Special Allocation Fund (DAK) For Education Sector : A Development Evaluation Perspective Of Fiscal Year 2019

Andi Setyo Pambudi (Directorate for Monitoring, Evaluating and Controlling Regional Development Area IV)
Deni (Kuningan University)
Sri Hidayati (Directorate for Monitoring, Evaluating and Controlling Regional Development Area IV)
Desak Annisa Cahya Putri (Directorate for Monitoring, Evaluating and Controlling Regional Development Area IV)
Aditya Dwifebri Christian Wibowo (Directorate for Industry, Tourism and Creative Economy)

Jurnal Ekonomi dan Pembangunan
Vol. 29 No. 1 (2021): Jurnal Ekonomi dan Pembangunan

    National development in education is essentially carried out in order to improve the quality of human resources. In practice, this is established in a series of programs and activities involving the central and regional governments related to authority and funding capacity. One of the efforts to reduce fiscal inequality in education, the central government allocates Special Allocation Fund (DAK). This paper analysed the planning and implementation of the Special Allocation Fund 2019 for physical assignment in education from the perspective of development evaluation. This study is a descriptive research uses a mixed method (qualitative and quantitative) with numerical data even secondary and primary. Data collection was obtained through discussion and questionnaires. The study also analyse news analysis by using Intelligent Media Monitoring (IMM) tool. The results of the study found several obstacles, including: disparity in the ability of human resources in preparing proposals as well as differences in information accessibility between vocational high school (SMK) managers in urban and rural areas, budget planning is not optimal in the Special Allocation Fund proposal, Student Practice Room (RPS) is not optimal due to the unavailability of practical equipment and equipment, determination of the allocation does not fully reflect the magnitude of the needs of school accreditation, and lack of transparency and public audits in the management of Special Allocation Fund of Education Sector. Some recommendations that can be given to improve the implementation of Special Allocation Fund on Physical Assignment for Educational Sectors are: capacity building for government employee, equal role between the Ministry of National Development Planning/ National Development Agency and the Ministry of Finance in determining allocations to regions, involving the Ombudsman in supervision for the prevention of maladministration, improving coordination and one gate report; building a joint monitoring and evaluation system.