DPD Secretary-General Stresses Evaluation as Work Culture to Boost Performance

Secretary-General of the DPD RI, Mohammad Iqbal, has asserted that analysis and evaluation must become a work culture that drives the emergence of a professional, accountable, adaptive, and value-oriented bureaucracy. He made the statement whilst opening the Analysis and Evaluation Meeting for June 2026, which also marked the conclusion of the first semester of 2026 within the DPD RI Secretariat General. Iqbal stated that this activity serves as a momentum to strengthen the culture of evaluation as part of the organisational learning process and continuous improvement. The first six months of 2026 represent a crucial period for the DPD RI Secretariat General in building a new work culture that makes evaluation a means of learning, self-correction, and enhancing the quality of organisational performance. “Analysis and evaluation are not merely administrative obligations, but management instruments that allow us to ascertain whether every programme, every budget, every service, and every business process is truly running according to target and providing benefits to the organisation,” Iqbal said in a statement on Wednesday (29/7/2026). According to him, a modern bureaucracy is no longer solely required to comply with regulations, but must also be capable of demonstrating tangible results, delivering impact, and providing increasingly high-quality public services. Therefore, the results of this analysis and evaluation must become the node connecting the entire Bureaucratic Reform agenda, from strengthening the Government Agency Performance Accountability System (SAKIP) and the Government Internal Control System (SPIP), to improving the quality of budget execution, strengthening institutional management, building Integrity Zones, and enhancing the quality of public services, information transparency, and digital transformation. Furthermore, Iqbal stressed that all these Bureaucratic Reform indicators ultimately lead to an organisational culture that is disciplined, accountable, collaborative, and results-oriented. He also invited all work unit leaders to make evaluation an organisational control tool as well as a basis for decision-making and improving service quality for the leadership, DPD RI members, and the public. On that occasion, the DPD RI Secretary-General also expressed appreciation to all work units for their commitment and dedication during the first semester of 2026. He noted that the awards given were not solely aimed at the unit with the highest score, but also as a form of appreciation for leadership, collaboration, discipline, innovation, and consistency in building an excellent work culture. At the end of his remarks, Iqbal invited all personnel of the DPD RI Secretariat General to continue making evaluation a culture, accountability a character, integrity an identity, and service the primary goal. “I am confident that if we continue to nurture this spirit, the DPD RI Secretariat General will become increasingly professional, adaptive, accountable, and capable of providing the best support for the implementation of the DPD RI’s constitutional duties,” he concluded. During the event, the Bureau of Organisation, Membership, and Personnel (OKK) was named the best work unit at the Semester I 2025 Award ceremony, securing two awards simultaneously: 1st Place for Best Performance Achievement Semester I 2025 and the highest honour, Best of the Best Performance Achievement. Besides the OKK Bureau, 2nd Place for Best Performance Achievement Semester I 2025 was won by the Bureau of Planning and Finance, whilst 3rd Place was secured by the Centre for Regional and Budget Studies.