Research Centre of DPR RI: Problems and Challenges Presented By Dr. Indra Pahlevi Head of Research Centre of DPR RI indralevi@yahoo.com

Introduction Following the change demands based on the needs of parliament (DPR RI) to more responsive and aspirational, the structure of supporting system have to change. According to the Law No. 17/2014 on MPR, DPR, DPD, and DPRD (Representative Body) as law basic to restructuring of the supporting system of DPR. According to the Presidency Regulation No. 27/2015 on Secretariat General And Expertise Agency of DPR According to the Speaker Regulation No. 1/2015 on Role and Function of Expertise Agency of DPR. Based on the law, supporting system of DPR are Secretariat General and Expertise Agency in equal position and functionally responsible to the speaker, but in administrative, Expertise Agency under Secretariat General. Role of the Centre: Doing research and analysis of parliament issues. Function of the Centre: Arrange research and analysis of parliament issues.

Structure Research Centre Expertise Agency Legislative Drafting Centre Budget Analysis Centre Budget Accountability Analysis Centre Law Monitoring Centre Research Centre

Structure Law Analyst Researcher Budget Analyst Speaker of DPR RI Head of Legislative Drafting Centre Legislative Drafter Head of Budget Analysis Centre Budget Analyst Head of Budget Accountability Centre Head of Law Monitoring Centre Law Analyst Head of Research Centre Researcher Head of Expertise Agency

Vision of The Centre Be the Centre Professional, Neutral, Trusted, and Accountable to Support Role and Function of DPR RI

Mission of The Centre Optimize Substance (Expertise) Support to DPR RI through research activity professionally, neutral, and accountable Provide Substance (Expertise) Support to DPR RI through analysis professionally, neutral, and accountable Develop human resources competency

History Establish since 1990 based on initiative the Speaker of the House (DPR RI) H.E. Muhammad Kharis Suhud (Period 1987-1992) The consideration or the reasoning establishment of research division was necessity of substance support to the House (DPR RI) At the beginning, there were only 16 researchers who recruited specific to became researcher. Institutionally, at the beginning only as a division under the Centre for Analysis and Information Services In 1990, some of staff visited to Library of Congress and Congressional Research Services in US Congress to learn about substance support to the parliament Since November 2015, research division became research centre

Division of Research ECONOMY AND PUBLIC POLICY INTERNATIONAL RELATION LAW SOCIAL WELFARE INDONESIA POLITIC

Number of Researcher Division Number of Researcher Economy and Public Policy 26 Researchers International Relation 7 Researchers Law 14 Researchers Social Welfare 19 Researchers Indonesia Politic Total 73 Researchers

Education Background Division Doctor (Ph. D) Ph. D Candidate Master Bachelor Economy and Public Policy - 6 20 International Relation 1 5 Law 13 Social Welfare Indonesia Politic 3 Total 7 11 54

Services Short brief/policy paper Pointers of specific issues (policy recommendation) Deeply analysis Research (including survey) Assistance of bill deliberation, oversight committee, and budget committee Discussion Books and journals

Kind of Topics Indonesia Politic Division Politic and Government issues State Body/supra structure institution: executive, legislative, and judiciary Non government organization and infra structure institution: political party, electoral system, etc Local politic/local autonomy Mass communication, press, and mass media Bureaucracy and state apparatus Security and defense Etc

Kind of Topics Law Division Law making process Law enforcement Human right issues Public administration law and constitutional law Criminal law International law Economic law and civil/private law Land reform law Custom/tradition law Etc

Kind of Topics International Relation Division Foreign Politic Regional Issues International Organization International Politic and Security International Economy Global Environment Parliament Diplomacy

Kind of Topics Economy and Public Policy Division State Budget Finance and Banking Management and Development Investment, industry, and trade Public policy Transportation Agriculture, forestry, maritime, and fisheries Infrastructure Tourism Energy

Kind of Topics Social Welfare Division Health Education Culture and tourism Religion Woman empowerment and children protection Environment Youth and sport Population Labor/man power and transmigration Rural and urban development Social psychology Another Social issues: disability, conflict, discrimination, and custom community

Product BOOK Individual Group/team JOURNAL We have 4 journals each division (field study) regularly and 1 general journal SHORT BRIEF/POLICY PAPER TWO WEEKLY RESEARCH REPORT SHORT ANALYSIS BY REQUEST

Books

Short Brief/Info Pack

Jurnal Journals

Some Problems and Challenges As a researcher, we also have to fulfil some responsibilities to produce scientific paper. Then, we propose to the Indonesia Science Institute (LIPI) as our career supervising as a researcher. At the same time, we also responsible to the DPR RI to give substance support quickly (including involved in bill deliberation). So, we have 2 (two) obligations in the same time.

Continue Some Problems… Our main challenge is how we do research to fulfil the needs of DPR and accordance with the Science Institute Rules. In the future, we need more researchers from various field study to meet the need of substance support to the DPR. Our status not only as a civil servant with some conditions (according to civil servant law), but also as a parliament official with specific status.

Continues some problems… Generally, We still facing some problems: Structure of the research service (part of expertise agency of DPR RI)  Already establish since November 2015. Competency of researchers and quality of products {Support researchers to receive higher education (masters and doctorate), Enhance technical training for researchers – policy analysis, brief making, legislative research etc, and develop quality control mechanism}. Relations with non-permanent staff (MPs personal staff, advisers) - Develop working mechanism between researchers and non-permanent staffs. Lack of career opportunity {Disconnect between academic standards expected by Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) and standards required for practical services in the House needs to be overcome through communication with LIPI}. Cooperation amongst research services of the parliaments.

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