Problematizations of Organizational Reform Policy at National Institute of Public Administration, Republic of Indonesia

Abstract

This article analyses organizational reform policy at National Institute of Public Administration (NIPA) in Indonesia. Drawing on Bacchi’s WPR approach to policy analysis, this article aims to interrogate represented problem that is supposed to address. This study finds out that innovation is the most important issue that the policy attempts to address. The policy also responds bureaucratic problem in this country that is poor in creating breakthroughs. Although this organizational reform succeeds to reduce the structure but it also creates a new division of innovation which has tasks to endorse and promote innovation practices. Such tasks are actually available to be embedded in the research division.

Keywords: problematizations, organizational reform, NIPA, Indonesia