LAN: Civil Servants Must Be Digital Ethics Role Models Based on Pancasila
JAKARTA (ANTARA) — The National Administration Agency (LAN) has emphasised the importance of civil servants (ASN) serving as digital ethics role models to maintain social cohesion based on Pancasila values.
Agus Sudrajat, LAN Deputy for Quality Improvement of Administrative Policy Affairs, said that in the social media era, the public is easily influenced by hoaxes, hate speech, polarisation, and identity conflicts that threaten national unity.
“Civil servants must be digital ethics role models, public literacy agents, and disseminators of accurate information,” Sudrajat stated during an international webinar commemorating Pancasila’s Birthday held virtually in Jakarta on Friday evening.
He noted that this mandate aligns with Law No. 20 of 2023 on Civil Servants, which positions civil servants as national unifiers.
Pancasila, he added, serves as the moral and ideological foundation for civil servants in carrying out their duties amid Indonesia’s diversity, which includes over 17,000 islands, 1,300 ethnic groups, hundreds of regional languages, and diverse religions and cultures.
Therefore, Sudrajat reminded civil servants to take on roles as social unifiers, agents of moderation and tolerance, drivers of inclusive public services, and catalysts for bureaucratic transformation focused on national unity.
“Civil servants are not only executing administrative functions but also bear the national mandate as unifiers of the nation,” he said.
As unifiers, civil servants must foster harmony, maintain social communication, resolve conflicts, and strengthen community collaboration.
Moreover, civil servants are responsible for maintaining national integration by ensuring equal service for all citizens. They must guarantee fair public services.
LAN, Sudrajat added, continues to strengthen civil servants’ competencies through adaptive and practical learning system transformations, with a primary focus on internalising national values and patriotism.
“Civil servant training is no longer just about quantity. ASN as national unifiers is a strategic state mandate to preserve national integration, government stability, and Indonesia’s unity,” he said.