After completing the 2019 HSN event at BPS, Kecuk immediately rushed to the Sari Pan hotel on M.H Thamrin Street, Central Jakarta (26/9). This is to fulfill the invitation from the Ministry of Politics and Security in order to launch the Indonesian Democratic Index (IDI) book in 2018.
Secretary of Kemenkopolhukam (Sesmenkopolhukam), Letjend. TNI. Tri Soewandono who represented Menkopolhukam Wiranto who was unable to attend said that the book was made in collaboration with BPS and the Ministry of Home Affairs to compile indicators of democracy in each region.
"The description of the IDI book that we are launching today, shows that the achievements of IDI in 2018 amounted to 72.39 or increased by 0.28 points with 2017 achievements of 72.11. So it is still in the medium category," Tri Soewandono said.
It must be admitted that Indonesian democracy today still faces many challenges. Challenges that must be resolved include the strengthening of freedom of speech and strengthening the capacity of institutional roles.
"The quality of democracy portrayed by IDI is not merely a measure of government performance, but also of the general public. For that reason, efforts to correct problems or maintain Indonesia's democratic climate are our shared responsibility," said Kecuk while doing a doorstop with media partners. Furthermore Kecuk hopes that the media partners provide straight and enlightening news, so that the public can receive true and balanced news rather than hoaks.
