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Jannah, L. M., & Sipahutar, M. Y. (2022). Government Transparency During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Good Information Governance?. KnE Social Sciences, 7(5), 140–152. https://doi.org/10.18502/kss.v7i5.10546

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  • Lina Miftahul Jannah

    Lina Miftahul Jannah

    Department of Public Administration, Faculty of Administrative Sciences, Universitas Indonesia
    https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0827-0369
  • Muhammad Yasin Sipahutar

    Muhammad Yasin Sipahutar

    State Administrative Law, Faculty of Law, Universitas Indonesia

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  • Mar 15, 2022

Government Transparency During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Good Information Governance?

KnE Social Sciences / 2021 Annual Conference of Indonesian Association for Public Administration / Pages 140–152

Abstract

The Government is required to provide open access information to the public in cases such as when the COVID-19 pandemic occurred in Indonesia and affected many aspects of life. Transparency in the provision of public information is an important part of good governance. The Government must build trust by being open and transparent about the information. Transparency is key to the success of the response to the pandemic. This study aimed to explain the need for transparency, especially in public information disclosure, during the handling of the pandemic and after; the strategies that need to be carried out to realize good information governance; and the challenges faced. Qualitative methods were used with secondary data. We argue that adjusting the disclosure of information according to the elements of good governance must be followed by a policy of providing information that is integrated, systematic, accurate, and clear.


Keywords: good information governance, government transparency, information, public policy

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