Indonesia’s Minister for Administrative and Bureaucratic Reforms Abdullah Azwar Anas. Photo: Supplied.
Indonesia’s Minister for Administrative and Bureaucratic Reforms Abdullah Azwar Anas has hailed the proposed Civil Service Bill, saying it will bring major changes to the annual recruitment process.
He said the Bill would transform the recruitment process and the posts to be filled “enabling a more agile and collaborative organisation”.
“At the moment, whenever someone retires, we need to wait for the annual recruitment process to take place to find new hires,” Mr Azwar Anas said.
“There are times when a teacher passes away or resigns. A temporary employee would take over their post, but that becomes a problem in the future.”
He said the government was also hoping to narrow the talent gap with the Bill.
“Civil Servants today are still concentrated in major cities. In 2021, there were over 130,000 posts in Indonesia’s remote areas, but many were vacant,” the Minister said.
“Another major change is the Civil Servants’ skills development. The government will undertake an integrated, experiential learning scheme that may even include two-month internships at state-owned enterprises. So there will be internships and on-the-job training.”
He said Indonesia was also banking on the Bill to expedite the digital transformation of the Public Service.
“Digitalisation is not just using an app – having the right mindset is also important,” Mr Azwar Anas said.
“Last but not least, the Bill aims to strengthen the core values of the Civil Service of competence and an ability to adapt. The Bill will simplify these core values so they are easier to adopt.”
Jakarta, 19 October 2023
