Implementing confusing policies without mitigating their impact has been an important lesson. Reforming the education bureaucracy is necessary to ease the plight of lecturers in Indonesia.

Indonesia’s democratic responsiveness is now going through a tough test, ironically triggered by incidents within the state institutions, which should ideally be the source of that responsiveness.

This country will never be developed or taken into account if the quality and performance of its bureaucracy remains as it is today. Public scrutiny and criticism of the bureaucracy must be the momentum to improve.

The government was perfecting the regulations regarding performance appraisal to simplify the bureaucracy. The regulations have been finalized, just awaiting the enactment.

The son of Banyuwangi born on 6 August 1973, has been appointed Minister for Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform, replacing Tjahjo Kumolo who died on 1 July due to illness.

Syarif also questioned the salary of contract workers because, he said, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani had stated that PPPK salaries were covered by the state budget.

An advanced and modern country is always supported by an effective and efficient bureaucracy.

The COVID-19 pandemic has not only caused changes in the health sector and economy, but also in the social and political climate and the habits of people.