Title: INFORMATION TRANSPARENCY IN ADMISSION SELECTION OF STATE ISLAMIC HIGHER EDUCATION IN INDONESIA USING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY APPROACH

Issue Number: Vol. 4, No. 4
Year of Publication: 2014
Page Numbers: 418-427
Authors: Linda Salma Angreani
Journal Name: International Journal of Digital Information and Wireless Communications (IJDIWC)
- Hong Kong
DOI:  http://dx.doi.org/10.17781/P001296

Abstract:


The right to information is one of fundamental human right essential. The transparency, availability and accessibility of information enable people to hold policy-makers to account and participate in the decision making process, promoting better governance, and reducing inefficiency and corruption. In Indonesia, there is an integrated system of student admission to State Islamic Higher Education, named SPMB-PTAIN. This kind of integrated admission selection model to enter State Islamic Higher Education in Indonesia through written examination conducted simultaneously nationwide involving 53 Islamic Higher Education Institution and coordinated by the Ministry of Religious Affairs of Republic of Indonesia. In 2013, this model are used by for about 200 thousands applicants. However, there is no such model that provides information about exams result tracking for users. These condition lead to some critical issues related to the transparency in SPMB-PTAIN exams results. The subject of this paper is proposing the monitoring system as part of system improvements of SPMB-PTAIN (named SMUPDA) in terms of monitoring and transparency. SMUPDA has been tested in SPMB-PTAIN 2013 and was made such a clear form of continuous improvement in data processing of SPMB-PTAIN. SMUPDA can also provide transparency of data processing on the implementation of SPMB-PTAIN. Therefore the similar model may be applied to other systems related to public services to provide transparency and gain the public trust of public services institutions itself.