Controversies of Political Party Information System (SIPOL) for the 2019 Indonesian Election

Fitria Wulan Dhani

2018

Abstract

One of the stages in the 2019 election arrangement begins with the registration and verification process for political parties aspiring to participate in it. One of the media employed by the National Election Commission (KPU) as the election organiser is called the Political Party Informational System (SIPOL) and it is a system to help the KPU during the registration and verification process. In the current digital era where everything is conducted via the internet, SIPOL is expected to assist the KPU service towards political parties, as well as to improve the results’ accuracy during the administration and verification process. On the contrary, SIPOL draws some controversies instead. Some political parties, which failed during the administration process, have prosecuted SIPOL through the Election Supervisory Board (BAWASLU). What went wrong with SIPOL and why did it keep being supported? This article aims to deepen the analysis about how the controversy happened in SIPOL implementation and what factors caused the controversy. It employed a qualitative method with descriptive analysis. The data were collected through literature reviews and an online data search. The findings indicated that SIPOL, as a web-based informational technology, can provide a space for transparency and administrative discipline; however, it is not aligned with political parties’ preparedness to face the advancement of informational technology.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Dhani F. (2018). Controversies of Political Party Information System (SIPOL) for the 2019 Indonesian Election.In Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Contemporary Social and Political Affairs - Volume 1: ICoCSPA, ISBN 978-989-758-393-3, pages 22-26. DOI: 10.5220/0008816100220026

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icocspa18,
author={Fitria Wulan Dhani},
title={Controversies of Political Party Information System (SIPOL) for the 2019 Indonesian Election},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Contemporary Social and Political Affairs - Volume 1: ICoCSPA,},
year={2018},
pages={22-26},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0008816100220026},
isbn={978-989-758-393-3},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Contemporary Social and Political Affairs - Volume 1: ICoCSPA,
TI - Controversies of Political Party Information System (SIPOL) for the 2019 Indonesian Election
SN - 978-989-758-393-3
AU - Dhani F.
PY - 2018
SP - 22
EP - 26
DO - 10.5220/0008816100220026