Yogyakarta City Government to Implement WFH for Civil Servants Every Friday, Boosting Online Services
The Yogyakarta City Government is still refining the technical implementation of work from home (WFH) for civil servants, planned to apply every Friday. Acting Secretary of the Yogyakarta City Regional Secretariat, Dedi Budiono, assured that the policy will not disrupt services to the public.
Dedi stated that discussions on the technical aspects of WFH are currently underway with an internal team from the City Government. He mentioned that the prepared scheme will be submitted to Yogyakarta Mayor Hasto Wardoyo for approval.
“If the Mayor has already made a statement about it, he will implement WFH possibly on Fridays, and to avoid disrupting services on other days, the plan is to extend the hours. Now, technically, we are still discussing and refining it with the performance team. We will then submit it to the Mayor for a decision,” Dedi told reporters on Monday (23/3/2026).
He explained that the implementation of WFH is a follow-up to the central government’s policy plans to promote efficiency in civil servant performance. One of the objectives is to reduce operational costs such as electricity, water, and other office needs.
Nevertheless, Dedi stressed that this efficiency must not affect the quality of public services. The City Government will ensure that services continue to operate optimally even if some civil servants work from home.
“It will not disrupt services to the public. We can make adjustments, including by maximising online-based services,” he clarified.
“Online services can even be available 24 hours and do not recognise holidays. The principle is that we are ready, as long as public services continue to run well,” Dedi added.
Previously reported, the Yogyakarta City Government has begun preparing a scheme related to the one-day-per-week work-from-home policy. This policy will be implemented after the Eid al-Fitr holiday.
Yogyakarta Mayor Hasto Wardoyo revealed that although the scheme is not yet final, they have designed a work pattern adjusted to the policy. One of them is designating Friday as the WFH implementation day for civil servants in the Yogyakarta City Government.
However, the WFH system planned for Fridays is assured not to disrupt the civil servants’ work system or services to the public.
“To keep work effective, my plan is WFH on Fridays and extend office hours on regular days until the evening to cover the shortfall from one WFH day,” Hasto said when contacted by reporters via short message on Sunday (22/3).