BSKDN develops SINTESIS to deliver targeted policy recommendations
The Domestic Policy Strategy Agency (BSKDN) of the Ministry of Home Affairs is continuing to strengthen the development of the SINTESIS (Smart Integrated System for Strategic Information and Evaluation Services) platform to support the analysis and formulation of strategic policy recommendations for domestic governance.
Head of BSKDN Kemendagri Yusharto Huntoyungo stressed that SINTESIS development must be carried out consistently and collaboratively to provide tangible benefits for leadership, work units within the Ministry of Home Affairs, and regional governments.
“SINTESIS development must be continued and refined. This platform is expected not only to serve as a means of presenting data, but also to evolve into an analytical instrument that helps BSKDN produce strategic policy recommendations more quickly, accurately, and responsively to dynamics at both central and regional levels,” Yusharto said in a statement in Jakarta on Friday.
The platform development was discussed in a coordination meeting between BSKDN Kemendagri and the SKALA programme held at the BSKDN Kemendagri office in Jakarta.
The meeting addressed the direction of cooperation between BSKDN and the SKALA programme, strengthening data quality and governance, technology utilisation, and collaboration opportunities in developing SINTESIS.
SINTESIS was developed as part of optimising the BSKDN Command Center function. The platform is designed to integrate various strategic data and information, monitor developments in governance and regional development issues, present regional profiles, and support analytical processes in formulating strategic policy recommendations.
On the same occasion, Petra Karetji, Team Leader of SKALA, appreciated BSKDN’s initiative in developing SINTESIS.
According to him, strengthening information systems and data-based analysis is an important part of improving the quality of the policy formulation process.
“We welcome the development of SINTESIS by BSKDN Kemendagri. This initiative demonstrates a commitment to strengthening the use of data and information in the policy recommendation formulation process. SINTESIS has great potential to support more targeted, contextual decision-making that aligns with regional needs,” he said.
The SKALA programme also supports BSKDN’s efforts to strengthen data governance, validation mechanisms, and information utilisation involving various work units.
SINTESIS development needs to be carried out in stages, taking into account user needs, data quality and interoperability, system security, and management sustainability.
“Platform development is not only about technology, but also requires good governance, human resource capacity, clear business processes, and commitment from all stakeholders. We hope SINTESIS can continue to be developed as an evidence-based policy support instrument while strengthening synergy between central and regional governments,” Petra said.
Through the development of SINTESIS, BSKDN Kemendagri is working to build a more adaptive and data-driven policy ecosystem.
The platform is expected to strengthen BSKDN’s capacity to produce high-quality, relevant, and responsive strategic policy recommendations for the needs of domestic governance.