1. Research Centre of DPR RI: Problems and Challenges
Presented By Dr. Indra Pahlevi
Head of Research Centre of DPR RI

2. 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.

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

4. 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

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

6. 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

7. History
Establish since 1990 based on initiative the Speaker of the House (DPR RI) H.E. Muhammad Kharis Suhud (Period )
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

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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

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

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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

18. Books

19. Short Brief/Info Pack

20. Jurnal
Journals

21. 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.

22. 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.

23. 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.

24. Thank You