An Oversight As One Of Dpd Ri’s Functions And Government Accountability To The Society At Large

An Oversight as One of DPD RI’s Functions and Government Accountability to the Society at Large

Presented by

HAMDHANI Member of The House of Regional Representatives of The Republic of Indonesia For Central Kalimantan

Seminar Accountability and Parliamentary Oversight Helsinki, Finland, 10 – 13 November 2008

PREFACE Honorable Delegates Distinguished participants, Ladies and Gentlemen, It gives me a great pleasure to express our thanks and appreciate to the Host of this Seminar Accountability and Parliamentary Oversight, the Parliament of Finland and sponsored by World Bank Institute for the kind invitation and the honor extended to the present this paper on “An Oversight as One of DPD RI’s Functions and Government Accountability to the Society at Large”. The members of DPD RI are independent figures who are well known to the public in their respective provinces. DPD RI is constantly communicating with the public in the regions and local governments, and consults with experts to formulate improvements in Government’s policy and to ensure their implementations. Political party officials are forbidden to be the candidates to DPD RI selection, therefore the DPD RI members are all independent. In order to the above mentioned facts, the DPD RI among others to do their duties to oversee the implementation of all laws, including the laws to the National Budget and Local Budget, adopted by parliament which carried out by the government (both central and local).

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Call to Action in Term of Oversight WHAT CAN DPD RI DO ? Plan to allocate sufficient budget for the welfare of the people, either in the central and regional government; Empower women to make welfare decision for themselves and their first than others; Monitor the implementation of all laws in the central and their constituents, including their budget carried out by respective government (central and local government); This is priority to the laws that supports women and children to their own families planning properly done, and; If applicable ratifying the Official Development Assistance (ODA) that done between National Government/Local Government, and Foreign Donators to accelerate the eliminating the poverty.

WHAT CAN GOVERNMENT (CENTRAL AND LOCALS) DO? Establish a National Plan (work plan) to utilize the fund from the National Budget as well as the regions for each provinces; Invest if applicable from ODA or other resources and complimenting with National Budget for balance, and; Focus on priority of need such as for mother and children, poverty eradication, education, economic development, security, environment, impact to climate change matters.

WHAT CAN CIVIL SOCIETY DO? Take an opportunity to actively approach reciprocally with DPR RI directly or via Clearing House (Public Aspiration) in each region; Promote political commitment and accountability to government; Advocate for short/long term, predictable donor funding; www.senatorhamdhani.blogspot.com 3

Demand that National Government increase budget for the people’s welfare, and; Support their effort to provide service equitability.

WHAT CAN DONORS DO? Ensure adequate, predictable, long term aid flows; Focus ODA on the higher burden regions, particularly for accelerating the implementation of MDGs; Coordinate donor efforts to boost the impact of aid delivered, guided by country priorities, and; Invest in better data collection and implementation of research in funding.

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Achievement has been made due to the outcome of oversight as follows: Bill on Special of Yogyakarta Region had been passed by parliament Constructive, transparent and accountable financial relation between the central and regions had been realized. Therefore the horizontal and vertical gap of the government budget have been minimized and the levying of regional tax have been efficiently applied Law number 34 of 2000 on Regional Taxation and Levies had be realized is aim to Regional Original Revenue (ROR) is the indicator of regions progress, increased gradually and therefore such an economic program pave the way contributes to the government effort to build the region Various development programs that proceed well funded by the Regional Budget such as school building with its library and laboratory facilities, including the 7 (seven) points priorities The regional government through their leaders respectively are playing an extremely vital role in answering the challenge of global energy and food crisis and as well as climate change of environment. They improve their policies to transforming challenges into concrete opportunities for the people’s enhanced well being Among 199 less-developed regencies consists of 179 non-border border regencies and 20 border regencies. Currently there are 28 less-developed regencies liberated from the less-developed status followed by the end of this year another 30 regencies. Hopefully, the rest of condition will be improved for following years to be up-graded free from less-developed position Budget for 2009 will be reformed following the Special Autonomy Fund for Aceh, Papua and West Papua. Therefore the General Allocation Fund is planned to be 26% of the net domestic income, and which already takes into account the subsidies for fuel oil, electricity and fertilizer, as a manifestation of sharing the pain between the Government and Region Since 1 June 2005 until 20 August 2008, Indonesia had held 414 Regional Head Elections, whether it be the election of a Governor of Regent/Mayors Coincide with the result have been reflected as the oversight done by the DPD RI, the Government has implemented MDG’s as follows: Availability of the poor budget policy due to Eradicate poverty and hunger 20% of National Budget for Education was realized;

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Women participation in politic his expected to be 30% (in DPD RI at next General Election 2009) Some of public Health Services in each regency had been developed in order to reduce charge mortality and improve maternal health Specified program to combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other disease was also realize Readiness on environmental sustainability and promote green reconstruction based on: -

Sustainable development (socially acceptable, economically viable and

environmentally sound) - Effective management of the natural resource - Effective participation of local communities and - Strengthened and decentralized natural resource governance

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PARLIAMENT OF FINLAND

DRAFT November 4, 2008

Accountability and Parliamentary Oversight Helsinki, Finland, November 10 - 13, 2008

Conference venue: PARLIAMENT OF FINLAND ANNEX Address: Arkadiankatu 3, Helsinki

Monday, November 10

Arrival of participants

18.00 – 20.00 OPENING RECEPTION at the hotel

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Scandic Simonkenttä Hotel Simonkatu 9, Helsinki Pavilion Room, 8th floor

The hotel is located a few blocks from the Parliament Annex where the conference continues from Tuesday, November 11 until Thursday, November 13.

Tuesday, November 11

8.45

Departure on foot from the hotel for the Parliament Annex

9.15 – 10.00 INTRODUCTIONS AND REVIEW OF COURSE Mr. Guy LINDSTRÖM, Deputy Director, International Department of the Parliament of Finland Mr. Rick STAPENHURST, Senior Public Sector Management Specialist, The World Bank Institute

Introduction of participants

10.00 – 10.15

Refreshment break

10.15 – 11.45 LEGISLATIVE STRENGTHENING, ACCOUNTABILITY AND ACCESS TO INFORMATION Mr. Toby MENDEL, Law Programme Director, Article 19

12.00 – 13.30

Lunch

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Host: Mr. Jarmo VUORINEN, Deputy Secretary General, Parliament of Finland Speaker's private dining room

14.00 – 15.45 LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT MECHANISMS AND TOOLS Mr. Peter LONEY, Adjunct Professor and Executive Director, Public Sector Governance and Accountability Research Centre, La Trobe University, Australia Dr. Laode IDA, Deputy Speaker, House of Regional Representatives, Indonesia Representative of Pakistan

15.45 – 16.00 Refreshment break

16.00 – 17.45

COMMITTEES Mr. Samuel SALLAS-MENSAH, Chair, Public Accounts Committee, Ghana Mr. John CHEYO, Chair, Public Accounts Committee, Tanzania Senator Ahmad LAWAN, Chair, Public Accounts Committee, Senate, Nigeria

19.15

Departure from the hotel by bus

19.30

Dinner Restaurant Aino Pohjoisesplanadi 21

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Wednesday, November 12

9.00 – 10.30

BRIEFING AND QUESTIONS & ANSWERS BY Mr. Matti AHDE, Chair, Audit Committee, Parliament of Finland Mr. Jyrki KASVI, Vice Chair, Committee for the Future, Parliament of Finland

10.30 – 11.00 Refreshment break

11.00 – 12.30

EXTERNAL OVERSIGHT MECHANISMS Ombudsmen and Auditors General Representative of Pakistan Representative of Sri Lanka Mrs. Kuku DORBOR, Co-Chair, Public Accounts Committee, Liberia

12.30 – 13.45 Lunch

13.45 – 15.30 BRIEFING AND QUESTIONS & ANSWERS BY Mr. Petri JÄÄSKELÄINEN, Deputy Ombudsman, Office of the Parliamentary Ombudsman of Finland Mr. Marko MÄNNIKKÖ, Head of Executive Management Support, on behalf of the Auditor General of the National Audit Office of Finland

15.30 – 16.00 Refreshment break

16.00 – 17.45 SPECIAL COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES Mr. Usman Adamu Mohammed, Chair, Public Accounts Committee, House of Representatives, Nigeria

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Mr. Songkarn CHITSUTHIPAKORN, MP, Secretary to Committee of Budget Oversight, Thailand Mr. K. K. MENSAH, Vice Chair, Public Accounts Committee, Ghana

19.10

Departure from the hotel by bus

19.30

Dinner Host: Mr. Matti AHDE, Chair of the Audit Committee Restaurant Sipuli Kanavaranta 7

Thursday, November 13

9.00 – 11.00

Tour of Helsinki Departure from the hotel by bus

11.00 – 12.30 PLENARY DEBATES – OVERSEEING THE LEGISLATURE? Representative of Sri Lanka Mr. HAMDHANI, Vice Chair, International Cooperation Committee, House of Regional Representatives, Indonesia Mr. Zubeir MAULID, MP, Tanzania

12.30 – 13.30

Lunch

13.30 – 15.00

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PACs

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15.00 – 16.00 Tour of the Parliament of Finland Refreshments

16.00

OBSERVE QUESTION HOUR

17.00

WRAP UP AND EVALUATION

17.30

Wine and snacks Parliament Annex, Atrium

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Seminar on Accountability and Parliamentary Oversight

Parliament of Finland, Annex November 10 – 13, 2008

PARTICIPANTS

Ghana Mr. Samuel Sallas-Mensah, MP, Chair, Public Accounts Committee Mr. K. K. Mensah, MP, Vice Chair, Public Accounts Committee Mr. Camillo Pwamang, Clerk, Public Accounts Committee

Indonesia Dr. Laode Ida, Deputy Speaker, House of Regional Representatives Mr. Hamdhani, Vice Chair, International Cooperation Committee, House of Regional Representatives Dr. Genius Umar, Director, International Affairs Secretariat, House of Regional Representatives

Liberia Mrs. Kuku Dorbor, MP, Co-Chair, Public Accounts Committee Ms. Regina Sokan-Teah, MP Mr. Joseph Weatue Jr, Staff

Nigeria Senator Ahmad Lawan, Chair, Public Accounts Committee, Senate

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Mr. Usman Adamu Mohammed, MP, Chair, Public Accounts Committee, House of Representatives Mr. Patrick Giwa, Secretary/Clerk, Public Accounts Committee, House of Representatives

Pakistan Mr. Sardar Bahadur Ahmed Khan Sihar, MP Mr. Nawabzada Malik Amad Khan, MP Mr. Jangu Khan, Joint Secretary, Public Accounts Committee Mr. Sharafat Ali, Section Officer, Public Accounts Committee

Sri Lanka Mr. Wajira Abeywardena, MP Mrs. Nirupama Rajapaksa, MP Mr. Nandasiri Peiris, Assistant Director, Committee on Public Enterprises

Tanzania Mr. John Cheyo, MP, Chair, Public Accounts Committee Mr. Zubeir Maulid, MP Mr. Michael Chikokoto, Clerk Assistant

Thailand Mr. Songkarn Chitsuthipakorn, MP, Secretary to Committee of Budget Oversight Dr. Chaiwat Khamchoo, Director, College of Politics and Governance, King Prajadhipok's Institute

Observers NN, MP, Iceland NN, Parliamentary Staff, Iceland

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NN, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Iceland

Speakers and experts Mr. Peter Loney, Adjunct Professor and Executive Director, Public Sector Governance and Accountability Research Centre, La Trobe University, Australia Mr. Adams Fusheini, Information Resource Coordinator, the Parliamentary Centre – Africa, Ghana Mr. Toby Mendel, Law Programme Director, Article 19

World Bank Institute Mr. Rick Stapenhurst, Senior Public Sector Mgmt Specialist, Parliamentary Strengthening Program

Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Finland

Ministry of Finance, Finland

Parliament of Finland Mr. Guy Lindström, Deputy Director, International Department Ms. Maarit Immonen, Assistant for International Affairs, International Department Ms. Arja Jokilaakso, Assistant for International Affairs, International Department Ms. Tiina Virtanen, Information Officer, Information Department

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