JAKARTA - The results of a recent survey by the Indonesian Election Institute (LPI) in collaboration with the Indonesian Public Institute (IPI), and the Indonesian Club (IC), show that the Head of the State Intelligence Agency (BIN) Budi Gunawan is the most influential figure among ministers and heads of state institutions.
This survey was conducted from August 30 to September 12, 2022, on an intellectual middle class, consisting of lecturers/experts, researchers, NGO/NGO members and activists/seniman in 34 provinces.
This survey intends to measure the intellectual middle class's view of the performance of 45 leaders of state institutions and ministers in the Advanced Indonesia Cabinet during the first semester of 2022.
The five things measured in this survey are popularity, influence, controversy, uniqueness, relevance and contribution of thought.
The sampling technique used in this research is a prepose sampling where the intended subject as a sample has special criteria such as professions and scientific fields with a sample of 800 respondents with a margin of error of 3.5 percent and a confidence level of 95 percent.
"Of the 45 names, there are 10 ministers or heads of state institutions that are categorized as the most influential figures and in number one is the Head of BIN Mr. Budi Gunawan with a score of 2.39 from a scale of 0 to 4," said Founder of the Indonesian Voters Board Boni Hargens when confirmed, Sunday, September 18.
Besides Budi Gunawan, other influential figures are TNI Commander Andhika Perkasa, National Police Chief Listyo Sigit Prabowo, Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Mahfud MD, SOE Minister Erick Tohir, Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Uno, Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani, Minister of Transportation Budi Karya, and Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian.
Boni emphasized that these 10 best figures are those who are considered by the Indonesian intellectual middle class as the people who are the backbone of President Joko Widodo in carrying out development during the first semester of the 2022 Working Year.
I think the public will see for themselves how these figures have worked and been dedicated so far. It is natural that the results of this survey provide commensurate awareness of them," he said.
Furthermore, Boni said, the Head of BIN Budi Gunawan was an intelligent figure, worked in silence, and was very professional in carrying out his duties both as head of BIN and as close people to President Joko Widodo.
"This survey is not related to the election pragmatic agenda. LPI from the beginning of its founding in 2008 did not play on the issue of pragmatics, but rather led to the state agenda of caring for our Indonesian state," he said.
Meanwhile, according to LPI researcher, Febri Wahyuni, Budi Gunawan is the most influential figure. score 2.39.
This can be seen in the influence indicator based on the expertise of a leader in two sub-indicators, namely in terms of policy formulation, program agendas as well as implementing them and the influence of these leaders in targeting their institutions.
"Against these two elements, respondents assessed that the figure of Budi Gunawan had a positive influence on a number of BIN program and agenda formulas, especially in terms of dealing with the COVID-19 outbreak while guarding the transition phase from pandemic to endemic," said Wahyuni.
Respondents, said Wahyuni, also assessed that Budi Gunawan's reputation in leading BIN institutions was also seen from policy breakthroughs and dexterity within institutions in responding to various dimensions of threats, challenges, obstacles and disturbances or ATHG.
"Mr. Budi Gunawan's agility also provides detection, analysis, projection and strategy to take policies that will be taken by the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Joko Widodo (Jokowi) as the end user," said Wahyuni.
The results of the LPI survey place 10 heads of institutions and ministers as the most influential figures in the running of the Jokowi government.
The 10 figures are the Head of BIN General Police (Ret.) Budi Gunawan with a score of 2.39; TNI Commander General Andika Perkasa with a score of 2.38; National Police Chief General (Pol) Listyo Sigit Prabowo with a score of 2.38.
Then, Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Mahfud MD with a score of 2.38; Minister of SOEs Erick Thohir with a score of 2.38; Menparekraf Sandiaga Uno with a score of 2.35; Minister of PUPR Basuki Hadimuljono with 2.35 scores; Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani with a score of 2.34; Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian with a score of 2.33; and Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi with a score of 2.32.
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