Sleman govt to publish Year Book to boost accountability, transparency<\/p>\n
Sri Wahyuni, Yogyakarta<\/p>\n
After publishing its accounts in the media recently, the first
\ntime ever for a local government in Indonesia, Sleman regency is
\nnow set to take another step on the road to something approaching
\naccountability: it will soon publish a comprehensive year book.<\/p>\n
\"We are at the final stages of preparation. If everything
\ngoes according to plan, we expect to be able
\nto launch the year book by the end of this month at the
\nlatest,\" Sleman Local Treasury and Financial Management Agency
\n(BPKKD) director Nogati Sri Karyati said over the weekend.<\/p>\n
The year book will be in full-color and consist of some 80
\npages. It will provide an overview of what the regency government
\nhas been doing since last year, and include, among others things,
\na description of the regency's mission, development strategies,
\ngeographical condition, physical and non-physical development
\nactivities, and developments in the human resources field.<\/p>\n
Part two of the year book will set out the regency
\ngovernment's accounts for last year, including its budget
\nrealization report, balance sheet, cash flow statement, and the
\ndeficit\/surplus statement. A certificate from the Supreme Audit
\nAgency (BPK) will be attached to the annual accounts.<\/p>\n
In the last part of the year book, the regency government will
\npresent social and economic data for last year and forecasts on
\nthe regency's social and economic potential up until 2009.<\/p>\n
\"Our targets are not just the people of Sleman and
\nIndonesia, but the international community as well, especially
\npotential investors. That's why the book is written in two
\nlanguages, Indonesian and English,\" said Djaka Waluya of
\nSleman's Local Development Planning Board
\n(Bappeda), who also served as a consultant for the publication of
\nthe year book.<\/p>\n
Due to the limited budget for the project -- some Rp 100
\nmillion (US$ 10,526) -- only 1,000 copies of the year book are to
\nbe printed.<\/p>\n
\"The main idea is that we want to make the book as
\naccessible as possible to the community
\nat large as this is a manifestation of the Sleman
\ngovernment's accountability. Everything is transparently
\npresented here. Nothing is hidden,\" Nogati added.<\/p>\n
According to Nogati, who also served as the team leader for
\nthe publication project, Sleman Regent Ibnu Subiyanto had been
\npromising ever since he was installed as regent some four years
\nago to publish such a year book, and especially the
\nlocal government's accounts. However, it was only in the
\nfourth year of his term that the plan was capable of being
\nrealized.<\/p>\n
The year book was drawn up with the assistance of BIGG
\n(Building Institutions for Good Governance), a non-governmental
\norganization (NGO), and Gadjah Mada University's Center for
\nAccountancy Studies, Nogati said.<\/p>\n
Comparative studies abroad were also conducted, including ones
\nin Canada and a number of European countries, to see how local
\ngovernments there published their annual reports. The studies
\nwere conducted by Nogati at the same time as tourism promotions
\norganized by the Sleman government.<\/p>",
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