CHALLENGES OF E-PARLEMENT DEVELOPMENT: COMPARISON OF PRACTICE IN INDONESIA WITH OTHER DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Abstract
Electronic government (e-government) has become a paradigm-changing concept in public administration and the interaction of government with society. This transformation involves the implementation of information technology and the internet to improve efficiency, citizen-oriented services, transparency, participation, and trust in government. In parliament itself, the concept of e-parlement developed as an effort to increase transparency, efficiency, and public involvement in political processes and legislation. While this concept offers many benefits, some challenges need to be overcome. This research analyzes the implementation of e-parlement in developing countries, identifies challenges that need to be overcome, and provides lessons on the implementation of e-parlement in developed countries. The theoretical foundation covers aspects such as strategy, operations, technology, and digital transformation in the context of parliamentary digitalization. The source of data used in this study is secondary data from research related to the implementation of e-Parlement which has been researched and written in the form of articles that are then published in international journals indexed by Scopus. The method of searching for articles is carried out online, by searching through the Scopus and Google Scholar sites with the keyword "e-Parlement OR parlement digital" and the period is limited to the last 10 years. The results showed that some of the main challenges faced in the implementation of e-Parlement are information technology (ICT), the capacity of staff and parliamentarians to use ICT, and political will. Although e-Parlement is a cutting-edge concept, its implementation is not always effective in developing countries due to constraints such as inequality of access to technology. To that end, lessons from developed countries have provided examples of how strategies, digital operations, digital technologies, and digital transformation can guide to address these challenges.
Downloads
References
Abdullahi, A., & Mustafa, A. S. (2021). Barriers to the effective implementation of e-parliament in Africa: a case study on the 8th Nigeria National Assembly (2015-2019). Electronic Government, an International Journal, 17(4), 438–465. https://doi.org/10.1504/eg.2021.10033876
Abu-Shanab, E., Al-Dalou’, R., & Talafha, R. A. (2018). E-parliament in Jordan: challenges and perspectives. International Journal of Public Sector Performance Management, 4(4), 516–531. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJPSPM.2018.095265
Dai, X. (2007). Prospects and Concerns of e-Democracy at the European Parliament. The Journal of Legislative Studies, 13(3), 370–387. https://doi.org/10.1080/13572330701500789
Febrina, S., & Manurung, L. (2022). Penerapan E-Parlemen di Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Republik Indonesia. Sospol: Jurnal Sosial Politik, 8(2), 169–182. https://doi.org/10.22219/jurnalsospol.v8i2.23556
Fitsilis, F., Koryzis, D., Svolopoulos, V., & Spiliotopoulos, D. (2017). Implementing digital parliament innovative concepts for citizens and policy makers. HCI in Business, Government and Organizations. Interacting with Information Systems: 4th International Conference, HCIBGO 2017, Held as Part of HCI International 2017, Vancouver, BC, Canada, July 9-14, 2017, Proceedings, Part I 4, 154–170. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58481-2_13
Kingham, T. (2003). e-Parliaments. World Bank Institute.
Koryzis, D., Dalas, A., Spiliotopoulos, D., & Fitsilis, F. (2021). Parltech: Transformation framework for the digital parliament. Big Data and Cognitive Computing, 5(1), 15. https://doi.org/10.3390/bdcc5010015
Leston-Bandeira, C. (2007). Are ICTs changing parliamentary activity in the Portuguese parliament? The Journal of Legislative Studies, 13(3), 403–421.
Lindh, M., & Miles, L. (2007). Becoming electronic parliamentarians? ICT usage in the Swedish Riksdag. The Journal of Legislative Studies, 13(3), 422–440. https://doi.org/10.1080/13572330701500896
Mustafa, A. S., & Sharifov, M. (2018). the Challenges of e-Parliament Adoption and its Mitigation. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12323/4515
Palvia, S., Anand, A. B., Seetharaman, P., & Verma, S. (2017). Imperatives and challenges in using e-government to combat corruption: A systematic review of literature and a holistic model.
Papaloi, A., & Gouscos, D. (2011). E-Parliaments and novel parliament-to-citizen services. JeDEM-EJournal of EDemocracy and Open Government, 3(1), 80–98. https://doi.org/10.29379/jedem.v3i1.53
Pedersen, K. (2018). E-government transformations: challenges and strategies. Transforming Government: People, Process and Policy, 12(1), 84–109. https://doi.org/10.1108/TG-06-2017-0028
Post, L. A., Raile, A. N. W., & Raile, E. D. (2010). Defining political will. Politics & Policy, 38(4), 653–676. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-1346.2010.00253.x
Pratama, M., & Manurung, L. (2022). BUREAUCRATIC REFORM: ANALYSIS OF WORK FROM ANYWHERE POLICY PLANS FOR ASN. DIA: Jurnal Administrasi Publik, 20(02), 263–274.
Rahayu, A. Y. S., & Juwono, V. (2018). Birokrasi dan Governance Teori, Konsep dan Aplikasinya. http://lib.ui.ac.id/detail?id=20486322
Romanelli, M. (2016). New technologies for Parliaments managing knowledge for sustaining democracy. Management Dynamics in the Knowledge Economy, 4(4), 649–666.
Sari, A. N. P., & Purbokusumo, Y. (2020). Parlemen Lokal di Era Digital (Studi Kasus Penerapan E-Parlemen Di Kota Surakarta). PESIRAH: Jurnal Administrasi Publik, 1(1). https://doi.org/10.47753/pjap.v1i1.14
Serra-Silva, S. (2022). How parliaments engage with citizens? Online public engagement: a comparative analysis of Parliamentary websites. The Journal of Legislative Studies, 28(4), 489–512. https://doi.org/10.1080/13572334.2021.1896451
Sobacı, M. Z. (2012). E-devlet: Kuramsal bir bakış. E-Devlet: Kamu Yönetimi ve Teknoloji Ilişkisinde Güncel Gelişmeler, Ankara: Nobel Yayınları.
Tawai, A. (2020). The Role of E-Government Analysis in Supporting Public Trust and Information Disclosure in the City Of Kendari. Dia: Jurnal Administrasi Publik, 18(1), 112–120.
Wirawan, V. (2020). Penerapan E-Government dalam Menyongsong Era Revolusi Industri 4.0 Kontemporer di Indonesia. Jurnal Penegakan Hukum Dan Keadilan, 1(1), 1–16. https://doi.org/10.18196/jphk.1101
Copyright (c) 2024 Hilda Piska Randini, Natasya Arnanda Prihandi, Afiya Noor Dewi (Author)
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
The DiA journal allows authors to retain the copyright of their papers without limitation. Authors may grant publishers non-exclusive publishing rights to publish articles. Granting first publishing rights to publishers also qualifies as unlimited copyright (because there are no restrictions imposed by publishers on author copyright).
