Strategic Communciation of Regional Information Commission in Communciating Implementation of Public Information Disclosure: Case Study in West Java Province, Central Java, West Kalimantan, and West Nusa Tenggara

Abstract

In globalization era, open government and good governance contribute greatly to nation development, especially to foster public participation. In Indonesia, implementation of open government and good governance guaranteed by Laws Number 14 of 2008 about Public Information Disclosure (UU KIP) which also mandates establishment of an independent and independent institution to implement law, there are Information Commission, both central and regional levels. Every years, Central Information Commission organize monitoring & evaluation of compliance level of Public Bodies with UU KIP, including provincial government. The highest compliance rating is in Informative Provincial Government category. This achievement is inseparable from role of Regional Information Commission in communicating UU KIP to stakeholders, so that when Provincial Government Informative, Regional Information Commission will also considered successful. How is strategic communication which is coducted by Regional Information Commission in communicating information disclosure to be focus of this research with use case study qualitative method on four Provincial Commissions whose Provincial Governments in the last three years (2018-2020) were categorized as informative, there are Information Commission of West Java, Central Java, West Kalimantan, and West Nusa Tenggara. The results of the research show: The factors behind the Regional Information Commission's strategic communication are the low level of awareness and understanding of the public and public bodies in the implementation of UU KIP; Optimizing the human resources of the Information Commission internally, externally and collaboratively; The clarity and consistency of the Regional Information Commission's messages focus on content that is relevant to UU KIP.