Scholars International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice Abbreviated Key Title: Sch Int J Law Crime Justice ISSN 2616-7956 (Print) |ISSN 2617-3484 (Online) Scholars Middle East Publishers, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Journal homepage: https://saudijournals.com Original Research Article Optimization of the Agency of Regional Planning, Development, Research and Development (Bappeda) in Participatory Planning Through Development Planning Consultations (Musrembang) in North Barito Regency Muhammad Firmansyah*, Muhammad Anshar Nur, Ahmad Yunani Master of Development Administration Study Program, Postgraduate Program, Lambung Mangkurat University, Banjarmasin City, South Kalimantan, Indonesia DOI: 10.36348/sijlcj.2021.v04i07.005 | Received: 11.06.2021 | Accepted: 16.07.2021 | Published: 20.07.2021 *Corresponding author: Muhammad Firmansyah Abstract The emergence of participatory development planning is expected to enable the community to analyze and monitor development in their area. One of the characteristics of a good governance system is a government that can involve all people, is transparent and responsible, effective and fair. Development planning which is ideally expected to be able to realize regional characteristics does not materialize in North Barito Regency. This development planning is not sensitive to regional variations so that the solutions offered are not able to answer regional problems. This study aims to analyze the optimization of Participatory Planning by BAPPEDA through the Development Planning Deliberation (Musrembang) in North Barito Regency. The research method used is qualitative research. Data were collected through field observations, interviews with relevant informants, and field documentation. The data were analyzed descriptively. It was concluded that the Bappeda of North Barito Regency in the participatory development planning process through the musrembang in North Barito Regency in 2019 was not optimal. Keywords: Development Planning, Participatory, BAPPEDA, North Barito. Copyright © 2021 The Author(s): This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium for non-commercial use provided the original author and source are credited. A. INTRODUCTION to its own initiatives based on the aspirations of the The implementation of regional government in people in accordance with the laws and regulations. the current era of regional autonomy emphasizes the principles of democracy, community participation, The development paradigm that is more equity and justice and pays attention to regional concerned with government power is no longer relevant potential and diversity (Mayrowani, 2016). This is a to be applied. The shift in the development paradigm is manifestation of the implementation of the principle of theoretically a manifestation of a change in the pattern decentralization in the implementation of local of development planning from a top-down pattern to a government. In accordance with the mandate of the bottom-up pattern (Hastutik, 2019). In line with the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia, local bottom-up pattern, the Regional Government in this governments are authorized to regulate and manage case Bappeda should prepare a strategy in order to their own government affairs according to the principle absorb the aspirations of the community in regional of autonomy. development planning in order to create good governance (Nurcholis, 2009). The start of the era of Law Number 23 of 2014 basically uses the regional autonomy that adheres to a democratic principle of autonomy as widely as possible where the government system, the concept of community regions are given the authority to manage and regulate participation is an important concept because it is all government affairs outside those of the Government directly related to the nature of democracy as a as stipulated in the Law. With the enactment of Law government system that focuses on the people as the Number 23 of 2014 concerning the implementation of holder of sovereignty (Sinaga, 2014). regional government, a common thread can be drawn that each region has the authority to regulate and One of the characteristics of a good manage the interests of the local community according governance system is a government that can involve all Citation: Muhammad Firmansyah et al (2021). Optimization of the Agency of Regional Planning, Development, 465 Research and Development (Bappeda) In Participatory Planning Through Development Planning Consultations (Musrembang) In North Barito Regency. Sch Int J Law Crime Justice, 4(7): 465-470. Muhammad Firmansyah et al., Sch Int J Law Crime Justice, July, 2021; 4(7): 465-470 people, is transparent and responsible, effective and Musrenbangcam so that the flow and mechanism are in fair, has the rule of law and can ensure that political, accordance with the guidelines. social and economic priorities are based on community consensus (Lia, 2010). 2020). The right way is to carry Development planning which is ideally out musrembang either through village/kelurahan level expected to be able to realize regional characteristics musrembang, sub-district level musrembang and has not materialized. This development planning is not district/city level musrembang. This is done in order to sensitive to regional variations so that the solutions obtain consensus deliberation for better regional offered are not able to answer regional problems. On development planning. the other hand, this mechanism weakens the creative ability of the people related to sustainable development. The emergence of participatory development Such conditions can lead to apathy and inertia in planning is expected to lead the community to be able society. Barriers can also come from the internal side of to understand the problems they face, analyze the root the community itself, including lack of initiative, causes of these problems, design selected activities, and disorganization and lack of adequate capacity to be provide a framework for monitoring and evaluating involved productively in the decision-making process, development implementation. Community participation where this occurs partly due to lack of information. in the development process is an effective way to Lack of mastery of participation methods and accommodate and accommodate various diverse needs. techniques is also a major obstacle. Efforts to increase community participation in the development process can bring substantive benefits, Musrenbang is expected to be able to answer where the implementation of development will be more problems that exist in the community related to effective and efficient, in addition to providing a sense participatory planning/involving the role of the of satisfaction and strong community support for the community in deliberation to get results that are in local government programs themselves. The enactment accordance with community needs. Based on the of Law Number 23 of 2014 concerning the description of the potential and problems above, this implementation of regional government also study aims to analyze the optimization of Participatory emphasizes the importance of the quality of public Planning by BAPPEDA through the Development services. Planning Deliberation (Musrembang) in North Barito Regency. The success of development in an area will not be separated from the role of the Regional Development B. MATERIALS AND METHOD Planning Agency (Bappeda). Bappeda is an agency Qualitative research is to collect information tasked with carrying out development planning in the about the status of an existing symptom, namely a regions (Fadli, 2020). Bappeda is an agency or staff that symptom state according to what it was at the time the reports directly to the Bupati. The role of Bappeda in research was conducted (Arikunto, 1998). Therefore the past government was not very significant in this research uses qualitative research methods. The development. However, this is more because the research location is in North Barito Regency, Central government system is too centralized, so that Bappeda's Kalimantan Province, precisely in Lahei District with space for movement is limited due to the dominance of Locations in Lahei 1 and Lahei 2 Villages. central government intervention in regional Administratively, Lahei District consists of 11 (eleven) development. villages, namely: Hurung Enep Village, Haragandang Village, Bengahon Village, Ipu Village, Juju Baru Development planning in North Barito Village, Karendan Village, Muara Inu Village, Muara Regency must indeed refer to the national development Pari Village, Mukut Village and Rahaden Village and 2 planning system, which is a unified development (two) villages, Lahei I Village and Lahei II Village. planning procedure to produce long-term, medium- Data collection techniques used are observation, term, and annual development plans implemented by interviews, and documentation. The data obtained were elements of state and community administrators at the then analyzed descriptively. central and regional levels. The Participatory Development Planning Process Mechanism needs to be C. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION carried out through several activities. The 1. North Barito Regency Overview Village/Kelurahan Development Planning Deliberation North Barito Regency is located in the equator Forum (Musrenbangdes/kel), District Development at a position of 114º 27'00" east