PJPK sebagai PPP Champion: Kepemimpinan dan Kapasitas Kelembagaan dalam Implementasi KPBU di Indonesia: The Government Contracting Agency as a PPP Champion: Leadership and Institutional Capacity in Indonesian PPPs

Agung Edi Rustanto (Universitas Esa Unggul)
Syahruddin Syahruddin (Universitas Brawijaya)

Best Journal of Administration and Management
Vol 4 No 4 (2026): Best Journal of Administration and Management

This article examines the role of Indonesia's government contracting agency (PJPK) as a critical factor in PPP implementation. Based on 30 in-depth interviews, PJPK appeared in 22 interviews and was the most salient factor. Thematic analysis identifies six functions of an effective public project owner: owning the public-service rationale; mobilizing political and administrative commitment; building organizational capability; coordinating actors beyond organizational boundaries; maintaining market credibility; and institutionalizing continuity beyond leadership turnover. The article conceptualizes the PPP Champion as an institutional integrator and argues that successful PPP leadership must be organizationally embedded rather than dependent on individual champions.