The Alignment Strategy of APBD Planning with RPJMD to Improve Infrastructure Development in Bekasi City

Abstract

Bekasi City is a part of PKN Jabodetabekpunjur region that has economic and population growth rate quite rapidly, so that the necessary support facilities and sufficient for the life of city residents and business growth. This is what became one of RPJMD mission, Bekasi 2008-2013. The Evaluation of APBD 2008 - 2010 document was conducted for program performances and policies in support of achieving its mission. The step of budget planning is the role strategic in managing local budgets, so the evaluation in this study represents an important effort to the budget process can result APBD documents that have bearing capacity of (relevant, efficient and effective) in achieving RPJMD target. The research was conducted through several methods: 1) Analysis of quality targets RPJMD program of Bekasi city from 2008 to 2013 by using the SMART criteria; 2) Analysis of the relevance, efficiency and effectiveness estimates programs and activities in APBD 2008-2010; 3) Identify some factors that influence the unconformity; 4) Formulating criteria and strategy alternatives with strategy weight assessment through AHP method; 5) Final formulation the alignment strategy through program planning and recommended activities. The result of this research has shown some disharmony in planning both activities and programs APBD 2008-2010 with target indicator RPJMD 2008- 2013, from 18 programs in the evaluation there are 11 programs significantly less value than the assessment standard. This deviation / disharmony covers: a) The quality of RPJMD objectives are undefined so SKPD difficult to apply it; b) Determination of irrelevant program activities in APBD, so it has low value of efficiency and effectiveness; c) Lack of designing program in RPJMD and APBD so it has no bearing capacity on attainment of policy and mission. Some factors has identified as main causes of disharmony are: 1) Technology and the system in Implementation of Planning Projects ; 2) Endorsement for Regional Planning Officers; 3) Leadership in accelerate the achievement of targets/objectives ; 4) Human Resources (Staff planners) in SKPD; 5) Organization Structure and SKPD Planning Team; 6) Planning and Budgeting preparation. The strategy of alignment APBD planning with RPJMD to improve facilities and infrastructure development in Bekasi city has formulated as follows: 1) Performance improvement TAPD; 2) Performance Improvement with ISO Planning; 3) Increasing Participation in Musrenbang; 4) Communication and Commitment to Achieving Target/Goals; 5) Apparatus Training and Application of functional Planner Position; 6) Implementing Incentive Regulation and disincentives; 7) Completion of the Draft Program . The strategy of program and activity above is recommended as input for the government of Bekasi city to arrange APBD in the future for its role of achieving mission, objectives, targets in formed by RPJMD of Bekasi city.