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        "msgid": "friday-work-from-home-for-civil-servants-deemed-to-ease-mobility-in-major-cities-1779542019",
        "date": "2026-05-22 17:41:10",
        "title": "Friday Work-From-Home for Civil Servants Deemed to Ease Mobility in Major Cities",
        "author": "Nawir Arsyad Akbar",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Public policy expert Agustinus Subarsono says Friday WFH for civil servants has helped reduce mobility in major Indonesian cities, though SOPs are needed to avoid compromising public services. The policy will continue for two more months due to geopolitical tensions, but officials emphasise it is not permanent and will be periodically evaluated. The move is part of a broader shift toward a more efficient, digitally driven economy.",
        "content": "<p>Public policy expert from Gadjah Mada University (UGM), Agustinus\nSubarsono, says that the work-from-home policy on Fridays for civil\nservants has succeeded in reducing mobility in major cities. He\ndescribed it as one of the positive impacts visible from the policy\naimed at energy efficiency.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018In major cities such as Jakarta, Medan, Surabaya, Bandung, Makassar\nand Semarang, WFH is expected to reduce the density of population\nmobility,\u2019 he told Kompas.com on Friday (22 May 2026).<\/p>\n<p>The standard operating procedures (SOP) for civil servants during\nWFH, he noted, need to be considered to ensure public services are not\nsacrificed. \u2018What the public asks, including myself, is whether each\nregion or government agency already has SOPs that regulate the WFH\nmechanism,\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n<p>He emphasised that the effectiveness of WFH should be assessed by\nwhether civil servants are continuing to serve the public. \u2018If WFH on\nFridays at government agencies is extended, it could reduce public\nsatisfaction with services, as the number of serving civil servants\nwould be reduced and queues could become longer,\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n<p>Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said\nthe WFH policy for civil servants and the private sector would be\nextended for two more months. The extension is because the global\ngeopolitical situation remains volatile. \u2018Where the war has not ended,\nWFH will be extended for two more months,\u2019 Airlangga said after a\nmeeting with President Prabowo Subianto at the State Palace Complex,\nJakarta, Thursday (21 May 2026).<\/p>\n<p>WFH is part of an adaptive step to respond to global dynamics. The\ngovernment is also promoting changes in work patterns that are more\nefficient and digitally based. \u2018This overall policy is part of a\nstructural transformation toward a more efficient, productive, and\nresilient economy,\u2019 Airlangga said at an online press conference on\nTuesday (31 March 2026).<\/p>\n<p>Airlangga also stressed that public services will continue, and the\nFriday WFH policy is not permanent and will be evaluated periodically.\n\u2018Public services will continue, and productive activities including\nbanking, the capital market, and others will continue. Those in offices\ncan regulate themselves with specific apps,\u2019 he said.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/friday-work-from-home-for-civil-servants-deemed-to-ease-mobility-in-major-cities-1779542019",
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