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Public Sector Transformation in the Digital Age: Obstacles and Challenges for the Government of Indonesia

Putri Hening (National Institute of Public Administration Republic of Indonesia/ Alumni of Departement of Public Admionistration University of Indonesia)
Gozali Harda Kumara (Village and Rural Area Empowerment Agency)



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Publish Date
07 Nov 2019

Abstract

The world has now entered the digital era. Rapid technological developments spur the transformation from the manual era to the digital era. A series of trends in this era are present such as high-level usage of the internet, the birth of social networks, the development of various applications, and fast amount of information dissemination. This trend has brought a series of changes to various sector including the public sector. The presence of digital tools in this era has changed the way Indonesian government in providing public services. This era has also changed the community's approach to interact with the government through online platforms. The transformation into the digital era also influences the process of drafting public policies, from the agenda settings, policy formulation, implementation, until evaluation. Privacy and data security issues are also present in this era. This paper analyzes how the digital era has transformed the public sector in Indonesia and the obstacles and challenges faced by the Indonesian government. This paper will also provide recommendations to overcome these obstacles and challenges. This research is conducted by using qualitative and quantitative method. In analyzing data, researcher do three simultaneously activities based on Miles and Huberman model.

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proceedings

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Computer Science & IT Decision Sciences, Operations Research & Management Environmental Science Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice Social Sciences

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Over the last ten years, the world has been gripped by rapid, wide ranging changes. The world today is a society that is experiencing and living a new world order, which many today refer to as the “global and digital society”. Rapid advancements in information technology have made territorial ...