In Commemoration of the 40^th Anniversary of Bi-lateral Relations

The 1^st Korea-Indonesia e-Government Cooperation Forum

“Leveraging Innovative e-Government for Bureaucratic Reform”

(Draft Agenda)

I. Background

In commemoration of the 40^th bi-lateral relations between the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of Korea, the Cooperation Forum between Indonesia and Korea on e-Government will be held in Jakarta, Indonesia on 4 July 2013, co-organized by the Ministry of Security and Public Administration of the Republic of Korea (MOSPA), the Ministry of Communication, Information and Technology (KOMINFO), and the Ministry of State Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform (PAN-RB) of the Republic of Indonesia, with support of the Korean Embassy to the Republic of Indonesia.

Over the four decades, the bi-lateral ties between two countries has experienced significant developments in investment and trades, placing South Korea as the fourth biggest trading partner of Indonesia in 2012 and the third-biggest foreign investor accounting of $1.94 billion investment. The relations took a major step with an historic “Strategic Partnership” in 2006 and now the deepened relations has been evident in political, economic, social and cultural cooperation.

With this strengthened partnership in mind, both governments agree to collaborate further in the area of public administration, while stressing the important role of e-Government for making government more transparent, innovative, and accountable towards citizens. Effective public administration is a key element for efficient, affordable and equitable service delivery and crucial to address the needs of people. E-government has a great potential for increasing overall public administration efficiency, reducing space for corruption, easing citizens’ access to services and enhancing their participation in democratic governance processes.

Korea has strongly committed to establishing e-Gov and developing ICT in order to make its government and economy more competitive and responsive. As a result, Korea is currently the top country in terms of e-Government and ICT development acknowledged by international organizations such as UN[1] and ITU.[2] The Korea’s new administration, Park Keun-Hye Government, also focuses on creative bureaucracy and economy through information technology. Meanwhile, Indonesia has set its bureaucratic reform as one of the top national priorities as stated in the National Midterm Development Plan.

To strengthen its ties in the area of public administration and e-Government, the Forum will provide with a venue to share Korea’s experiences and best practices on building e-Government with specific e-Government systems and services, and to discuss ways for concerted efforts in enhancing both governments’ e-Government.   

II. Organizer

§   Ministry of Security and Public Administration of the Republic of Korea (MOSPA)

§   Ministry of Communication, Information and Technology of Indonesia (KOMINFO)

§   Ministry of State Administrative & Bureaucratic Reform (PAN-RB)

§   Ministry of State National Development Planning (BAPPENAS)

III. Time and Venue

§   Date: Thu, 4 July 2013

§   Venue: Ballroom 1, Ritz-Carlton Mega Kuningan Hotel, Jakarta, Indonesia

IV. Official Language

§   English for Opening Session / Simultaneous Interpretation(Korean-Indonesian) for other Sessions

V. Exhibition

§   The Best Practices of Korean e-Government Systems will be exhibited in front of the Ballroom during the forum.

VI. Programme Agenda (Tentative)