Following Prabowo's Directives, MenPAN-RB Prepares to Accelerate Bureaucratic Reform
President Prabowo Subianto delivered instructions to the members of the Merah Putih Cabinet, agency heads, and high-level middle managers within the central government at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta. This briefing served as a strategic forum to evaluate government performance while outlining forward steps amid evolving global dynamics.
In response to Prabowo’s directives, the Minister for State Apparatus Utilisation and Bureaucratic Reform (PAN-RB), Rini Widyantini, expressed readiness to follow up with measured, performance-based implementation steps.
She emphasised that her ministry would focus on accelerating thematic bureaucratic reforms in line with the President’s priorities, while strengthening cross-agency collaboration by eliminating sectoral mindsets.
“Of course, we will strengthen governance and institutional frameworks, human resource quality, government digital transformation, and improvements in public service quality, supported by cross-ministerial and agency coordination as well as accountable monitoring and evaluation mechanisms,” Rini stated in a written remark on Thursday (9/4/2026).
In his address, Prabowo outlined various national strategic programmes, government policies, and current situations that need to be implemented down to echelon I level. He assessed that, amid global uncertainties, Indonesia possesses significant potential that must be optimally utilised.
According to him, global challenges present an opportunity for the government to work harder and more meticulously. He urged all ranks to unify work plans and eliminate sectoral egos between agencies.
“There must be no sectoral thinking; no longer should one institution think only of itself. We must collaborate seamlessly; the government must work quickly, not by clinging to sectoral mindsets,” Prabowo said.
On that occasion, Prabowo also instilled optimism among the bureaucrats who have been carrying out their mandates for about one year and six months since October 2024. He appreciated the bureaucracy’s performance, which he deemed capable of steering the nation amid global geopolitical dynamics.
In front of the state officials, he stressed the importance of responding to criticism calmly and wisely, while holding firmly to the principles of statehood.
“So, my brothers and sisters, we respond with calmness and wisdom, but we hold fast to our principles, namely the principles of statehood: there is no state without law, no state without the basic law, without the constitution,” he stated.