Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) has again been selected as one of 10 public agencies nominated for a national award from the Central Information Commission (KIP), alongside other public agencies from ministries, state-owned enterprises, and public universities.
As part of the assessment process for the best public agency, two KIP commissioners and their team visited UGM to review documents and inspect the Information and Documentation Management Officer (PPID) service facilities at the central office and faculty environments.
The visitation, held in Multimedia Room I at the UGM Central Building on Thursday (Nov. 28), was welcomed by UGM Rector Professor Ova Emilia, Vice-Rector for Student Affairs, Community Service, and Alumni Dr. Arie Sujito, and UGM University Secretary Dr. Andi Sandi Antonius.
The UGM Rector expressed her appreciation for the visitation, noting that monitoring and evaluation by KIP commissioners allow UGM to continue improving service quality and fostering a sustainable commitment to public information transparency.
She emphasized that as a public agency, UGM must continually develop and integrate information technology to enhance the effectiveness of public services and decision-making processes at the managerial level.
“We have prepared various strategies to become a smart digital university, and even an intelligent university, to support the availability of accurate and high-quality public information,” said Rector Emilia.
Syawaluddin, Commissioner for Information Dispute Resolution, praised UGM for maintaining its commitment to being an informative campus in Indonesia. He explained that the informative campus program is part of KIP’s efforts to encourage public information transparency in higher education.
“We will assess the organizational commitment of the PPID team, the quality of public information, and exempted public information. With this visitation, we are confident UGM has met these stages and thoroughly reviewed its information sources,” he said.
Handoko, Commissioner for Institutional Affairs, remarked that KIP’s journey to implement the Public Information Disclosure Law requires academic support for research and strategic programs between KIP and universities.
He emphasized the importance of collaborative synergy to advance information systems collectively.
“We hope UGM can collaborate with KIP to serve as a benchmark influencing other public universities,” Handoko stated.
UGM University Secretary Dr. Andi Sandi Antonius facilitated the discussion and noted that the KIP team’s visit was not solely about the competition.
He stressed that the visitation could help synchronize public information management administration on campus for knowledge and learning.
“Public information transparency is a reform mandate. We aim to promote this transparency to enhance UGM’s credibility as an institution,” he concluded.
Author: Triya Andriyani
Photographer: Firsto
Post-editor: Afif