the power of social media as another governance tool to both inform and involve the public in local government. This new tool also introduces a new responsibility for government to monitor and analyze the actions taken on municipal social media sites. For this to be achieved, municipalities must implement a social media policy that addresses the abundant concerns inherent when engaging in social media use. This research indicates the areas that local governments must address in social media policy and offers a best practice approach to completing the task of policy development.

scholarly journals DO THE GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE AUDITS CORRELATES WITH CORRUPTION IN THE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT?

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
Deri Yanto ◽  
Vid Adrison
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Government Expenditure ◽  
Panel Regression ◽  
The Public ◽  
Government Corruption ◽  
Regression Approach ◽  
The Government ◽  
Corrupt Behavior

Public procurement is the main area of corruption in the government. This study aims to examine the correlation between government expenditure audit conducted by BPK and local government corruption behavior. This study uses a fixed effect panel regression approach and the dependent variable is the value of irregularities in the public procurement sector in all local governments in      Indonesia. This study found that the government expenditure audit carried out in the previous period correlated with changes in local government corruption behavior. Local governments will reduce corruption behavior as an implication of changing views and calculating expected cost corruption based on their experience of being audited. Besides, local governments expect their probabilities to be re-audited. It is evident in the local government which has not been audited for three years that it will try to reduce its corrupt behavior because it is expected that this year will be audited again. This study suggests an increase in audit frequency that is expected to decrease the aggregate corruption level in public procurement in local government. 

scholarly journals Democratic Decentralization and Empowerment of Local Government Associations in Kerala

2009 ◽  
pp. 128-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
N Ramakantan
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Public Management ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Constitutional Amendment ◽  
The Public ◽  
Indian State ◽  
Democratic Decentralization ◽  
The Government

During the past decade the Indian state of Kerala has been successfully carrying out democratic decentralization, and has substantially transformed the functions of local governments in line with the 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendment Acts, which institutionalised the local government system in India. In particular, formulation and implementation of micro plans with community participation has produced remarkable changes in the dynamics of local development and in the public management of local governments. This initiative for participatory planning at the local level taken by the government of Kerala enormously empowered local communities and the different actors in the local political system.

scholarly journals Mapping Communication Priority of Local Government Leaders through Instagram Captions in Publicising Smart City Programmes

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-152
Author(s):  
Grisna Anggadwita ◽  
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Dini Turipanam Alamanda ◽  
Anggraeni Permatasari ◽  
Idzhar Inzaghi Setiawan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Accurate Information ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Regional Government ◽  
The Public ◽  
Study Results ◽  
The Government ◽  
Smart Governance

Currently, social media is required to inform the public about local government programmes related to smart city. Advances in technology require the government to provide fast, precise and accurate information services. Local government leaders' communication patterns are crucial factors in the successful implementation of the smart city technology. This study aims to map the communication priorities of DKI Jakarta government leaders in publicising the smart city programmes using Instagram. The study, using a qualitative method with a content analysis approach, employs a case study involving an Instagram account owned by Anies Baswedan as the head of the DKI Jakarta regional government, analysing captions posted between February 2019 and February 2020. The ATLAS.Ti program was used for data processing. The study results reveal that the highest priority area for communication regarding the smart city programmes was Smart Economy. Moderate priorities included Smart Living, Smart People, Smart Governance and Smart Mobility. Lastly, Smart Environment had a low priority. This study demonstrates that Instagram can be an effective medium for building interaction between leaders and the community in delivering smart city programmes with balanced communication intensity for each programme. Thus, this study's findings are expected to provide a reference for local government leaders in balancing communication priorities for all smart city programmes. Keywords: Analysis content, instagram, local government leader, smart city, social media

Public interest and accrual accounting: are they aligned?

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 366-380 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sylvia ◽  
Eko Ganis Sukoharsono ◽  
Yeney Widya Prihatiningtias ◽  
Roekhuddin
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Public Interest ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Social Situation ◽  
Government Accountability ◽  
Accrual Accounting ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Government

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the merits of accrual-based accounting for the public in an Indonesian local government. It gives insights into the connection between the new practices and responses from government apparatus. Design/methodology/approach The paper applies genetic structuralism from Pierre Bourdieu to study the interrelation of habitus, field and capital in the accrual accounting implementation. Findings The result indicates a symbolic dominance of central government in the implementation of accrual-based accounting in the local government. Accrual accounting is considered to be a technique of government accountability which is independent from political and social situation. Practical implications The accrual accounting implementation preoccupies the government officials in their study of the preparation of financial statements while its utilization to increase the public welfare is still ignored. Social implications The government still prioritizes accountability and transparency for managerial and political purposes. Hence, the public interest is less superior compared with the formalities established between governments – the central government and local governments – and the regional legislator. Originality/value This paper contributes to the evaluation of the alignment of government policy with the public interest.

scholarly journals Centralization efforts in the transformation of the Hungarian local government system

2021 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 295-311
Author(s):  
Atila Bado
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Regime Change ◽  
Considerable Degree ◽  
Democratic Ideal ◽  
Administration System ◽  
The Public ◽  
Fundamental Law ◽  
The Government

Following a change of government in 2010, the Hungarian local government system underwent a period of significant transformation. The question of how it is viewed and the effects it may have are currently being debated. However, the fact that 2011 saw a reform of a more than a 20-year-old unyielding system seems difficult to argue with. Laced with the democratic ideal of self-government, the Hungarian regime change of 1989 resulted in a fragmented local government system with a considerable degree of management authority. The local government model opted for by Hungary, which can indeed be dubbed as the champion of decentralisation, could function uninterruptedly until 2010 with minor adjustments. The centralising effort of the government had already become clear beyond a shadow of a doubt before the adoption of the Cardinal Act or the Fundamental Law (2011) itself. The reorganisation of territorial public administration was the first series of measures which allowed to make inferences about the public administration system and the forthcoming centralisation of local governments.

scholarly journals Strategy to Use Local Government’s Facebook Page to Improve Public Services

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 42-51
Author(s):  
Ari cahaya Puspitaningrum
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Service Improvement ◽  
Improvement Strategy ◽  
Technology Infrastructure ◽  
Information Technology Infrastructure ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
Government Sector ◽  
The Government

The population of internet users in Indonesia increase continuously form year to year along with the development of information technology infrastructure in Indonesia. This underlies the management of social media in the government agencies. The government sector could communicated with the citizens through social media such as Facebook as a form of direct communication to disseminate information for the citizens. Through current government social media accounts, it could be seen that the posting  of official government Facebook account were still rare. Based on existing studies, it has not yet been reviewed the relationship of post and comment categorization on Facebook to improve the government's Facebook management strategy and public service improvement strategy. Therefore, this study was conducted so that the results could help the local government to maximize the management of Facebook accounts to be right on target, provide trustful information, and get a good response from the citizens. There were 30 Local Government Facebook accounts that have been analysed, resulting number of statuses and comment ranks in last 2 months. Then performing frequency analysis on 30-often-used words which will be used as a trigger to categorize. The results of the study are in the form of strategic suggestions for local governments to improve the content of each category through Facebook. Local governments are suggested to convey information from many aspects in a balanced manner in accordance with the needs of the citizens.   Keywords– social media; categorization; strategy; local government

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