EFFECT OF DIGITAL COMMUNITY TOWARDS DEMOCRACY PROCESS: DIGITAL PARTISIPATION ANALYSIS IN INDONESIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alih Aji Nugroho
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Political Participation ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Critical Mass ◽  
Digital Society ◽  
Digital World ◽  
Digital Community ◽  
The Government

The world is entering a new phase of the digital era, including Indonesia. The unification of the real world and cyberspace is a sign, where the conditions of both can influence each other (Hyung Jun, 2018). The patterns of behavior and public relations in the virtual universe gave rise to new social interactions called the Digital Society. One part of Global Megatrends has also influenced public policy in Indonesia in recent years. Critical mass previously carried out conventionally is now a virtual movement. War of hashtags, petitions, and digital community comments are new tools and strategies for influencing policy. This paper attempts to analyze the extent of digital society's influence on public policy in Indonesia. As well as what public policy models are needed. Methodology used in this analysis is qualitative descriptive. Data collection through literature studies by critical mass digital recognition in Indonesia and trying to find a relationship between political participation through social media and democracy. By processing the pro and contra views regarding the selection of social media as a level of participation, this paper finds that there are overlapping interests that have the potential to distort the articulation of freedom of opinion and participation. - which is characteristic of a democratic state. The result is the rapid development of digital society which greatly influences the public policy process. Digital society imagines being able to participate formally in influencing policy in Indonesia. The democracy that developed in the digital society is cyberdemocracy. Public space in the digital world must be guaranteed security and its impact on the policies that will be determined. The recommendation given to the government is that a cyber data analyst is needed to oversee the issues that are developing in the digital world. Regulations related to the security of digital public spaces must be maximized. The government maximizes cooperation with related stakeholders.Keywords: Digital Society; Democracy; Public policy; Political Participation

DEMOCRATIC CHALLENGES OF INDONESIA IN THE SOCIAL MEDIA ERA

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 349
Author(s):  
Nunik Nurhayati ◽  
Rohmad Suryadi
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Political Influence ◽  
Political Support ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Government ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Democratic Life ◽  
The Impact

The era of social media today bring significant change to democracy in Indonesia. Social media can to bring the expansion of the public space in cyberspace, citizens can directly deliver aspirations regarding the state policy. However, on the other side, social media vulnerable to abuse because of many the anonymous account, which acts as the buzzer political influence public perceptions and to get political support but is not elegant way. This shows, social media provides a challenge to democracy, including Indonesia as a third largest country that has access to the social media in the world's. Based on it’s the problems, this research aims to identify the impact of the social media on democratic life, and how the challenges of democracy in Indonesia ahead in the social media today.This Research using qualitative methods. Data collection through the study of literature. Then analyzed with a critical discourse analysis. The results of the study showed that the impact of social media in Indonesia has brought problems such as hoax, which is currently a serious concern of the government. Attempts were made through the campaign against hoax and make regulation, Information and Electronic Transactions Law (ITE Law), which aims to regulate the use of social media and to prevent hoaxes. The life of democracy in Indonesia receive significant challenges,but of the repressive laws against users of social media may actually weaken the democratic life in Indonesia.

scholarly journals Social consequences of the 2020 regional elections in Indonesia under the covid-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 536-542
Author(s):  
V. L. Muzykant ◽  
M. A. Muqsith
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Public Sphere ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Political Activism ◽  
Social Consequences ◽  
The Political ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Government ◽  
Regional Elections

The article considers the relationship between the 2020 regional elections in Indonesia under the covid-19 pandemic, public space, and political activism in the social media. The covid-19 pandemic has changed the social, political and cultural fabric of the contemporary world. First, the covid-19 threatened the countrys healthcare system, then it affected other aspects of social life, including the political sphere. The pandemic has been exacerbated by the spread of misinformation about the covid-19, which is also known as the infodemic. Thus, the covid-19 pandemic influenced the choice of holding elections or delaying it until the situation is under control. The development of the social media encourages political activism in the political public sphere and makes it more diverse in the sphere of egalitarianism. The political public sphere becomes increasingly dynamic and critical to various policies. Indonesia did not postpone the 2020 regional elections under the covid-19 crisis. According to the health protocol, this decision had its pros and cons in the digital space. The authors show that political activists in the social media called for prioritizing health rather than the process of democratization through elections, while the government supporters insisted on having elections even in the covid-19 pandemic situation. Finally, the 2020 regional elections were held but were followed by various incidents. The question is whether the governments argument to hold elections under the covid-19 pandemic was reasonable or, on the contrary, contributed to the wider spread of the covid-19 in Indonesia. Deliberative democracy should consider civil participation as the main pillar of the political system, which is relevant for the new social reality as based on the new social media technologies.

scholarly journals Política pública para el Fortalecimiento de la democracia en Ecuador 2008-2014 / Public policy for the strengthening of democracy in Ecuador

Ciencia Unemi ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (17) ◽  
pp. 44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alvaro Saenz Andrade
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Political Participation ◽  
Direct Democracy ◽  
The Other ◽  
Communication Media ◽  
Original Meaning ◽  
Politica Publica ◽  
The Government ◽  
The One ◽  
Medios De Comunicacion

y participación. Estos constan en la Constitución, y en leyes orgánicas, lo que da un marco normativo impulsor del ejercicio democrático. En la aplicación de la política de fortalecimiento de la democracia, se encuentran fuerzas y posiciones provenientes de diversos actores. Se puede observar que entre los activadores de la participación el más importante es el propio Gobierno, acompañado de actores sociales organizados, antiguos y nuevos. Otros actores exigen una participación más radical, por un lado, y terceros desprecian la presencia popular en el Estado. Los medios de comunicación convencionales han sido los principales voceros de esta última posición. En la aplicación de la política de participación, las diversas fuerzas han actuado desarrollando algunos mecanismos, ocultando otros o distorsionando su sentido original. En todo ello se han manifestado las posiciones e intereses de los actores. A pesar de estas tensiones, la política de participación como tal se ha dinamizado y fortalecido. AbstractThe new Ecuadorian institutionality has created a large number of mechanisms of representation, direct democracy and participation. These are contained in the Constitution and organic laws, which gives a regulatory framework that constitutes itself the promoter of the democratic exercise. In the applying of the policy of strengthening of democracy, there are forces and positions from various actors. It can be seen that among the activators of the participation of actors, the government itself is the most important, accompanied by organized, old and new social ones. Others demand a more radical participation on the one hand, and on the other hand another third group despises a popular presence in the state. The conventional communication media have been the main spokesmen of the last group. In the applying of the policy of participation, various forces have acted by developing some mechanisms, hiding others or distorting its original meaning. About all of these, the actors have expressed their positions and interests. Despite these tensions, political participation as such has become dynamic and strengthened.

scholarly journals Social media for e-learning of citizens in smart city

2018 ◽  
Vol 57 ◽  
pp. 01002
Author(s):  
Jerzy Balicki ◽  
Honorata Balicka ◽  
Piotr Dryja ◽  
Maciej Tyszka
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Sustainable Transportation ◽  
Cloud Services ◽  
Pedagogical Agents ◽  
Support Vector ◽  
City Management ◽  
E Learning

The rapid development of social media can be applied for citizens’ e-learning in a smart city. Big cities have to cope with several open issues like a growing population or a traffic congestion. Especially, a home and public space is supposed to be used in more efficient way. Sustainable homes and buildings can be planned with using some modern techniques. Even currently, there is a huge problem with a lack of key resources like water and energy. So, an efficient management of resources is strongly required. What is more, a global warming and carbon emissions are considered as some critical factors for living conditions in many cities, too. A vision of a smart city is related to a better protection of a natural environment and a more efficient use of it. Moreover, citizens expect an efficient and sustainable transportation in livable city. To present some solutions on above issues, this paper outlines the methodology of using social media to provide necessary knowledge by citizenship training systems. In particular, some selected e-learning applications have been characterized. They are related to pedagogical agents in e-learning. In addition, some advanced meta-heuristics have been proposed with particular emphasis on genetic programming, artificial neural networks, neuro-evolution algorithms, support vector machines, and some collective intelligence algorithms. Finally, cloud services are discussed regarding a smart city management and training.

Women’s Perceptions of Factors Barring their Political Participation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: A Case Study of District Dir Upper

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-94
Author(s):  
Muhammad Saeed ◽  
Mati Ullah ◽  
Hamid Alam
Keyword(s):  
Political Participation ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Social Background ◽  
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ◽  
Fear Of Victimization ◽  
Women’S Perceptions ◽  
The Government ◽  
Local Traditions ◽  
Women's Political Participation

Sex-segregated structure and conservative attitudes impede women’s participation in public-space activities in the Pakhtun population of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, particularly in the District Dir Upper. In this region, women’s political participation and voting are viewed as sinful, against the local traditions, and punitive. This paper aims to explore women’s perceptions of factors barring their political participation in district Dir Upper, Pakistan. Data for the study were collected from 200 registered women voters from various age groups and social background in different union councils of district Dir Upper in 2016. The results reveal that entrenched patriarchal norms, misogynist attitudes, gendered secluded norms, shame and stigma factor, fear of victimization, and lack of support and facilities from the government and political parties have significant association (P=0.000) with women’s political participation and voting. As a way forward, to ensure women’s maximum political participation and their uninterrupted voting turn out, this study makes several recommendations.

scholarly journals Public Project Portfolio Optimization under a Participatory Paradigm

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eduardo Fernandez ◽  
Rafael Olmedo
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Public Project ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Projects ◽  
Portfolio Problem ◽  
Real Size ◽  
The Government ◽  
Participatory Exercise ◽  
New Democracy

A new democracy paradigm is emerging through participatory budgeting exercises, which can be defined as a public space in which the government and the society agree on how to adapt the priorities of the citizenship to the public policy agenda. Although these priorities have been identified and they are likely to be reflected in a ranking of public policy actions, there is still a challenge of solving a portfolio problem of public projects that should implement the agreed agenda. This work proposes two procedures for optimizing the portfolio of public actions with the information stemming from the citizen participatory exercise. The selection of the method depends on the information about preferences collected from the participatory group. When the information is sufficient, the method behaves as an instrument of legitimate democracy. The proposal performs very well in solving two real-size examples.

scholarly journals Merancang Model Tahfidz Online Sebagai Medium Da’wah Efektif di Masa Pandemi

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 66
Author(s):  
Farrah Hanifah
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Limited Access ◽  
The World ◽  
The Government ◽  
At Home

<p class="15bIsiAbstractBInggris"><em>The Covid-19 pandemic has attacked the world since the beginning of 2020. The number of victims who have fallen is increasing, including in Indonesia. Seeing the increasingly fast and dangerous growth of the virus, the government urges to stay at home and not carry out daily activities as usual first, because avoiding associations and maintaining distance are one of the main ways to break the chain of the spread of Covid-19. However, limited access to activeness in various sectors is not the reason that the movement of the da'wah movement will stop, one of which is the preaching of the Al-Qur'an. The rapid development of technology, does not limit activities in the field, can still communicate, receive information via the internet, and various social media. So, the preaching of the Al-Qur'an can also be done using social media. There is no obstacle for a Muslim to memorize the Qur'an, so in the midst of a pandemic and busyness, Tahfidz online can become wasilah. Online Tahfidz is implemented by depositing memorization and muroja'ah via Whatsapp by sending voice notes, then it will be corrected by musyrifah who is the group admin. The method used in this research is qualitative by collecting data by observation, interviews, and questionnaires.</em></p><p class="16aJudulAbstrak"><strong>Abstrak</strong></p><p class="16bIsiAbstrak">Pandemi Covid-19 sudah menyerang dunia sejak awal tahun 2020. Angka korban yang berjatuhan semakin bertambah termasuk di Indonesia. Melihat pertumbuhan virus yang semakin cepat dan berbahaya, maka pemerintah menghimbau untuk tetap di rumah dan jangan melaksanakan kegiatan sehari-hari seperti biasa dahulu, sebab menghindari perkumpulan dan menjaga jarak adalah salah satu cara utama memutus mata rantai penyebaran Covid-19. Namun terbatasnya akses keaktifan diberbagai sektor tidak menjadi alasan roda pergerakan dakwah pun akan berhenti, salah satunya adalah dakwah Al-Qur’an. Perkembangan teknologi yang semakin pesat, tidak membatasi aktifitas di lapangan, tetap bisa berkomunikasi, menerima informasi melalui internet, dan berbagai media sosial. Maka dakwah Al-Qur’an pun dapat dilakukan dengan media sosial. Tak ada halangan bagi seorang muslim untuk menghafal Al-Qur’an, maka ditengah pandemi dan kesibukan, Tahfidz online dapat menjadi wasilah. Tahfidz online dilaksanakan dengan menyetorkan hafalan dan muroja’ah melalui Whatsapp dengan mengirimkan <em>voice note</em>, kemudian akan dikoreksi oleh musyrifah yang menjadi admin grup. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah kualitatif dengan pengumpulan data secara observasi, wawancara, dan kuisioner.</p>

Social Media Development and Implication on eGovernance in China

2014 ◽  
pp. 367-388
Author(s):  
Wang Boyong ◽  
Wang Shaoyu
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Media Development ◽  
Government Services ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Fast Development ◽  
The Government

The rapid development of social media in China brings both challenges and opportunities for China's eGovernance construction. This chapter seeks to research the information society construction in China during the 12th 5-year plan period (2011-2015), especially the efforts of involving citizens in participating in the decision-making process, whilst also exploring the interlinks between the fast development of social media and the ever-changing government services. The chapter summarizes the strengths and weaknesses in the practice of public participation and finds that rapid development of information technology cannot guarantee that eParticipation will be fully effective, and measures and policy should be taken to change the situation. China has made considerable progress in social media development, but more efforts are needed from the government to further engage its citizens in the decision-making process.

scholarly journals THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT IN PREVENTING THE SPREAD OF HOAX RELATED THE 2019 ELECTIONS IN SOCIAL MEDIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 127-137
Author(s):  
Mhd. Rasidin ◽  
Doli Witro ◽  
Betria Zarpina Yanti ◽  
Rahma Fitria Purwaningsih ◽  
Wiji Nurasih
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Fake News ◽  
Role Of Government ◽  
Data Presentation ◽  
Analysis Techniques ◽  
Library Research ◽  
The Government ◽  
Use Of Social Media

The freedom of use of social media has been exploited by a number of people to distribute information that is questionable. The fake news or hoax is disseminated to lead public opinion related certain thing that is motivated by personal and group interests. In 2019, Masyarakat Telematika (Mastel) launched a survey result which stated that 34.60% of Indonesians had received hoax news every day through social media. Starting from this, the government’s role is needed to participate in filtering information circulating on social media. Through this study, the author wants to examine the role of government in preventing and assisting the society in filtering and clarifying hoax news on social media about elections in the political year. This study uses a qualitative approach that is library research. Reference materials are obtained from books, journals, research reports, magazines related to hoaxes, elections, and social media. After the data is collected, the author analyze the data using analysis techniques including data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions. The results showed that the purpose of spreading hoaxes was to earn money and spread the ideology. The rapid development of hoaxes on social media is an urgency for the government to conduct various ways immediately to overcome this, both by increasing the capacity and security within the government and by collaborating with several expert agencies.

scholarly journals Implementasi Kebijakan Publik Dalam Pembangunan Ruang Publik Pantai Losari Makassar

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ondang Surjana
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Architectural Style ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
The Public ◽  
Strategic Location ◽  
Public Policy Implementation ◽  
The Government ◽  
The City ◽  
Main Attraction

ABSTRAK Kebijakan publik serta implementasinya merupakan sebuah program yang  komplek karena perlu melibatkan seluruh stakeholder, yaitu pihak pemerintah, publik dan swasta. Kebijakan publik terdiri dari banyak aktor dengan berbagai kepentingannya tetapi publik sebagai target sasaran sehingga menjadi aspek yang paling penting. Ruang publik merupakan salah satu sarana fisik yang dalam pembangunannya memerlukan sebuah kebijakan publik. Ruang publik adalah sebuah barang publik yang dibangun oleh pemerintah bagi kepentingan publik. Ruang publik dapat diakses bebas dan digunakan oleh seluruh warga kota dan fungsi utamanya sebagai tempat interaksi sosial. Keberadaan ruang publik sangat penting bagi warga kota dan merupakan salah satu elemen kota. Ironisnya, jumlah ruang publik di kota kota besar menurun. Pantai Losari, Makassar, adalah salah satu ruang publik yang paling populer dan paling banyak dikunjungi masyarakat setempat maupun dari daerah lain. Ruang publik tersebut merupakan ruang publik utama di Kota Makassar serta sebagai landmark kota. Daya tarik utamanya adalah lokasinya yang strategis berada di pinggir pantai.  Ruang publik pantai Losari dibangun dengan menggunakan gaya arsitektur modern dipadukan dengan elemen elemen estetis tradisional. Tujuannya agar dapat mengakomodir beragam etnis di kota tersebut. Pada dasarnya pantai Losari adalah hasil implementasi kebijakan publik. Kata kunci: kebijakan publik, implementasi, ruang publik, arsitektur modern.    ABSTRACT Public policy and its implementation is a complex program because of the need to involve all stakeholders, namely the government, public and private. It consists of many actors with different interests but the public as a target to become the most important aspect. Public space is one of the physical facilities in a city which its development requires a public policy. Public space is a public goods built by the government for public purposes. It  can be free accessed and used by citizens and its primary function as a place of social interaction. The existence of public space is very important for the citizens of the city and is one important elements of the city. Ironically, the amount of public space in big cities declined. Pantai Losari, Makassar, is one of the most popular public space and most visited by local communities and other areas. This is a major public space in  Makassar city  as well as a city landmark. Its main attraction is its strategic location at the seaside.  Pantai Losari  built using modern architectural style combined with traditional aesthetic elements. The goal is to be able to accommodate diverse ethnicities in the Makassar. Basically, Pantai Losari is the result of the implementation of public policy.   Keywords: public policy, implementation, public space, modern archtecture.

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