STRENGTHENING EVIDENCE-BASED POLICY IN THE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM IN INDONESIA BY THE ANALYSIS OF SUPPLY AND DEMAND IN THE POLICY COMMUNITY NETWORK THEORY

Abstract

The phenomenon of the abolishing of regulations, deregulation of thousands of regional rules, and the
different data used by government agencies to tackles the same issues in Indonesia, give an essential message
for increasing the use of evidence in the public policy-making process. This condition can be analyzed by the
concept of supply and demand in the theory of policy community network. A policy is a product from several
actors in which the actors and the relationships between them as a network can directly influence the success
of the policy formulation process and the potency that those policies can be implemented. By knowing the
quality and quantity of the supply produced by research, the demand side played by the policymakers can be
encouraged to use the evidence as the basis of the policy made. The evidence supply issue can be understood
by investigating the challenges faced by the researchers and research bodies, which are the interest
related to policy, research capacity, and data availability. On the demand side, we can encourage the use of
research as evidence in policy-making by creating an open and participative system. Through the analysis of
supply and demand, this study is trying to propose strategies to strengthen the evidence-based policy and to
broaden its influence at every stage of the policy cycle in Indonesia.