As a country where the economic system still depend on financing of the public sector, the expectation that decentralization policy in Indonesia can improve significantly society welfare has not been fulfilled yet. Happened in Yogyakarta which has special authority in control government affairs. Constitution no 13 years 2012 about DIY privileges consist of 5 things like filling the positions, seat, job and authorities governor and vice governor, institutional affairs, culture affairs, land affairs, and spatial affairs. With the constitution expected DIY government can guarantee right of society to live in prosperity. However, the expectation still can not fulfilled either. This study aims to identify and explain the policy configuration of DIY Privileged Funds and determine the contribution of the DIY privileged funds in public welfare acceleration. The research type used is a qualitative approach. Data collection methods technique is dept interview and elite interviews, and documentation.
Haeruddin Haeruddin, Agus Suryono, Mujibur Rahman Khairul Muluk, Tjahjanulin Domai
The regional administration in the context of regional autonomy brought significant changes to the centralization system of local governance turned into a decentralized system. This normative phenomenon is creating administrative boundaries and functional area for each local government as an autonomous region. While empirical phenomena in the administration of public services across the region hindered administrative problems and functional boundaries of each local government, as a solution to overcome these problems required cooperation among local governments. Researchers adopting the concept of cooperation between local government approach (Smith) consisting of; 1). Legal and political approaches; 2). Inter-Organizational Politics; and 3). Political Community, to be used as a tool dialogue and analysis of the research findings. This study used a qualitative approach to research instruments; people, events and documents. Data collection techniques are interview, observation and documentation. Data analysis techniques are grounded theory. Our study focus on: 1). The processed for determining the object of cooperation; 2). Implementation of cooperation in water resources management; 3). Factors that influence the management of water resources. The results showed that 1). The process of determining the object of cooperation has met the principles of law and administration, reduce regional ego; 2). Implementation of the cooperation is not only a formality but prefers the value of togetherness, efficiency and effectiveness of service provision for drinking water has been established well characterized by the distribution of drinking water services in the three local government in Malang; 3). The most influential factor is the regional head support, coordination and less harmonized local ego; 4). Cooperation model that built up is joint service agreement in written agreements and intergovernmental agreement model (government to government = G to G).
This research aims to analys the progress of district finance ability to support the autonomy of natuna among 2009-2013. The type of thies research is descritive comparative. Data of this research are based on APBD and then analys by the ratio of local financial autonomy, the degree of fiscal decentralization, routine ability index, the ratio of harmony and growth ratios. Based on the results of the analysis has been done obtained the following results: Based on the ratio of local financial autonomy was performe the ability to pay a goverment programe, development and service to the society that have paid tax and retibution as a source of income of the district. the ratio of local financial autonomy is 2.11%. It meant the value of the ratio of local financial autonomy is too low. The degree of fiscal decentralization of Natuna District among 5 years is average of 2.70%. it meant the ability of Natuna ability goverment to increasing PAD and pay the expences of development still bad. Routine ability index ratio of Natuna District among 5 years is average of 2.73%. It meant the value of the Routine ability index ratio is too low. The ratio of harmony have a result that routine expenditure is bigger than the development expenditure. It meant the goverment's fund still priorited to support a routine expenditure, so that the development expenditure will be small relatively. While growth ratios desciptive an ability iof district goverment to proof and increase the success from period to another period. Growth ratios among 5 years are 3 times positive growth suce as 2011, 2012 and 2013 but once negative growth in 2010. Key Word : ratio of local financial autonomy, the degree of fiscal decentralization, routine ability index, the ratio of harmony and growth ratios.
AbstrakPeningkatan kapasitas pengelolaan keuangan daerah menjadi hal yang sangat penting di era desentralisasi. Pengelolaan pajak parkir yang sekilas terlihat sebagai ranah kebijakan prosedural administratif, tidak pernah bisa lepas dari berbagai patologi yang sangat problematik bagi pengelolaan keuangan daerah. Kecamatan Banguntapan dipilih sebagai unit analisis dalam penelitian ini untuk merepresentasikan permasalahan pengelolaan pajak parkir di wilayah sub urban Kabupaten Bantul. Hal ini dikarenakan kharakteristik kewilayahan Bantul sebagai daerah sub urban dapat dilihat dari kharakteristik peri urban yang ada di Kecamatan Banguntapan. Selain itu, Kecamatan Banguntapan merupakan satu-satunya wilayah di Kabupaten Bantul yang memiliki subyek pajak parkir bertarif self assessment dan flat sehingga dinamika problema manajerial keuangan daerah dapat diobservasi dan dianalisis lebih mendalam di Kecamatan Banguntapan ini untuk melihat komparasi 2 sistem pemungutan pajak parkirtersebut. AbstractCapacity building of local finance management becomes important on decentralizations era. Empirically this research is aim to show that the parking tax management at glance seen as an administrative- procedural policy domain cannot release from phenomena on the existence of problematic pathology for regional financial management. District of Bantul Banguntapan characteristic as its suburbs form themain attractionin the selection of research because of the generallocus in sub-urbanarea, began to metamorphose into a parking tax revenues fromregionsthat contribute to the area thoughnot as big financial contribution income tax parking tax in urban areas. The Banguntapan sub district was chosen as analysis unit in this research to represent the issue of parking tax management in sub urban area of Bantul. This was due to the characteristic of Bantul area as sub urban area that can be seen from the characteristics of sub urban in Banguntapan sub district. Moreover, the Banguntapan sub district is the only area in Bantul which has a parking tax subject that the cost is self assessment and flat thus the dynamic of local finance managing problems can be observed and in-depth analyzed in Banguntapan sub district to seek the comparison of those 2 parking tax collection systems.
ABSTRACT In addition to national development needs be, is the increased development in the village, because the countryside which includes the biggest part of the national territory as well as the food and agricultural region covers the largest part of the community. Therefore rural development needs to be improved, especially through the development of human resource capacity in rural areas so that self and creativity can grow. Recognition of the village government to organize itself as a household in the village autonomy embodiment set forth in Law No. 32 Year 2004 on Regional Government and its implementation rules for the creation of a system of government that is simple, authoritative and able to mobilize the community in the development and administration of village government effective and efficient. Decentralization of understanding itself is autonomous authority to regulate and manage the interests of the public in accordance with the regulations per the invitations, in the field of rural development and rural governments be encouraged through increased coordination and improvement of sectoral development, human resource development, resource utilization nature and growth climate that encourages growth and self-sufficient community initiatives. By strengthening the position of the village government, the village is able to mobilize the community to participate in the development and village governments are able to organize efficient and effective manner, in accordance with the demands of today's construction. To support this wisdom is always manifested in rural development . Thus, the leadership was instrumental sub-district head, which is to provide guidance and direction to the village government officials in various matters relating to the organization of government, and rural development. Camat as the area district accountable to the Regent/Mayor is to coordinate, synchronize and all government agencies that exist within the region so that the entire apparatus can work optimally in accordance with its function, but it also required the division of labor and tasks are clearly from superiors to subordinates, so that in the administration of the village government can run efficient and effective.
Abstract : Supporting Local Revenue in Fiscal Decentralization and Regional Development . In the framework of the implementation of regional autonomy in accordance with UU No.32 Tahun 2004 on local government . Local governments are required to be able to organize and manage his own household Sweeping based regulations and develop and increase revenue . This study aims to determine , describe and analyze the role of local revenues to support fiscal decentralization and regional development . By using this type of qualitative research method with a descriptive approach . The analytical method used is through an interactive method of Miles and Huberman . It can be concluded that the local revenue Batu City still has a low degree of fiscal decentralization , the high degree of dependence on the central government means that there is a low contribution to the financing of development in the Batu City , especially in the construction of road infrastructure , irrigation and network. Keywords: Revenue, Fiscal Decentralization, The degree of fiscal Abstrak: Pendapatan Asli Daerah dalam Menunjang Desentralisasi Fiskal dan Pembangunan Daerah. Dalam rangka penyelenggaraan otonomi daerah sesuai dengan Undang-undang No.32 Tahun 2004 tentang pemerintah daerah. Pemerintah daerah dituntut agar mampu mengatur dan mengurus rumah tangganya sendiri secara luas dan menyeluruh berdasarkan peraturan yang berlaku dan mengembangkan dan meningkatkan pendapatan asli daerah. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui, mendeskripsikan dan menganalisi peran pendapatan asli daerah dalam menunjang desentralisasi fiskal dan pembangunan daerah. Dengan menggunakan jenis metode penelitian kualitatif dengan pendekatan deskriptif. Metode analisis yang digunakan adalah melalui metode interaktif Miles dan Huberman. Dapat disimpulkan bahwa pendapatan asli daerah Kota Batu masih memiliki derajat desentralisasi fiskal yang rendah, tingkat ketergantungan yang tinggi terhadap pemerintah pusat berarti menunjukan adanya konstribusi yang rendah terhadap pembiayaan pembangunan pada pemerintah Kota Batu, khususnya dalam pembangunan infrastuktur jalan, irigasi dan jaringan. Kata kunci: pendapatan asli daerah, desentralisasi fiskal, derajat desentralisasi fiskal
The Implementation of the Indonesian government policy on regional autonomy that was effectively commenced since 1 January 2001, is considered as a very democratic policy and fulfilling aspects of real decentralization. Decentralization itself aims to improve the welfare and public services, development of democracy life, justice, equity, and the maintenance of harmonious relations between the central and regional as well as between regional and regional. Regional Revenue (PAD) are all local revenues derived from the native of economic resources. General Allocation Fund (DAU) is fund that sourced from the state budget allocated to bring equity finance capabilities among regions to fund the needs of the region in the implementation of decentralization .This research aimed to 1) determine the amount of PAD and DAU in each District / City Eks Karisedanan Kedu, 2) to find out whether PAD will impact towards the Regional Expenditure Budget (APBD) of District/City Eks Karisedanan Kedu, 3) to find out whether the DAU will impact the Regional Expenditure Budget of District/City Eks Karisedanan Kedu. The observed variables in this research are PAD, DAU and APBD Year 2001-2011. The data that have been obtained is secondary data, then the data is analyzed by using multiple linear regression analysis methods and F examination. The results of the research are: From those six Regional Level II Eks Karisedanan Kedu, there are four areas namely Magelang City, Purworejo District, Temanggung District and Wonosobo District have Regional Expenditure Budget that is highly supported by its each PAD. It can be seen from the amount of the regression coefficients and the role of PAD in sequentially as follows; b1 the amount for Wonosobo District is 7,114; b1 for Magelang City is 6.697; b1 for Temanggung District is 4,621; b1 for Purworejo District is 4.532. Infact, the role of PAD towards Regional Expenditure Budget for Magelang District and Kebumen District is negative; The dominant role of the DAU towards Regional Expenditure Budget is located in Magelang District, Kebumen District, then followed by Purworejo District, Temanggung District and Wonosobo District. It can be seen from the amount of the coefficients as follows; b2 the amount for Magelang District and Kebumen District is 1,562; b2 for Purworejo District is 1,012 ; b2 for Temanggung District is 0.944; b2 for Wonosobo District is 0.904;Based on the R Square for each Local Government District / City Eks Karisedanan Kedu as follows; Magelang City = 0.824; Magelang District = 0.966; Purworejo District = 0.974; Kebumen District = 0.966; Temanggung District = 0.990 and Wonosobo District = 0.985. Based on the figures above, it can be concluded that the average for each District Local Government / City Ex Residency Kedu, has Regional Expenditure Budget that is financed by more than 96 % of PAD and DAU, while the remaining is less than 3.5 % came from other income . Unless Regional Expenditure Budget of Magelang City which is 82.4%, is financed by PAD and DAU, while the remaining is 17.6 % came from.other.income.Keywords : budget , revenue and DAU.
The implementation Of National Social Health Insurance by BPJS-Health that has been started on January,I, 2014 gives an impact to integrating local health insurance into national scheme.This study aims to describe implementation of local social health insurance as a basic in formulating policy model whichallows integration of local health insurance, particularly in the area of management, benefit packages, and government payed member in the frame of health decentralization policy. Study design is embeddedmulticases, using case study interpretatif method. Primary and secondary data were collected by explorativeapproach. Study area includes implementation of social local health insurance at 33 provinces, conducted in2013-2014. Results of this study show a gap in understanding and capacity of local authorities in managinglocal health insurance; various characteristics of local social health insurance in term of local monetarycapacity, benefit packages, management, and government payed member. This study recommends toaccomodate public health effort financing into benefit packages scheme, perception equalizing betweennational and local policy maker in understanding policy steps, and giving more flexibility forprovince/district/municipal in local social health insurance integration policy.
Groundwater tax is one type that is managed by the local tax . Tax groundwater previously managed by the provincial government then managed entirely by local governments as a form of decentralization . Implementation of tax policy at Tegal ground water is fully regulated in Regulation No. 2 of 2011 About Tax Groundwater . Authorized agency in terms of tax collection and management of ground water is Revenue Service, Management, Finance and Public Asset ( DPPKAD). Local regulations governing the issuance of tax policy groundwater is one of the efforts to preserve and control of groundwater use , so that it can be used on an ongoing basis and the tax function as a source of income to finance a useful area for regional development. This study aims to explain how tax policy implementation groundwater management in Tegal and identify aspects that support and hinder the implementation of tax policy groundwater managed by DPPKAD Tegal and is expected to become an input for implementing this policy. Supporting and inhibiting aspects identified aspects of the phenomenon of financial resources, economic conditions, social and political society, communication, and characteristics of the implementing agency. This is a descriptive qualitative study, using snowballing sampling technique. This study shows that the implementation of the groundwater tax already well proven with the successful achievement of the groundwater tax revenue , but there are some obstacles in its implementation. Many inhibiting factors that affect the implementation of groundwater tax collection, there are limited budget, yet comprehensive level of consciousness by taxpayer, and the lack of participation of the taxpayer and lack of socialization because DPPKAD has never held a formal socialization.
Funds of district development sourced from district of earning and budgeting (APBD) constrained when source of revenue rely on district revenue (PAD) as like as taxes. An act penetration innovatory solution is needed to solve the budget deficit problem such as the potency of Sharia bonds (Sukuk). This article discusses what kinds of potency that become strengths and weaknesses then how opportunities and challenges are faced by Banten Province in an effort to take advantage of sukuk as the source of development budgeting in Banten. Furthermore, what strategis are effective to apply in an attempt to make sukuk as the source of development budgeting in Banten. An analysis of classical SWOT (SWOT Analysis-K) used to solve the problem above. First step of SWOT-K analysis is identifying the internal and external factors faced by the Banten province to take advantage of sukuk as a source of development budgeting in Banten. Second is making combination of internal and external factors. Final step is formulating appropriate strategies to be sukuk as an alternative of development funding in Banten.
 Result of SWOT-K anafysis in Banten Province has the power of aspects of economic resources as basic capital to make use of sukuk for regional development budgeting. Whereas there are two weakness become obstacles, there are human resources and government management. Besides, the market opportunity to make use of sukuk is widely open because Banten Province is one of the provinces that have a positive economic growth. Opportunities become greater with decentralization right in district financial management, but faced challenges are none of juridis basis for the implementation of district sukuk. The existence of UU SBSN does not yet give potency for district to take advantage of sukuk as APBD because the utilization of new sukuk is allowed for APBN. Priority strategic is improving the quality of human resources in field of Sharia finance by increasing professionalism and accountability in management. Improvement of the
 quality of human resources is accompanied by efforts to encourage the central government and the legislature to revise the constitution of governing district finances in order that accommpodate the source of society loans as instrument of district Sharia bonds (sukuk).
 Keywords: Budgeting, Bonds, Sukuk, Banten, APBD.
Abstract The election of Head of region as the democracy mechanism to the head of region that the application is based on the Law Number 23 2004 about Regional Government is still found some problems, such as the application of the head of region election gives the burden the government finance plan so that it’s not really efficient and effective, and also the head of region election results the unharmonious head and the vice head of the region (about 93.84% all over Indonesia). So that for the consequence as the lawful country, Indonesia has to revise that problem that needs to administer the law to become the ideal law in regulating the head of region election. The ideal law regulation will become the basic to the application of the head of region election with the better result as the effort to accomplish the purpose of autonomy region in boosting the society welfare of the autonomy region’s people as the implementation of people’s sovereignty through the process of political decentralization to the autonomy region. Keywords: Ideal Law, People’s welfare, People’s Sovereignty. Abstrak Pemilukada sebagai suatu mekanisme demokrasi untuk pengisian jabatan kepala daerah yang penyelenggaraannya didasari Undang-Undang Nomor 32 Tahun 2004 tentang Pemerintahan Daerah dalam penerapannya masih dijumpai berbagai persoalan, diantaranya; pelaksanaan pemilukada cukup membebani anggaran pemerintah sehingga dirasa tidak efisen dan efektif, juga pemilukada justru menghasilkan pasangan kepala daerah yang tidak harmonis (93,84 % se Indonesia). Oleh karena itu sebagai konsekuensi Indonesia negara hukum, maka untuk memperbaiki berbagai persoalan tersebut, perlu dilakukan penataan hukum menuju hukum ideal dalam pengaturan pemilukada. Pengaturan hukum ideal akan menjadi dasar untuk penyelenggaraan pemilukada dengan hasil yang lebih baik sebagai upaya untuk mewujudkan tujuan otonomi daerah dalam meningkatkan kesejahteraan masyarakat daerah otonom sekaligus perwujudan kedaulatan rakyat melalui proses desentralisasi politik kepada daerah otonom. Kata kunci: Hukum ideal, Kesejahteraan rakyat, kedaulatan rakyat.
The enactment of The act Number 2211999, about The Local Government and The Act Number 2511999, about The Balancing Financial between Central and Local Government, they have changed the centralization system to the decentraiization in form of giving the regional autonomy, which it's real, broad and responsible. One of the impacts of that policy is The Local Government's fiscal decentralization (financing the regional autonomy), which it is authorities to coiiect the local tax and local retribution in order to financing public services in local region. Based on the argument, they important reviewed, such as: (a) how the basic concept of the local tax and retribution tax; (b j What is the legal basis of the local tax and retribution tax; and (c) how the implementation of local tax and local retribution. The basics concepts of local tax and local retribution, its essentially, should be able to provide local revenue in accordance with the degree of fiscal autonomy period and clearly had an impact on the fiscal responsibility of owned the relevant owned. The legal basics of tax collecting, such as The Article Number 23A ofUndang- UndangDasar1945; The Article Number 7, Paragraph 4 of The Act Number 1012004, about The Establishment, Regional Regulation; The implementation of the tax collecting have to based on the principles or system, which it is called "closed list". Kata kunci: Desentralisasi Fiskal, Pungutan Pajak Daerah, "Closed List"
Education was one of the sectors that was being decentralized except 6 sectors ( Defense, Security, Foreign Affair, Justice, Finance, and Religious Affair) that are still under the management of the central government, centralized. During the decentralization of education, the mechanism of education planning has become difficult and complicated. This is due to the complexity of the procedure that the plan has to go through; a long process, starting from the preparation of supporting data until the final stage of deciding the most appropriate programs and activities for the country. Besides, this process has to involve all stakeholders of education, the approval from the parliament must be obtained so that the proposed budget can be funded.<br><br>The main objectives of this research are two fold. First, to make better or to improve the education planning mechanism at the Directorate for Development of Junior Secondary Education (DDJSE). Second, through improved planning, to expand the scope of service to the citizens of the country so that every citizen in Indonesia will have an equal access to Junior Secondary Education (JSE) and to improve the quality of JSE in Indonesia. To achieve these research objectives, practitioner research was used as an umbrella of research methodology with action research as the main research method. Data were collected by using data collection methods: questionnaires, observations, interviews, and document analysis from related sources. The research was done from 2004 until 2008.<br><br>This research involved all of the staff from the DDJSE, some staff from provincial and district education office, and other stakeholders of education. The involvement of all level of education staffs was aimed to find the most appropriate plan that suitable for all three levels of education offices. Whatever happens in one of the three levels of education offices will affect the other education offices. <br><br>During this research, the following actions were conducted as part of the education planning process: creation of current and complete data (EMIS), development of evaluation criteria for effective decentralized education planning, bottom up planning, coordination and synchronization, development of clear division of labour in education planning among the layer of education bureaucracy based on government regulation number 38/2007, capacity building, participation decision making, intensive and regular monitoring and evaluation. <br><br>At the end of the research completion, the researcher concluded that effective education planning had significantly increased the access to and the quality of JSE from year to year. The increase in access to JSE is shown by the significant improvement in Gross Enrolment Rate (GER) at JSE. The improvement of the quality of JSE is shown by the constant increase in students scores at the National Examination (UN). This research does not claim to be the only reason for the success of the DDJSE, but through this Research by Project there is clear improvement in JSE in Indonesia.<br><br>In addition, the research approach, results, and strategies have been very valuable for the DDJSE in improving the access and quality of JSE in Indonesia. <br>
There are many problems in the implementation of decentralization and local autonomy in Indonesia, in terms of: (1) Authority and responsibility between central, provincial, regencial/municipal, village government; (2) Local leadership; (3) Representative/ Legislative and political party; (4) Local finance; (5) Democracy and village autonomy. Besides, there are many flaws, uncertainties, and anxieties in the concept of local autonomy, the function of central government and its organs, authority, organization structure and working order, local arrogance, leadership by the local- people, Peoples Assembly, financial management, local financial management, and policy inconsistency. These problems have to be solved by among other shifting paradigm, from constructional paradigm to empowerment, to create self-reliance through social learning. The right implementation of decentralization and local autonomy will be beneficial for the central government, empower the society/government, guarantee heterogeneity and local plurality, create democracy, and enhance the peoples self-reliance and participation in development activities, besides enhancing the governments responsiveness.
Discourse concerning local autonomy have long expanded in Indonesia. But clearly just started in 1974 published of Law No 5/1974. This law do not be executed as expected. Then go out Law of No. 22 1999 generating various important problems in public administration systems especially in policy of compilation of APBD. The problems result to be published Law No. 32 2004 representing penyempurnaan of Law No. 22 1999. In fact of this Law perform a elementary change to public administration and local finance systems. This change is in decentralization of fiscal, although from facet of regulasi, problems still also emerge so that need deeper study.
The background of this research is the fall of the New Order Regime which occurred in 1998, followed closely behind by the creation of local autonomy policy. This policy was issued based on Law Numer 22/1999 (Local Government) and Law Numer 25/1999 (Intergovernmental Finance). Both laws have changed the local public administration from a centralized into a decentralized system and also caused reform in some components such as planning, organization, personnel, and finance. Even though Law Number 22/1999 had been implemented for four years, the reform seemed very tardy. In fact, several regions showed a progress tendency that was the reverse of the expectation. For this reason, the question that will be formulated in this research is 'Why was there a different level of performance of local public administration reform after the local autonomy implementation in Indonesia?' The conceptual framework of this research is outlined as follows: it is presumed that the performance of Local Public Administration Reform is determinedby two major independent variables that are interrelated. These are the Central Government Role Variable and the Response of Local Government and its Environment toward the Reform. The Central Government Role consists of two variables Decentralization as an Architecture Reform Variable and the Policy Reform Variable. Both major variables interrelate with some varibles at the local level such as the Mayor/Regent's Role, the Response of Bureaucrats and Politicians to Local Public Administration Reform, and the Response of Civil Society to the Reform.
Contracting out is the practice of public sector or private firms of employing and financing an outside agent to perform some specific task rather than managing it themselves.The rationale for contracting is that public providers lack the incentive to use resources efficiently, and that private (or autonomous) providers are more efficient than public providers.Contracting out clearly separates the roles of purchaser and provider, and tightly links payment to performance of the provider.According to classical economic theory, contracting stimulates competition among providers in managed markets, induces cost awareness among providers and purchasers, and enhances transparency in negotiations.Providers are forced to minimize production cost and adjust the prices to meet the demand and requirements of purchasers.All these factors contribute to efficiency.In addition, contracting would promote decentralization managerial responsibility, a shift that would translate in efficiency gains in contrast to the old highly-centralized, bureaucratic structure, considered insensitive of the cost implications of allocative decisions.As is the case with any model, contracting out approach is not a panacea to all health problems.But in light of the limited absorptive capacity of the public sector, it is an alternative strategy worth considering for increasing the coverage and the quality of services in developing countries such as Indonesia.Monitoring and evaluation is an indispensible instrument for contracting out to exhibit its relative advantages.
Significant changes in the Indonesian political system have affected most aspects of its government and community. First, there is an effort to implement democracy in terms of ideology as well as political practices. Second, the government system is transforming from centralization to decentralization, as the development process is delegated to regional governments (cities and kabupatens). Third, there is an effort to build community consciousness through community participation in national and regional development.Participating in the development process, citizens should be supported with relevant public information. It is the government's task to provide information regarding governmental issues and public interests. As communication and information have been delegated to regional governments, they should execute this task based on good governance principles.However, providing fair and balanced information is not simple. Large populations and regions separated by water and mountains make the task harder. Therefore, regional governments must adopt advanced information technology systems, which functioned to transfer information to the public as well as to receive public feedback medium in an efficient and effective way. To meet those qualifications, regional governments endeavor to implement e-government as a tool for democratizing communication and information.After almost 3 years, there are indications that e-government has not been properly implemented by regional governments. They have faced many problems, including lack of financing, poor technical skill, lack of human resources and infrastructure, and the political will of the government elite itself.Nevertheless, there are many ways to overcome these problems. Standardizing the application of e-government, establishing the regulation of e-government, involving other stakeholders, and developing human resources may aid in the implementation of e-government. In addition, lessons learned from other regions, for example, Kutai Timur or Gorontalo, are also recommended.