Solution to poor transparency<\/p>\n
The results of a study undertaken by Political and Economic
\nRisk Consultancy (PERC), which has ranked Indonesia as the second
\nleast transparent country in Asia behind Vietnam, is certainly a
\nblow to us, yet the study conducted through 1,000 expatriate
\nrespondents to assess transparency in Asia should be immediately
\nand positively responded to.<\/p>\n
As an organization concerned about transparency, we, the
\nConsortium for Transparent Public Information (KUTIP) not only
\nwelcome the study but also at the same time appeal to the public
\nto act in a dignified manner.<\/p>\n
With regard to the matter above, we would like to express our
\nviews as follows:<\/p>\n
First, the State Minister of Communications and Information
\nshould have handled the issue about information transparency by,
\nfor instance, disseminating various government policies to the
\ngeneral public.<\/p>\n
Second, all public relations bureaus should be playing a far
\nmore active role in disseminating various regulations, decisions
\nand policies issued by departments through an integrated
\ncommunications program, instead of just distributing a press
\nrelease to the media. If there is any overlapping, it is high
\ntime we straightened things out by synchronizing information
\npolicies among departments.<\/p>\n
Third, all private companies and state owned companies (BUMN)
\nshould have professional corporate secretaries acting as their
\npublic relations specialists to enable the people directly
\ninvolved such as shareholders, stake holders, suppliers,
\ninvestors, business partners etc. to get easy access to the
\ninformation required.<\/p>\n
We call on all public relations consultants like Indonesian
\nPublic Relations Associations, Perhumas and others to encourage
\nboth the government and private companies to adopt public
\ninformation transparency. This is very important because only
\nthrough good corporate governance and good governance will there
\nbe law enforcement, which will eventually earn Indonesia the
\nrespect it deserves.<\/p>\n
BUDI PURNOMO<\/p>\n
Coordinator of KUTIP<\/p>\n
Jakarta<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/solution-to-poor-transparency-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }