Strengthening Public Policy in Indonesia

Developing Public Policy in Indonesia: The Role of NIPA, held by MAKPI (Indonesian Society for Public Policy) for ASEAN Public POlicy Forum

Dr. Tri Widodo W. Utomo, MA
Deputy of Policy Styudies and Innovation, National Institute of Public Administration (NIPA)

1. Developing Public Policy in Indonesia:
The Role of NIPA
Dr. Tri Widodo W. Utomo, MA
Deputy of Policy Styudiesand Innovation, National Institute of Public Administration (NIPA)

2. Background
Law No. 5/2014 on Civil Service
The Law No.5/2014 on Civil Service, is the main legal basis for the development of human resources,
performance management, and administrative reform in the public sector.
The source of authority for NIPA to provide education, training, research and consultancy services for
public administration and governance in Indonesia.
NIPA is obliged to carry out the functions of guidance, implementation, information system and
supervision over education, training, research and consultancy in the field of public administration
and governance.
NIPA has tasks to determine the competency standards, curriculum and methods of education and
training for civil servants; to develop the information system of education and training for civil
servants; to conduct evaluation and accreditation of education and training institutions for civil
servants; and to provide policy recommendations in the field of public administration.

3. WGI: Regulatory Quality
(Selected ASEAN Countries)
Yogi Suwarno | NDH 32 3
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021
IndonesiaMalaysiaFilipinaThailandVietnam

4. Public Service Index
2
3
4
5
6
7
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
MalaysiaThailandVietnamIndonesiaThe Philippines
4

5. Public Policy Matters
•Ministry of Administrative Reforms Regulation No.
25/2020 requires government agencies to improve
policy quality.
•“A winning country is a country that develops superior
policies. Public policy determines the success of a
country. Failed public policies will bring the country
into crisis”(Hatta Rajasa, 2019).
•“Public policy under my administration must be
problem solving. It must be evidence-based policy. I
believe that public policy will better serve the interests
of society if it relies on scientific procedures, not
ideological guidance”(Tony Blair, 1999).

6. 3 Dimensions of Policy Development
HUMAN RESOURCES
POLICY SUBSTANCE QUALITY ASSURANCE

7. Human Resource Dimension
HR is a critical function within any organization as it deals with the
management of people, and policies are essential tools for ensuring
consistency, fairness, compliance, and effective people management.
Policy Analyst as one of primary
human resources in relation to
policy development
Proliferation of Policy Analysts in central
and local governments, after bureaucracy
simplification/streamlining

8. Policy Analyst
in Indonesia
as of September 2023
1979
346
13393124
1452
Distribution of Policy Analyst
Ministries Non MinistriesProvince Govt
District GovtCity Govt
0 100200300400500
Ministries
Non M
Prov
District
City
Entry Level Policy Analyst
0 1000200030004000
Ministries
Non M
Prov
District
City
Junior Policy Analyst
0 200 400 600
Ministries
Non M
Prov
District
City
Senior Policy Analyst
0 5 10 15 20
Ministries
Non M
Prov
District
City
Expert Policy Analyst

9. Substance
Dimension
Specific training for
policy making
Mandatory
leadership
training (PKN I, II,
PKA, PKP)
Technical training
on particular
profession (Policy
analyst)
National Policy Hub as an effort
to maximize human resources
(policy actors) in promoting
quality policy nation-wide
National Policy Hub (NPH) is a system for building
collaborative resources and knowledge by connecting various
interest parties through sharing experiences, expert panels,
portfolio sharing and others in order to improve the quality of
policies to encourage the realization of an impactful
bureaucracy in Indonesia

10. Quality Assurance
Dimension
•Quality assurance in policy development refers to the
systematic process of ensuring that policies are well-
crafted, effective, and meet the desired standards before
they are implemented within an organization.
•Quality assurance helps to minimize errors, enhance
policy effectiveness, and maintain consistency.
•In Indonesian case, NIPA through its official mandates
carry out the Policy Quality Index (IKK), held every two
year.

11. PQI Framework
Policy
Formulation
Agenda Setting
Policy
Implementation
Policy
Evaluation
EVALUATION ON POLICY EXPEDIENCY
Executing policy
implementation,
focusing on
communicatingand
monitoring policy
actions.
Developing policy
alternatives and
criteriato evaluate
such alternatives.
Identification of
policy problems,
policy analysis, and
public participation
processes in policy
making.
Measuring the public
acceptancy and
responsivity of policy
as well as the impact
of policy.
QPI is an instrument
to measure the
quality of
government policy
from its policy
making process and
how to govern
agenda setting,
formulation, and
implementation, as
well as evaluation of
policy.
PQI POLICY PLANNING

12. The 2021 QPI Result
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
55
60
65
70
75
80
85
90
Non MinistryMinistriesProvinceRegency City
Extremely
Good (≥80-
90.99)
Good
(≥ 65-79.99)
Average
(≥ 50-64.99)
Bad
(<50)

13. Prediction of the 2023 QPI Participants*
Institutions Number
Central Government 82
Province Government 34
Regency and City Government 465
Total 581
* based on Bureaucratic Reform Evaluation List from
Kementerian PAN RB, 2022
14%
6%
80%
Central Govt
Province Govt
Regency & City Govt

14. Thank You