JAKARTA - Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri) Muhammad Tito Karnavian emphasized the importance of building a competitive climate among regional heads to encourage improved regional government performance.
According to Tito, the regional autonomy system in Indonesia provides great authority to the local government (Pemda), so that the performance of each region has a direct impact on national achievements.
"Well, this is the challenge there, because all of these regions are the only ones whose performance has plummeted that can affect the national performance," Tito said in a statement in Jakarta, ANtara, Sunday, April 26.
The statement was made at the 2026 National Governance Awards which is expected to be able to build a healthy competition climate among regional heads.
He assessed that the diversity of the background of regional heads was a challenge for the central government in conducting coaching. Therefore, the Ministry of Home Affairs continues to strive to strengthen the performance of regional heads through various approaches.
"Various efforts are being made through formal and informal coaching. However, one of the most effective is to build a competitive climate among regional heads," he said.
Tito explained that the reward and punishment mechanism has proven to be able to motivate regional heads to show the best performance. In addition, the award event is also a means to showcase the heads of regional achievements.
He also appreciated the holding of the 2026 National Governance Awards held by one of the private television stations. According to him, the involvement of external parties, especially mainstream media, adds value to the assessment process as well as publication to the public.
"And to the regional heads who are not lucky enough to get the award, we hope that they will also be tempted so that they can get the same award," said Tito.
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