Local Election Circus

By: Sigit Pramono

Stories from the outskirts of Yogyakarta. A group of residents came to the spinning doctor team of a local candidate. Only because they don’t want to rent tents, tables, chairs for the next election or another event, they all promise that 300 registered voters in the polling station will definitely select the candidate. The prerequisite is only the candidate is willing to rent those tents, chair, and another inventory needed. When the D-day polling arrived, the citizens do choose the candidates. Even though, the ballot box is hijacked until the promised tents finally arrived.
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Javanese Culture, The Noble Culture

Special for visitors interested to learn more about Javanese culture, the following information might be useful.

Hello Mr. Bambang,
Rahayu

Back to the 1993 i was colleage of the late Bpk Affan Gaffar. I also had several times taken Mr. Affan classes in the university. It because I was a student movement activist.
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“Developing the mother earth nusantara’s noble character”
“Footpaths to true spirituality”

From Readers: Psychological Age

A reader send me an email from this web. I share it to you here.

From: klobot
My parents said, there are three different definition of age. First, chronological age as written in yout ID card. Second, the biological and psychological age. Psycological age distinguishes human one to the other. Wallahu a’lam bisshawab.

Readers Forum: Open To All

Do you want your thoughts and ideas displayed in this web that it can be shared with other readers around the world and they respond to your ideas? You want to discuss or contribute constructive ideas to overcome national problems with simple steps or solution? You want to be part of the moral movement and thought to build the nation?

Send your thoughts trough this Web, we will publish them so other readers can discuss and responded. How is it? Just send email via the “contact” bar on your left side or direct email to: bpurwoko@ugm.ac.id. For comments specifically related to certain material, can respond directly through the “comment” bar avaliable at the bottom of each news. Welcome to join us. Thank you.

Fisipol UGM: New Dean With Flare Up Spirit !

Since appointed as new Dean in Fisipol UGM early November, Dr. Pratikno always lack of sleep. Even long before appointed, especially after officially elected with absolute vote as dean in Fisipol, His days always filled up with designing ideas to developing both the resources factors, programs on academic activities, policy advocacy, to planning infrastructure development.

For Dr. Pratikno, not even a second is passed without thinking of the faculty. Start from looking philanthropy for financing scholarships, research development, to the obsession build physical facilities that Fisipol has more “dignified” face at the national level. The impact of all this … Together with Lecturers from different department in the faculty, we have to work hard promoting the faculty trough some cooperation and development programs. Through the “Center for Cooperation and Development Capacity” (PUSAKA) Fisipol UGM, we hope we can realize some (or all) dreams and obsession of the new Dean which indeed representing a crystallization of all civitas academica in Fisipol UGM dreams.

If you are UGM alumni, the alumni of Yogyakarta, or even some body else whi has no relationship with Gadjah Mada University, but having concern to develop education and yearning for Indonesia development progress, let’s join and work together contributing ideas and energy (and wealth) that we have. We wait for your support and action. (BP).

Pak Alisyahbana, the former Sekkota SBY

I am very honoured greeted by Pak Alisyahbana (former secretary of Kota Surabaya who sent me an email to my web-blog. I intentionaly reply his through this web page. I am surely still remember with you sir, especially after our long long discussions about your “removal” from the secretary seat ini Kota Surabaya, merely because of your innovative policy. To the readers, for your information, the dismissal proccess of Mr. Alisjahbana become object study for Sjahrazad Masdar’s dissertation, which has achieved doctorate in political science from the UGM in the early 2008.

How do you do Pak Ali? I heard that you are now busy in managing Taperum in Jakarta? If you don’t mind would you please get me a loan from Taperum credit scheme to pay installment fo a house which the prices is continuing to rebound higher sir? Maturnuwun.

TRAINING ON PERFORMANCE EVALUATION for regional government apparatus

For two days (24-25 Nov) I was become instructors in the Training on Performance Evaluation for local government apparatuses in Tenggarong. The training were followed by 67 participants from all SKPD (Local Govenment Bureau) in Kutai Kartanegara. For readers interested in the training materials can send an email to me. Here by in particular, I apologize to my student Technic and Strategy of Effective Politics Communication in JIP Fisipol UGM since I had to reschedule the course in to Thursday 27 November tomorrow. This is because of the 3 Lecturers who handle the class are all on duty outside the city. But this is the first shift occurred.

I also apologize to readers who already send email, especially responding “Oleh-oleh dari Papua,” which I have not had time yet to reply. But the story is real, some other people have experiencing similar journey. But I have no time yet to write to you. Hopefully I can reply as soon as possible.

Zero Mind Process: Join ESQ Training in Jakarta

After the workshop in Medan, instead of going home directly to Yogyakarta, I will stay in Jakarta for two days. Since I don’t have neither teaching schedule on Friday nor meeting on this Saturday, I planned to participate in the ESQ Executive Training. Together with my wife (she will leaving to Jakarta this evening), we will join Pak Ary Ginanjar Agustian’s ESQ training at “Menra 165″ in Jakarta tomorrow morning.

I have already joint ESQ training for several times. Joining ESQ Training at the time we have chance is a part of my efforts to keep myself in “orbital” in the circle community ESQ 165. At the same time, the training also “recharge” the hearts and maintain its sensitivity that ZMP is easier to do. For me and my family, life is about balance. Not only the brain and mind that need to be “recharged”, but the heart and mind should also always be maintained its sensitivity. Perhaps there are ESQ 165 alumni who are interested to join? Perhaps we could meet in Jakarta .***

Workshop on Strengthening the Structure and Position (Susduk) of DPRD in Medan

News from Medan. For two days, from Wednesday to Thursday 12-13 November 2008, a workshop on Strengthening the structure and position of the local parliament was held. The workshop forum is held in cooperation with S2PLOD UGM, IRE, USAID, and DRSP supported by the local organizing committee of Fisip USU. Similar workshops have been held several times in Yogyakarta, and will soon be held in other cities such as Denpasar and Samarinda.

Meanwhile, the workshop in Medan was attended by some NGO activists, academics, and members of the local parliament of several areas in Sumatra. The member of formulating team from S2PLOD UGM attended the workshop were Dr. Purwo Santoso, Dr. Abdul Gaffar Karim, and my own, Bambang Purwoko. The technical affairs are handled by Desi Rahmawati and Indah. Conclusion formulated from the workshop, both the substance and technical aspects, could be accessed at the Division of Research and Publications S2PLOD UGM.

Workshop in Networking Development

Saturday 8 November 2008 Fisipol UGM holds a workshop on networking development. This agenda is an important step in efforts to revitalize the “Networking Office”, which is will soon be transformed into “Pusat Kerjasama dan Pengembangan Kapasitas” abbreviated “PUSAKA (Center for Networking and Capacity Development). This institution is a strategic working unit in Fisipol UGM. Pusaka is responsible as a catalyst and accelerator in improving the quality of education services in Fisipol, through various programs, advocacy and collaboration activities.

The workshop, which was attended by representatives from almost all the Departments in Fisipol UGM, obtained several important agreements to revitalize the function and working culture especially at PUSAKA. A scheme of organizational change is offered, including a different working spirit that will be brought in to PUSAKA. PUSAKA will be managed in to a more professional, dynamic and innovative unit in carrying out its function. PUSAKA also planned to have several divisions, for example, Resource Mobilization, Public Relations and Alumni Network, Human Resource Capacity Development, and International Cooperation.

Changes in the organization’s spirit and culture are expected to be an effective instrument in achieving professionalism and innovation. These effort is planned to be a real step to improve the quality of education in Fisipol UGM, which could be developed through networking and policy advocacy .****