Ensuring Civil Servants’ Performance Through Barcode Wristband

KOMPAS/SAIFUL RIJAL YUNUS

Officers scan employee barcodes as a new way of attendance, within the Kendari City Government, Southeast Sulawesi, on Monday (22/6/2020). In addition to the attendance list, employee data is recorded in the system, including the movement of both those who work in the office and at home. Especially for those who are at home, when passing a distance of 50 meters will come out a warning that is also recorded in the system.

The Covid-19 pandemic poses a challenge, namely ensuring a high performance of the bureaucracy despite civil servants working from home. A response to this challenge was presented by the city administration of Kendari in the form of a barcode wristband and a smartphone app.

La Ode Sofyan, a data management staff member at the Civil Service and Human Resource Development Agency (BKPSDM) in Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi, was in a hurry as he arrived at his office on Monday morning (22/6/2020). He approached a designated desk and stretched out his right hand to have his wristband, which comes with a barcode, scanned by an officer.