25 May 2021 | UCLG ASPAC continued its support to Indonesian Directorate General Regional Development Agency for the revision of the Ministry Regulation No.100/2018 regarding the minimum standard applied to deliver public services (Standard Pelayanan Minimum/SPM) at the local level. The consolidation meeting, organised by the Indonesian Ministry of Home Affairs, sought final approval and consultation with stakeholders (relevant ministries and local governments) on the amendment of the regulation.
Our participation was part of the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA). The consolidation meeting is part of 11 series of focus group discussion (FGD) with our initiation and conducted with the directorate from 14 February to 25 May 2021. The overall target is to share final inputs from the perspectives of relevant ministries and local governments on the amendment of the regulation and to ensure the incorporation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The event was opened by the Secretary of the Directorate General of Regional Development (Dirjen Bangda) Ms. Sri Purwaningsih. She emphasised that the implementation of SPM at the local level is one of the Indonesian Government top priority until 2024. UCLG ASPAC Secretary General, Dr. Bernadia Irawati Tjandradewi delivered an opening remark and emphasised that regulation must be clear and easily understood by the local governments. She also encouraged and supported the appointment of UCLG ASPAC member in Indonesia as the pilot for programme implementation.
The consolidation meeting was attended by 80 participants from various stakeholders such as the Ministry of Social Affairs, Ministry of Planning, Ministry of Education and Culture, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Public Works and Housing, and National Disaster Agency including representatives of local government such as DKI Jakarta and Bogor City. The workshop was set in FGD and sharing format with open debate for feedback collection.
The collected feedback are as follows:
1. Ministry of Social Affairs
- The attachment form has been adjusted according to Regulation Number 9/2018 so that the local governments should not have difficulty in finding the stages/process of implementing the SPM in the social sector.
- Attachments of the Regulation of the Minister of Home Affairs for the social sector are ready and can be approved.
2. Ministry of Public Works and Housing
- The Ministry already received the draft, more specifically the management aspect, of Regulation No.29/2018. Concern was on the regulation structure, Article 5 on data collection, number and identity and citizens, specifically for housing sector after a disaster occurs only data collection will be carried out.
- Commenting on Article 16 Paragraph 2 on SPM recapitulation.
- Commenting on Article 17 Paragraph 3 technically the implementation can be coordinated with the technical ministry.
- Commenting that the attachments regarding housing and surveys are not the same as per attachments shared by the Ministry of Public Works and Housing.
3. Ministry of Education and Culture
- Regarding education, consolidation is necessary to avoid overlap with other programmes at the Ministry of Education.
- Every citizen has the right to get proper service according to the new paradigm shift in Government Regulation (PP) No. 2/2018. Aspects to be included in SPM:
- Types of basic services.
- Quality of basic services.
- Recipients of basic services.
- Problems may arise in the four stages of implementation, particularly on data collection.
- Reporting on the implementation of SPM includes Introduction, Table of Contents, Chapter 1 Introduction, Chapter 2 Implementation, Chapter 3 on Achievements, Chapter 4 Programmes and Activities, Sub-Activities and Chapter 5 Closing.
4. Ministry of Health
- Commenting on the existing form that has been changed without explanation.
- Commenting on attachments by name by address, the aggregate number of what percentages have received services.
- Responding to Form 2 A4 related to health facilities, not all of them were mentioned, such as the number of experts and number of health human resources.
- Responding to Form 2 B5 regarding types of basic and health services.
- Responding to the form regarding the number of needs, medical devices, and ultrasound devices.
5. Ministry of Planning (Bappenas)
- Providing feedback on the four stages in government regulations, the translation of planning and implementation, the priority of the document, which is translated into the Regulation of the Minister of Home Affairs.
- Commenting on the Regional Development Information System (SIPD) that is being developed at the Ministry of Home Affairs, can be integrated into the SPM system.
- Commenting on the translation of local incentives and disincentives.
- Commenting on the attachment of technical inputs that can be synchronised with an existing application.
6. National Disaster Agency (BNPB)
- Providing feedback related to disaster data at the provincial level, services at the district-city level, prevention services related to disasters, disaster victims, evacuation services for disaster victims.
The final remark was delivered by the Director of Planning of the Ministry of Home Affairs Dr. Zamzani regarding the collected feedback that will be formulated with the Legal Affairs Division to decide the new form of regulation. The regulation rules out minimum standard to be applied by local governments in Indonesia in delivering public services (SPM) in six sectors:
- Education,
- Health,
- Public Works, and spatial planning (including access to clean water, electricity, vital infrastructures),
- Public Housing,
- Community and Public Safety (human rights, gender, safety), and
- Social Sector (poverty, inequality, disaster).
UCLG ASPAC is committed to supporting sustainable regional development so that SPM targets can be achieved in Indonesia and accelerate the achievement of SDGs by 2030.
