Activity

Democratic Reform Support Program

Provinces Aceh, Banten, Jawa Barat, Jawa Tengah, Jawa Timur, Papua, Sulawesi Utara, Sumatera Selatan, Sumatera Utara

Program Democracy and Governance (Consolidating the Reform Agenda)

Dates April 2005 - April 2009

Objectives

To support Indonesian groups and institutions critical to consolidating and safeguarding democratic reforms at the national level, including legislative processes, rule of law, freedom of information and expression and decentralization policy.

Program Focus

DRSP supports key legislation and institutions in the consolidation and safeguarding of democracy in Indonesia. DRSP’s flexible approach allows the program to respond and evolve as Indonesia’s needs and policy agenda changes. Activities carried out under the program are focused on the following outcomes:

• Reform and capacity building efforts of the national legislative councils, DPR and DPD and the Constitutional Court to improve systems and public outreach;
Advocacy and public awareness activities of selected civil society organizations involved in national democracy issues, including CSO involvement in election and campaign finance reforms;
Programs and media/journalist organizations that safeguard freedom of information and expression;
Reform of the national framework for regional governance and decentralization and implementation of the special autonomy law for Aceh.

Specific activities include: legal drafting and technical training for members, staff and researchers in the DPR and DPD; development of the case management system in the Constitutional Court; support for national election campaign finance reform; advocacy for passage and effective implementation of the new Freedom of Information Law; and support for the review and implementation of the Law on Governing Aceh.