Opportunity For Local Governments Research Articles

Decentralization and the Fulfilments of Children's Rights: Challenges and Opportunities for Local Government in Indonesia

The commitment of local governments to protect children in areas such as education, violence, and discrimination is illustrated by Banyumas Regency's Local Regulation Number 1 of 2021, which addresses child protection. However, several challenges persist in its implementation. This study investigates the role of decentralization through local regulations related to child protection, employing normative legal research methods that include a regulatory approach, conceptual analysis, and case studies. The findings indicate that Banyumas Local Regulation No. 1 of 2021 establishes a strong legal framework that significantly protects children from discrimination, violence, and educational inequities. Nevertheless, implementation faces numerous obstacles, including inadequate inter-agency coordination, insufficient infrastructure, limited funding, and a lack of public awareness regarding the importance of protecting children's rights. This research proposes increasing funding allocations through the Regional Budget and recommends creating a collaborative forum that includes local governments, relevant agencies, schools, community organizations, and law enforcement to enhance policy coordination and action. Furthermore, the government is urged to improve community outreach regarding decentralized regulations that protect children. Ultimately, it is crucial to evaluate and refine existing policies to ensure the protection of minors' rights and to provide legal security and certainty.

AKSELERASI PEMBANGUNAN E-GOVERNMENT DI DAERAH: ANALISIS PRAKTIK BAIK PEMERINTAH KABUPATEN SUMEDANG

ICT is a challenge and opportunity for local governments in effort to realize excellent service for the people. This paper aims to analize e-government efforts and achievements of the Sumedang District Government, as well as analyze the specific factors that have driven a leap in e-government development in the region. The author uses data obtained through online observation of the official website www.sumedang.go.id, digital application trials, as well as regulations, policy documents, journals, reports, online sources and other relevant documents. The author concludes that Sumedang Regency e-government development has passed the interactive phase towards the transactional phase. The author concludes that Sumedang Regency e-government development has passed the interactive phase towards the transactional phase. The acceleration of e-government by the Government of Sumedang Regency is determined by several factors, namely the political commitment of regional leaders that underlies policies, e-government strategies, programs and activities, development of human resources for apparatus, and multi-stakeholder collaboration.

The application framework of big data technology in the COVID-19 epidemic emergency management in local government\u2014a case study of Hainan Province, China

BackgroundAs COVID-19 continues to spread globally, traditional emergency management measures are facing many practical limitations. The application of big data analysis technology provides an opportunity for local governments to conduct the COVID-19 epidemic emergency management more scientifically. The present study, based on emergency management lifecycle theory, includes a comprehensive analysis of the application framework of China’s SARS epidemic emergency management lacked the support of big data technology in 2003. In contrast, this study first proposes a more agile and efficient application framework, supported by big data technology, for the COVID-19 epidemic emergency management and then analyses the differences between the two frameworks.MethodsThis study takes Hainan Province, China as its case study by using a file content analysis and semistructured interviews to systematically comprehend the strategy and mechanism of Hainan’s application of big data technology in its COVID-19 epidemic emergency management.ResultsHainan Province adopted big data technology during the four stages, i.e., migration, preparedness, response, and recovery, of its COVID-19 epidemic emergency management. Hainan Province developed advanced big data management mechanisms and technologies for practical epidemic emergency management, thereby verifying the feasibility and value of the big data technology application framework we propose.ConclusionsThis study provides empirical evidence for certain aspects of the theory, mechanism, and technology for local governments in different countries and regions to apply, in a precise, agile, and evidence-based manner, big data technology in their formulations of comprehensive COVID-19 epidemic emergency management strategies.

Pemberdayaan kelompok masyarakat Kecamatan Tampan Kota Pekanbaru dalam program inovasi teknologi pengering berbasis biomassa yang ramah lingkungan untuk meningkatan kualitas dan kuantitas produk makanan berbahan baku ubi

The potential of the agricultural sector in terms of cassava in Tampan District, Pekanbaru City with a total potential of 11,210 tonnes of cassava (based on BPS data, 2019). This enormous potential has led to the growth of SMEs for community groups to take advantage of these opportunities in the business of producing cassava-based food processing. Furthermore, this potential is an opportunity for local governments to create a market or regional superior product as well as an attraction for citizens from outside the region to come to Tampan District because it can form an agro-industry in the field of cassava chips. The attraction for visitors to stop by at Tampan District is also supported by geographical aspects, transportation that is easily accessible to everyone. Through this community service activity, the fostered village scheme is very appropriate to be applied in Tampan District because it can guide UKM groups so that at the end of the service activities of this guided village scheme will form superior regional products that are competitive through the application of environmentally friendly biomass energy-based drying technology, and the application of IT-based management system so that at the end of the activity it will produce an Agro-Industry target village with regional superior products that are competitive.

Civic crowdfunding: A new opportunity for local governments

In civic crowdfunding, local communities are asked to financially contribute to projects aimed at the regeneration of an area. Usually a local government acts as a co-funder. This paper employs a fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis to discover which conditions are combined and may result in the collection of a significant amount of funds. Five conditions were selected: the nature of project, the number of backers, the number of rewards, the percentage of backers that did not require a reward and the percentage of rewards not required during the fundraising campaign. The study used a sample of 40 Italian successful civic crowdfunding rounds sponsored and match-funded by a local government. The nature of the projects and the presence of rewards seem to emerge as critical influencing factors. These findings open up further investigations on the attitudes of civic backers towards rewards and on the charitable nature of civic fundraising.

ANALISIS SUB SEKTOR UNGGULAN YANG BERDAYA SAING PADA SEKTOR PERTANIAN DI KABUPATEN LANGKAT

System changes from centralized to decentralized governance has provided an opportunity for local governments to regulate and manage Natural Resources (NR) and Human Resources (HR) in the region to create a welfare society can be characterized by the growth of regional economic growth. In order to achieve a prosperous economy, there needs to be planning that begins with recognizing the potential possessed by Langkat Regency so that planning can be prepared well so the regional economic development goals can be achieved. The research was conducted to determine the contribution and sub-sectors growth in the agricultural sector and a base and competitive sub-sectors so that it can be seen the leading subsectors of agriculture. The analysis method used is descriptive analysis will illustrate how the rate of growth and the contribution of sub-sectors in the agricultural sector. Location Quetiont (LQ) Analysis was used to determine the base and non-base sub-sector. While the analysis of Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA) is used to see the sub-sector competitiveness. The combination of LQ and RCA analysis can then be used to determine the leading sub-sector. From the analysis it is known that sub-sector of the agricultural sector is a base sub-sector which has the potential to become the leading sub-sector.

Restricting alcohol outlet density through cumulative impact provisions in planning law: Challenges and opportunities for local governments.

There is international interest in how to limit growth in alcohol availability in areas of high outlet density in order to reduce alcohol-related harms. Town planning legislation in Victoria, Australia, allows local government officers to refuse planning permits for new licensed premises on 'cumulative impact' grounds (impacts from existing alcohol outlet density). State guidelines (PN61) outline how local government planners should approach cumulative impact assessments. This paper explores officers' views and experience assessing cumulative impact in order to understand whether the legislation assists officers limit alcohol availability in areas of high outlet density. Interviews with 22 officers from 11 local governments who were recruited with purposive sampling to reflect a range of licensing environments. Interview transcripts were analysed inductively, and content categorized accordingly. Officers challenged the definition and relevance of the alcohol outlet density threshold provided in state guidelines. They faced problems securing relevant amenity data for assessing cumulative impact and pointed to the guidelines' inadequacy for assessing off-premise licences. They pointed to the limits of cumulative impact assessments as a tool for planning and were unconvinced they would lead to reductions in permits granted. A single state-wide density threshold to guide cumulative impact assessments is unlikely to be a relevant measure for several local governments. A greater orientation towards municipal variation and alcohol outlet characteristics is needed. Further research is needed to investigate whether cumulative impact assessments increase restrictions on liquor licence planning permits and whether the adoption of local planning policies strengthens restrictive permit decision-making. International implications of the research are noted.

Changing communication systems and information flows: A case study of increasing regional autonomy and decreasing centralized power in a goat farming in Purworejo regency, Central Java, Indonesia

Local autonomy was came into effect in Indonesia since 2010. This regulation bring change in government communication system. One of them is government communication system in Ettawa Crossbred (EC) goat farming in Purworejo regency. This study aims to: first, find out the link between regional autonomy and government communication system in EC goat farming in Purworejo regency (Central Java, Indonesia), second, find out the link among regional autonomy, the Election of Village Heads (EVH), and Farmer Groups (FG). The theory used in this research is communication system in the perspective of Niklas Luhmann. The method used is explorative case study. The result shows that regional autonomy has given an opportunity for local government (regency/city) to change the Regional Work Unit (RWU) in accordance with its interests. This change has made the structure of counselling EC goat farming into spin/zig-zag. Regional autonomy in the micro level, i.e. Election of Village Heads has also hindered the process of government communication system in counselling EC goat farming. Regional autonomy in micro level has complicated government communication system because it interfered farmer groups existence. Even though, farmer groups are structure where government communication system has been implemented, there are counselling from extension staff to farmers.

How can urban and local leadership teams navigate the impending international relations revolution? A practitioner viewpoint

The practice of cities and regions nurturing external and international relations has been part of their roles and functions literally for millennia. More than ever, in an era of globalisation, international breakdown and dysfunction, local leaders need to look outward, identify their localities' international opportunities and challenges, and put in place measures to address them. This viewpoint is based on a briefing the author produced for LGIU (Local Government Information Unit -a think tank owned by UK local authority members) in November 2016. It outlines the case for UK LAs, with neighbours and partners as appropriate, to recognise the importance of a coherent approach to international affairs through the BREXIT negotiation period and beyond. It suggests a framework for formulating this approach, and draws on some examples of internationalisation that are already established and operating. It also suggests opportunities for local government as a sector to influence Government’s priorities and approach. This may be better promoted across relevant LA associations, with partners (e.g. LEPs, universities, NGOs, etc.) and at UK as well as individual nation level.

Financing alternative energy projects: An examination of challenges and opportunities for local government

Local government in Australia has a strong collective capacity to reduce GHG emissions through policies, funding allocation to renewable energy projects and the delivery of programs and services. This study examines the institutional capacity of councils in Sydney and how this impacts on decisions to invest in alternative energy projects. We find greenhouse gas emission targets of councils are strongly aligned to national targets but do not reflect the local council's institutional capacity, political leadership or strategic priorities. Energy reduction projects are often identified and undertaken by environmental staff without support from financial staff or financial-evaluation tools. An absence of national guidelines to provide consistency in tracking and reporting limits cross-sector benchmarking. Street lighting contributes to a significant proportion of council's total electricity expenditure and GHG emission profile. Being highly regulated, existing contracts and the current practice of street lighting services limits the councils’ ability to reduce emissions. Based on our analysis we recommend a number of measures to overcome these constraints including the use of financial evaluation tools for small-scale renewable energy projects, a standardised national tracking and reporting platform to facilitate progress-reporting and meaningful comparative analysis between councils and policy reform to the regulation of street lighting.

Shariah Bond as Financial Instrument For Local Government

This study aims to analyse the potential of sharia bonds in the region as an alternative to local financing. This research is a kind of literary descriptive qualitative research using SWOT analysis. The results of this study indicate that in the area of sharia bonds is an alternative worth considering regional funding compared to other funding. Support policy, very large financing needs for region infrastructure development, the market potential in the area of sharia bonds is an opportunity for local governments in Indonesia to immediately issue sharia bonds in the area.DOI: 10.15408/sjie.v5i1.3126

ANALISIS SUB SEKTOR UNGGULAN YANG BERDAYA SAING PADA SEKTOR PERTANIAN DI KABUPATEN LANGKAT

System changes from centralized to decentralized governance has provided an opportunity for local governments to regulate and manage Natural Resources (NR) and Human Resources (HR) in the region to create a welfare society can be characterized by the growth of regional economic growth. The research was conducted to determine the contribution and sub-sectors growth in the agricultural sector and a base and competitive sub-sectors so that it can be seen the leading subsectors of agriculture. The analysis method used is descriptive analysis will illustrate how the rate of growth and the contribution of sub-sectors in the agricultural sector. Location Quetiont (LQ) Analysis was used to determine the base and non-base sub-sector. While the analysis of Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA) is used to see the sub-sector competitiveness. The combination of LQ and RCA analysis can then be used to determine the leading sub-sector. From the analysis it is known that sub-sector of the agricultural sector is a base sub-sector which has the potential to become the leading sub-sector. Meanwhile, from the RCA analysis is known that the base of the agricultural sector has a highly competitive sub-sectors are food crops, tree crops, livestock and forestry.

ANALISIS SUB SEKTOR UNGGULAN YANG BERDAYA SAING PADA SEKTOR PERTANIAN DI KABUPATEN LANGKAT

System changes from centralized to decentralized governance has provided an opportunity for local governments to regulate and manage Natural Resources (NR) and Human Resources (HR) in the region to create a welfare society can be characterized by the growth of regional economic growth. The research was conducted to determine the contribution and sub-sectors growth in the agricultural sector and a base and competitive sub-sectors so that it can be seen the leading subsectors of agriculture. The analysis method used is descriptive analysis will illustrate how the rate of growth and the contribution of sub-sectors in the agricultural sector. Location Quetiont (LQ) Analysis was used to determine the base and non-base sub-sector. While the analysis of Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA) is used to see the sub-sector competitiveness. The combination of LQ and RCA analysis can then be used to determine the leading sub-sector. From the analysis it is known that sub-sector of the agricultural sector is a base sub-sector which has the potential to become the leading sub-sector. Meanwhile, from the RCA analysis is known that the base of the agricultural sector has a highly competitive sub-sectors are food crops, tree crops, livestock and forestry.

Strategies to reduce youth tobacco use: opportunities for local government.

Published by This issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine examines factors associated with youth tobacco use–a timely topic given that this year is the 50th anniversary of the first Surgeon General’s Report on Tobacco. In 1960, the outlook was grim. The probability that a boy born in 1960 would be smoking by the time he was 20 years old was about 35%. After more than a dozen Surgeon General’s Reports describing the health consequences of tobacco use, the youth smoking rate in 1991 was still 27.5%. To reduce youth and adult tobacco use, states and localities have employed a number of interventions–smoke-free air laws now cover almost half of the U.S. population, and 30 states have cigarette taxes of $1.00 per pack or higher. As a result of these efforts, the youth smoking rate over the last two decades has declined by one third to 18.1% in 2011– much higher than it should be, but a figure that represents considerable progress. Although youth cigarette use has decreased over time, the growing use of other tobacco products threatens to undermine these gains. The research in this issue examines youth use of various products, including hookah, cigars, smokeless tobacco, and e-cigarettes, specifically looking at factors influencing use such as advertising, coupons, warning labels, and perception and curiosity of tobacco products. With the emergence and growing popularity of other tobacco products, localities have seized a number of regulatory opportunities to curb youth tobacco, including limiting access to cigars, limiting exposure to coupons, and increasing the minimum sales age. Cigar use among youth has increased nationally, even surpassing cigarette smoking in some states, because many regulations that apply to cigarettes do not apply to cigars. This loophole has led to the increasing popularity of cigars and little cigars, which are nearly identical to cigarettes except that they are wrapped in brown tobacco

Establish the Regional Excellence through the Cluster Development of Small and Medium Manufacturing Industry Center with Effective and Dynamic

One of the strategies for developing countries is spurring the development of regional excellence through the development of Small and Medium Manufacturing Industries (SMMI) with a clustering approach. With the industry cluster approach to the potential that exists in the region can develop due to be analyzed in a comprehensive and integral. Industrial cluster is to form an organizational structure for economic development and trade in the global context. Industrial cluster as an instrument of industrial policy is an effective platform to respond to economic decentralization and the development of effective SMMI in Indonesia. With industrial clusters, the potential that exists in the region can be developed in accordance with core competencies possessed. Cluster development of SMMI center effective and dynamic can be done with some of the following: (1) Industry cluster development approach needs is grown. The essence of the strategy is the creation of a unified and solid cluster to build a synergy to achieve an economic growth with a wide base. (2) With the passage of local autonomy, the SMMI sector plays an important role in national economic development. Open opportunities for local governments to provide facilities for the development of regional advantages (potential territory), including the development of SMMI. For that we need the synergy between the main activities auxiliary activities, and (3) Development of SMMI focused on driving regional economic groups, among which SMMI supporters, SMMI export-oriented group, and SMMI the new initiative. The motivation and contribution of this research, this research is expected to provide benefits or contribution of in the form of recommendations or fill in cultivate the creation of centers of Small and Medium Industry (SMMI) effective and dynamic, with industrial cluster development approach, in developing areas of excellence in other places. Because with regional autonomy has progressed at this time, it is evident that SMMI sector plays an important role in national economic development. The open opportunities for local governments to provide facilities for the development potential of the region, including the development of SMMI, with clustering approach. Keywords: regional excellence, cluster development, Small and Medium Manufacturing Industry (SMMI).

Why Do Urban Travellers Select Different Travel Modes: A Repertory Grid Analysis

The increasing number of travellers in urban areas led to new opportunities for local government and private mobility providers to offer new travel modes besides and in addition to traditional ones...

Managing Low-Volume Roads with Wisconsin Information System for Local Roads

Managers of low-volume roads face numerous challenges, including budgeting, maintenance decision making, and developing best practices. States such as Wisconsin have recently taken a proactive approach in assisting local officials in their roadway asset management activities. Aspects of the Wisconsin Information System for Local Roads (WISLR) that benefit local road managers by enhancing their asset management capabilities are discussed. Also offered are suggestions for future work to enhance roadway management tools for low-volume roads. WISLR originated with a Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) effort to create a web-based geographic information system (GIS) that would provide both the state agency and the 1,922 local units of government with accurate tracking of roadway mileage and pavement conditions for the more than 100,000 mi of roads and streets under local government control. The sizes of local road systems vary widely by municipality, from less than 9 mi to more than 600 mi of roadway. Many of these roads fall into the low-volume category, particularly in the smaller jurisdictions. WisDOT hoped to provide municipalities with a powerful tool to track roadway mileage and conditions, as well as to aid in system management decisions. WISLR offers a unique opportunity for local governments to capitalize on the powerful tools made available by this application. WISLR combines GIS technology with database application tools based on the Pavement Surface Evaluation Rating system, allowing municipalities to perform long-range planning.

The Growth of Community-Based Library Services to Support Education in Indonesia

Paper presented at the World Library and Information Congress, 69th IFLA General Conference, Berlin, Germany, 1–8 August 2003. Due to the government’s decision to give priority to political and economic issues rather than to developing libraries, the availability of public libraries in Indonesia is disappointing compared to neighbouring countries. The needs for reading materials and access to information have triggered the growth of community-based libraries, pioneered by individuals, institutions and NGOs throughout the country. Decentralization opens opportunities for local governments to improve local library services. A recently prepared draft law for a National Library System may enhance the role of the National Library in relation to public library development.

Information technologies: challenges and opportunities for local governments

Information technology (IT) applications in local government have been mostly used to advance the technical capacity of localities in delivering public services. As decision making responsibility moves from the U.S. federal government to local governments, academic researchers should address the need for developing intuitive decision support systems (DSS) for government managers and senior decision makers. The task-specific models of Web-based information systems (IS) discussed in this study can help local government managers capture information in multimedia format and facilitate information sharing between their department and other agencies without dependency on specific platforms, time differences, or locations in a cost-effective manner. Consequently, research should be encouraged to develop methods that respond to questions of training in the new IS environment and to provide solutions to facilitate service and system integration despite the environmental and political complexity surrounding local governments.

Education and Research via the Open University Malaysia (OUM) – An Opportunity for Local Government

In this era, the provision of education and dissemination of research-based knowledge need not be restricted to conventional methods such as classroom settings and face-to-face interactions. Advancements in communications via improved technologies enable people from all over the world to seek knowledge to support their needs, conduct global research via teleconferencing, and study at their own pace wherever they are and according to their level of ability. Naturally governments, too, are aware of this flexibility to increase their effectiveness and improve the capacity of their staff.