Parliament opens in Indonesia calls to declare

TBLISI, suaramerdeka.com – The implementation of the Open Government Partnership (GSP) Summit in Georgia has become an important momentum for parliamentary openness in Indonesia. The Indonesian Parliament has been invited by the Georgian Parliament to participate in this activity, in order to strengthen the parliamentary commitment to become more open and accountable.

Executive Director of Indonesia Parliamentary Watch (IPC), Ahmad Hanafi who became one of the civil society representatives at the Georgia OGP Summit, said the open parliamentary engagement in Indonesia is urgent to be implemented as one of the leaders of the House of Representatives, Fadli Zon, during his meeting with representatives of Indonesian civil society in Georgia.

According to Hanafi, the urgency is due to a number of reasons, "It is necessary to build a good image and commitment to the constituency in the midst of declining public confidence in the House." With such openness, the belief will gradually increase as the politics and activities of the People's Legislative Assembly are widely expressed. We support the commitment of the Indonesian parliament to an open parliamentary parliament, "said Ahmad Hanafi on the sidelines of the recent Open Government Partnership Summit (OGP summit) in Tbilisi, Georgia

as a first step towards the establishment of an open and accountable parliament, as discussed at a meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly attended by several countries at the seat of the Georgian Parliament, Tuesday 18/9 Darwanto, the MediaLink Media Program Manager, stresses that the Indonesian parliament can be inspired by the different parliaments of countries that have already set up an open parliament, such as Georgia.

"Declaration Indonesian parliament in August-September the future, as the commitment presented by the House leaders, must be followed by more concrete and tangible actions. That is, develop Parliament's national action plan open by applying the principles of openness, participation, accountability and innovation development to support all three. principles. It is therefore expected that in the future the Indonesian parliament will have a better image in the eyes of the public, "he said.

(Andika Primasiwi / CN26 / SM Network )