Collaborative Governance Response to COVID-19 Pandemic in Indonesia

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has hit and is attacking Indonesia. This pandemic is very difficult to eradicate. The Indonesian government has formed a task force for handling the COVID-19 pandemic. The duties and functions of this task force are to coordinate and lead the six main components in the collaborative mechanism for handling the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of the research is to explain the application of collaborative governance in handling COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia. This study used a descriptive analytical method using data derived from the data on handling this pandemic. The results obtained indicate that Indonesia is implementing a collaborative governance approach in the effort to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. The implication of this research is the need to increase collaboration at the operational level. Research can be further developed to find a collaborative governance model in dealing with pandemics in Indonesia.