Universitas Brawijaya (UB) hosted the 2024 Public Information Disclosure Socialization/ Technical Guidance Monitoring/ Evaluation event. This activity which was carried out by Information and Public Relation Division (DIK) UB was held at Widyaloka Building, Monday (19/06/2024).
This activity was attended by 100 Information and Documentation Management Officials (PPID) Implementing Regional Apparatus within the East Java Provincial Government, as well as the Main PPID of Regencies and Cities throughout East Java.
Head of the Public Information and Complaints Services Working Team for the Communications and Information Services, Drs. Agung Sriono, M.M reported, this activity is carried out routinely once a year, based on Law Number 14 of 2008 concerning Openness of Public Information.
“The purpose of this monev and technical guidance is in accordance with article 10 of Kominfo Regulation Number 1 of 2021 concerning Public Information Service Standards, namely coordinating and consolidating the collection of Public Information documents from Implementing PPIDs and/or Information Service Officers in Public Bodies, finding problems and obstacles, and providing solutions which is in line with the KIP Law and Kominfo Regulations,” explained Agung.
UB Deputy Chancellor for Finance and Resources, Prof. Dr. Muchamad Ali Safaat, S.H., M.H became the Keynote Speaker at this event. He conveyed the implementation of information openness in UB.
“UB has received the title as an informative public body for five years in a row through the Public Information Openness award from the Republic of Indonesia’s Central Ministry of Communication and Information. This is because there is a mindset that UB is a public institution, so it is necessary to understand the provision of information as a responsibility to the public,” said Ali Safaat.
One form of UB’s responsibility is to provide information that is the community’s right. Not only related to finances, but all aspects, such as calculating student grades, and others.
To achieve information transparency, Ali Safaat said that there needs to be good internal governance. The right organizational structure will facilitate coordination. In addition, there is a need for innovation to present information quickly and accurately, so that the information network is connected from universities to faculties to the general public.
“Transparency is a demand of the times. Understand the essence of being a public institution. “If we are still burdened with being open, it means that internal governance is not yet ideal,” said Ali Safaat.
Present as speakers were East Java Provincial PPID Experts, Drs. Joko Tetuko Abdul Latif, M.Si who conveyed the Implementation of Information Openness and East Java, as well as the Chair of the Provincial Information Commission East Java, Edi Purwanto, S.Psi., M.Si who led the Socialization and Technical Guidance for the Implementation of E-Monev.
Meanwhile, the Head of East Java Information and Public Communication at the Provincial Communication and Information Service, Putut Darmawan, S.E., M.M said, this activity was to equalize perception and understanding, especially in filling out the Self Assessment Question (SAQ) to increase the Public Information Openness Index in the East Java Provincial Government.
“What we need is coordination and collaboration as the main PPID. Because the Public Information Openness index in the East Java Provincial Government is an accumulation of all Provinces and Regencies/Cities,” concluded Putut. [Irene/ UB PR/ Trans. Iir]
