Jakarta (ANTARA) \u2013 Ombudsman RI (ORI) chair Nuzran Joher said\nstrengthening the institution was essential for national\ndevelopment.<\/p>\n
\u201cPublic services are a measure of the success of development,\u201d Nuzran\nsaid in a statement confirmed in Jakarta on Thursday.<\/p>\n
He said the intent of the law governing the Ombudsman\u2019s role, duties\nand functions needed to be further elaborated.<\/p>\n
Ombudsman RI leaders met with National Development Planning Minister\nand Bappenas head Rachmat Pambudy in Jakarta on Monday (19 October) to\ndiscuss coordination and collaboration in supporting successful national\ndevelopment through priority programmes.<\/p>\n
Nuzran said Ombudsman RI was a strategic partner of Bappenas in\nensuring the quality of development governance. He said further\ndiscussions were needed to enable the two institutions to reach joint\ndecisions on strategic plan outputs.<\/p>\n
The issues also included strengthening human resources and oversight\ncapabilities, improving indicators of the impact of oversight, and\nestablishing regular coordination and evaluation forums.<\/p>\n
At the meeting with the Ministry of National Development Planning,\nOmbudsman RI member Syafrida Rasahan said Bappenas\u2019s support was needed\nto strengthen the institution, including by giving it a stronger\nposition in national development planning.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe hope the Ombudsman\u2019s role in national development planning can be\nstrengthened from start to finish, so that we can provide input based on\nthe reports we receive and on ministries\u2019 and institutions\u2019 compliance\nin following up the findings of our oversight,\u201d Syafrida said.<\/p>\n
She also called for Bappenas\u2019s support for performance- and\nrisk-based budgeting, particularly in the regions. This would involve\nencouraging proportionate budget planning based on workload, the\ncomplexity of inspections, oversight coverage and public-service\nrisks.<\/p>\n
She said this could be reflected in the use of Ombudsman RI\nassessment results as one of the indicators in regional development\nprogrammes, encouraging local governments and regional government\norganisations (OPD) to act on oversight findings.<\/p>\n
Robert said he hoped the Ombudsman RI assessment would remain a key\nindicator for measuring local government performance this year and in\nthe years ahead.<\/p>\n
\u201cHopefully, this year\u2019s and next year\u2019s assessments will continue to\nuse the Ombudsman\u2019s assessment as one of the key indicators of regional\nperformance,\u201d Robert said.<\/p>\n
National Development Planning Minister and Bappenas head Rachmat\nPambudy welcomed the discussion with Ombudsman RI.<\/p>\n
He said the Ombudsman had a strategic role in strengthening\ngovernance by improving accountability, transparency, integrity and the\nresponsiveness of public authorities.<\/p>\n
Ombudsman oversight also contributed to improving public services and\nthe quality of development, he said, by ensuring that development\nprogrammes could be accessed fairly and effectively by the public.<\/p>\n
He said he hoped Ombudsman RI would continue to strengthen its role\nas an early-warning system to identify potential problems in government\nand development, helping to ensure better national development.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Ombudsman not only plays a highly strategic role, but also\nprovides a foundation for us to oversee the achievement of increasingly\neffective national development,\u201d Rachmat said.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/ombudsman-strengthening-the-institution-is-essential-for-national-development-1793253253", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }