According to Indonesia’s Central Information Commission (KIP), in 2023, Indonesia’s Public Information Openness Index (IKIP) reached a score of 75.40, an increase of 0.97 points from 2022.
The IKIP is a benchmark for implementing Public Information Openness at regional and national levels. Through transparency, the public can better understand various government policies and have opportunities to participate actively in the democratic process.
To spread the spirit of information transparency in everyday life, especially among students, the Information and Documentation Management Officer (PPID) of UGM organized a Three-Minute Presentation Competition themed Public Information Openness.
The registration, selection, and finalist announcement processes began on June 17.
“Through this competition, it is hoped that students can become agents who contribute to the dissemination of public information transparency,” said Dr. Andi Sandi Antonius Tabusassa Tonralipu, the main PPID of UGM, on Friday (Jun. 28), during the opening of the final round of the competition.
According to Dr. Tonralipu, students have the responsibility to share knowledge about information transparency so that it becomes a good culture for creating an informed society where people are aware of the importance of access to information.
The final session of the competition was held online via Zoom Meeting. Before the presentation session began, the seven student finalists from various universities in Indonesia were introduced to the three judges who would assess their presentations.
The judging panel consisted of the Central Information Commission Commissioner (Rospita Vici Paulyn), the Chairperson of the Yogyakarta Information Commission (Erniati), and a lecturer from the UGM Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (Fisipol UGM) (Zainuddin Muda Z. Monggilo).
Rospita Vici Paulyn expressed her hope that in the future, more young people, students, and activists will be concerned and participate in monitoring and promoting public information transparency to create informative public bodies.
“In conveying information, it is essential to be ethical. The information must be factual and delivered professionally, transparently, and accountably. All of this must be done with commitment and consistency,” advised Zainuddin Monggilo, a lecturer in the Department of Communication Science who is interested in digital communication and journalism, before announcing the competition winners.
He added that students could synergize with public bodies to achieve good university governance because governance cannot be achieved by one party alone.
After the judging process, Bagus Eka Saputra from Universitas Tidar was named the first-place winner, followed by Desyla Putri Aldevando from UGM in second place, and Alini Ghoni Ramadhani Putri from Universitas Negeri Malang in third place.
Author: Triya Andriyani