Integration of Local Values into Bureaucratic Reformation of Local Government Agencies: An Effort to Establish Good-Governance Practices in Gorontalo Province

摘要

This paper focuses on integration of local values into bureaucratic reformation of government agencies in Gorontalo to establish local good-governance practices in Gorontalo province. This study uses descriptive qualitative approach. The data for this research are collected through observation, in-depth interview with key informants, and literature review. These data are analyzed through data condensation, data display, conclusion drawing/verifications. This study reveals that implementation of all government agencies activities were based on the standard set up by the national government, which in fact this standard is unable to adjust to the local condition, the people, and the local values applied within the Gorontalonese community. Based on this finding, the further study aimed at implementing the local Gorontalonese values into each unit of governance. The implementation of these local values within the bureaucratic organizational development within government agencies' activities revealed that there is a synchronization and harmonization among government agencies and groups of society in an effort to establish the local good-governance in Gorontalo Province.