Buky Wibawa Urges West Java DPRD Secretariats to Strengthen Synergy and Governance
BANDUNG — The Chairman of West Java Provincial DPRD, Buky Wibawa, has called on the Forum of District/City DPRD Secretariats across West Java to move beyond ceremonial activities and instead produce concrete recommendations and actions to strengthen the role of DPRD secretariats in supporting regional legislative performance. He made the remarks while opening the forum at the West Java DPRD rooftop venue last weekend.
According to Buky, the forum serves as a strategic space to strengthen ties, coordination, and idea exchange among DPRD secretariats across West Java to build professional, modern, and responsive institutional governance that meets public needs.
“This forum is expected to foster collective commitment to achieving better, adaptive, and West Java-focused regional governance,” Buky stated.
He stressed that the DPRD secretariat plays a crucial role in supporting the legislative, budgeting, and oversight functions of the DPRD to operate effectively, transparently, and accountably.
Buky noted that governance and public service challenges are increasingly complex, necessitating stronger synergy among DPRD secretariats across West Java, particularly in improving administrative service quality, leveraging information technology, enhancing human resource capacity, and aligning policies with central government regulations.
Meanwhile, West Java Governor’s Economic and Development Affairs Advisor Indra Maha highlighted three key policy directions that need strengthening at the forum.
First, optimising collaboration and programme synergy between provincial and district/city governments. Second, strengthening financial accountability and legal risk mitigation. Third, integrity-based bureaucratic transformation that is responsive to public needs.
“We must no longer operate in silos of sectoral or regional ego. Provincial and district/city government programmes must be strengthened, particularly in monitoring the implementation of regulations and regional development programmes,” Indra said.
West Java High Prosecutor’s Office Deputy Chief Taufan Zakaria outlined the importance of institutional strengthening through integrity commitments to mitigate corruption.
He explained that implementing the General Principles of Good Governance (AUPB) within the DPRD provides an ethical and legal foundation for professionally, transparently, and lawfully executing regional governance functions.
According to Taufan, these principles include legal certainty, utility, impartiality, accuracy, non-abuse of authority, public interest, quality service, and openness.
“The presence of AUPB principles aims to create an accountable, professional, clean, and public-interest-oriented DPRD,” he said.