Presenting Integrated Governance, Bandung Municipal Government Wins Smart Governance Award

The award was given directly by the Director General of Informatics Applications, Semuel Abrijani Pangerapan to the Mayor of Bandung, Yana Mulyana who was represented by the Head of the Bandung Communication and Information Service (Diskominfo), Yayan Ahmad Brilyana at the Grand Sahid Jaya Hotel, Jakarta City, Thursday 1 December 2022.

"Alhamdulillah, for the guidance of Mr Wali and Pak Regional Secretary and the cooperation of all stakeholders, this year we have won the best smart government award in Indonesia," said Yayan after the event.

Yayan said this award was an appreciation for the Bandung City Government's efforts to implement an integrated Electronic-Based Government System (SPBE) management in Bandung City.

Smart governance, continued Yayan, includes application management, infrastructure management, human resource management and data management that is integrated and beneficial to society.

"In the city of Bandung we do these 4 things continuously so that the e-government runs well and can be implemented at a low cost which refers to SPBE management," said Yayan.

He said, with smart governance it can make Bandung city government services more transparent.

"We really hope this will become our flagship, with smart governance, the city of Bandung will be more transparent because we rely on an online system that makes it easier for services to the community," he said.

According to Yayan, the award is also the result of pentahelix cooperation and collaboration between OPD, the public, academics, media, companies and other stakeholders.

"Hopefully this award will be our driving force in running an effective and efficient government to provide perfect service to the community," he said.

Meanwhile, Director of Government Information Application Services (LAIP) Kemkominfo, Bambang Dwi Anggono said collaborative efforts were important in creating an effective, collaborative and transformative SPBE.

"National collaboration efforts are important because they are considered capable of bridging Indonesia so that it is widely known as a Smart Nation," said Bambang.

Awards are given to regions with outstanding achievements in implementing Smart City ideas that provide benefits to society.

"We are giving an award to the smart city initiative in quickwin which was developed by the local government to encourage the implementation of smart cities in all regions of the country," said Bambang.

The award categories are based on 6 dimensions of Smart City, namely Smart Environment, Smart Economy, Smart Branding, Smart Governance, Smart Society, and Smart Living. (rob)**

Head of the Bandung City Communication and Informatics Agency

Yayan A. Brilyana