Public Information Governance Through The Official Website to Improve The Accountability of Regional Budget Management: Case Study Jember Official Website

Abstract

This research aims to describe the management of public information through the official website to improvethe accountability of regional budget management. The public information governance through the website is the government's effort to utilize technology gives public easy access to information, especially in terms of accountability in managing regional budgets. This is based on the instruction of Minister of Home Affairs No. 188.52 / 1797 / SJ on " Transparency in Regional Budget Management ".It instructs that the Regional Government is obliged to publish budget plans, work plans, budget allocations, budget realization and the report documents to the official website of the Regional Government's official website on "Transparency in Regional Budget Management "content menu. However, the empirical fact shows that the information disclosure of Regional Government in Jemberis low. Based on Penambulu’s research (2014), Jember ranks on information disclosure is 35^th of 38 Regencies / Cities in East Java. This background madethe researcher to research further related to public information disclosure, especially accountability of regional budget management website based in Jember. This research use a qualitative approach with descriptive research. The research design is case studies. Data collection techniques are primary data (observation and semi-structured interviews) and secondary data (documentation). The technique of selecting informants is purposive sampling and snowball sampling. The validity testing is by extending participation, perseverance, and triangulation. Data analysis uses data reduction, data analysis, and conclusion. The results showed that the public information governance has not been optimal. There is no “Transparency in Regional Budget Management “menu on the Jemberofficial website, the low commitment of regional leaders to implement e-government, the low ability of human resources to manage information technology. Therefore, information governance through the website has not been able to increase accountability of budget management in Jember. This can be seen from: a) the website does not contain information that public needed regarding budget management in detail; b) Jember Information Commission has not yet been formed; c) The sanctions from the East Java Information Commission are only reprimands and warning letters; d) Joint accountability has not been coordinated well and the lack of authority due to the legality status of assisting public information officers(only assignment letter not decree) ; e) There is a tendency for the JemberGovernment to maintain the status quo.

Keywords: E-Government, Accountability, Budget Management