Madani Jurnal Politik dan Sosial Kemasyarakatan
Vol. 18 No. 1 (2026): MADANI : Jurnal Politik dan Sosial Kemasyarakatan

The Influence of Public Information Disclosure on Transparency and Public Trust in The Batu City Government

Bintang Hapray (Faculty of Administrative Science, Islamic University of Malang, Indonesia)
Hayat Hayat (Faculty of Administrative Science, Islamic University of Malang, Indonesia)
Didik Supriyanto (Faculty of Administrative Science, Islamic University of Malang, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
28 Feb 2026

Abstract

This study aims to determinate the effect of public information disclosure on transparency and public trust in the Batu City Government. This was done as an effort by the Government to improve transparent and informative governance and to carry out its mandate in accordance with Public Information Disclosure Law Number 14 of 2008, which enables the public to experience a more open system of government. The research method used an explanatory quantitative approach through field research on public information disclosure. The result of the study show that the higher the level of public information disclosure, the higher the level of transparency and public trust in the government, especially in the Batu City Government. The Challenge as a city that was once categorized as an uninformative city in 2023 can be addressed so that in 2024 and 2025, Batu City can receive an award as an informative city that is open to public information needs. Therefore, public information disclosure is a government strategy to realized a transparent government that can be trusted by the public, especially the people of Batu City, whose public information needs can be met by the Batu City Government, which is serious in implementing the mandate of Public Information Disclosure Law Number 14 of 2008.

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MADANI

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Arts Humanities Social Sciences

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Jurnal MADANI Faculty of Social and Political Sciences Unisda Lamongan is published twice a year ie February and August is published by faculty of social sciences and political science of Islamic University Darul Ulum ...