Presentation by Lina Marliani, J-PAL, at the Asia Pacific Leaders Forum on Open Government 2017, Ach

Evidence in Connecting Open Government to Poverty Reduction Efforts and Economic Development Lina Marliani Executive Director

OGP Goals:

How do we know policies work? transparency

participation

treatment

accountability

comparison

“Governments should truly serve and empower their citizens�

Information available

Citizens are informed

Citizens Demand more

Transparency Case: Information of rice price on ID Cards effectively reduce leakages in subsidized rice in Indonesia

Raskin, is one of Indonesia’s biggest social protection program which distributes subsidized rice to the poor

Problem Am I entitled to buy Raskin?

How much should I pay for Raskin?

Beneficiaries were paying 42% more for their rice, and only 1/3 of Raskin were ever received.

Beneficiaries

Evaluation:

2. Tested Public vs. Private Information (through mail)

1. Tested the design of Raskin Card

Beneficiaries listed publicly

Amount entitled in Kg.

Price

Eligible households receive more rice compared to control group. (1.25 kg or 26% more rice)

In average, Eligible households payed Rp. 57 less for every kg.

Findings

If multiplied by ~17.5 million eligible household, This means household receive ~130 billion rupiah more in subsidy

Citizen participation in choosing/implementing programs

Programs that are aligned with citizen preference and encourage learning.

Citizen Participation Case: Using direct democracy in choosing local public goods in Indonesian villages

Problem

national

local

How do we ensure village programs are representatives to the public interest instead of being captured by elites?

Program design: Direct voting

Community meetings

Village meetings

women caucus

General project

Women project

Village vote

Women vote

General project

Women project

Turnout was high, 80% of villagers voted and voting resulted in higher villager satisfaction. But it had limited impacts on the project selected,

Women’s project were more likely to be located in poorer hamlets of the village

Findings

Through direct democracy, villagers are more aware of the project.

Innovations & techologies

Deter corruption

Accountability Case: The influence of electronic procurement in improving public works in India and Indonesia

Problem: Corrupt public procurement procedures are widely faulted for low quality infrastructure provision in developing countries.

Policy Evaluated: E-procurement in India and Indonesia was gradually rolled out at state (India) or province level (Indonesia).

Competitiveness increased, In both countries more firms participated in the bidding process

In India, e-procurement improves the average road quality

Findings

In Indonesia, e-procurement reduces delays in project completion

Conclusion Transparency

Participation

Accountability

Improvement to public service delivery