The Influence of Social Media on the Omnibus Law-Making Process in Indonesia

Abstract

Social media offers governments new approaches to increasing transparency and accountability, involving increased citizen participation and collaborating in decision-making to improve information management and access as a public service. This study aims to determine the influence of social media, namely Twitter, in making Omnibus Law and using descriptive qualitative research methods, namely, research that describes the results of the study more broadly with NVivo 12 Plus software’s help, which is useful and effective in helping qualitative research efficiently, helping logic consumption and research design, and providing facilities to analyze content. The results show that Twitter social media is an active media included in the Omnibus Law discussion. From the five indicators, it can be concluded that the transparency indicator has provided information that the debate on the Omnibus law will be postponed and states that the Omnibus Law consists of 79 rules, composed of 15 articles with 174 articles to be discussed in the House of Representatives of Indonesia (DPR RI). Conversation indicators that discuss always to maintain good communication. Involvement is an activity that involves the community in finding alternative solutions to problems; participation and communication have been carried out well, but community involvement in making Omnibus Law is still lacking. It needs to be involved openly.