Proceedings Asia Conference on Governance and Accountability Studies
Amidst the dynamic evolution in various sectors, particularly during the age of globalization and digitalization, the significance of transparency, accountability, and ethical conduct within public institutions has surged. Acknowledging this urgency, the Asia Conference on Governance and Accountability Studies (ACGAS), which will be held on 7 December 2024 at Universitas Ngurah Rai Bali, has embraced the theme of "Transparent, accountable, and ethical public institutions for eradicating corruption." This theme is selected to spotlight the genuine hurdles faced by public institutions in upholding their integrity, tackling corruption, and elevating the caliber of public services. Corruption presents a grave menace to sustainable progress, political stability, and social fairness. Hence, ACGAS aims to foster a comprehensive understanding of how public institutions can enhance their transparency, accountability, and ethical standards to effectively eradicate corruption. By tackling these issues, ACGAS is devoted to serving as a platform where stakeholders, academics, practitioners, and global thinkers can exchange knowledge, experiences, and inventive concepts to fortify upright and resilient public institutions. Through ACGAS, the anticipation is for concrete solutions, policy recommendations, and practical frameworks to surface, which can be embraced by public institutions spanning across Asia. Consequently, this conference isn't solely a forum for dialogue; it also represents a tangible stride toward realizing the vision of transparent, accountable, and ethical public institutions across the Asian landscape.
Limited Internship and Job Placements (It means that economic programs offer few opportunities for internships)
Purpose: The purpose of this article is to examine the challenges associated with limited internship and job placement opportunities within economics programs, analyse their impact on students' career development and employment, and explore potential solutions to bridge the gap between academic education and PR. Methodology/approach: Thrived-methods approach. The research was conducted at three major higher education institutions in Uzbekistan known for their economics programs: Tashkent State University of Economics (TSUE), University of World Economy and Diploma, Samarkand Institute of Economics and Service (SIES). These universities were selected due to their strong focus on economics and political education and their regional. Focus group discussions (FGDs) were held with small student groups (5–8 participants each) to discuss shared challenges and expectations. Results/findings: In Uzbekistan, a number of works aimed at eliminating the shortcomings of the internship process are being carried out. The methods and results can be expressed as follows: Training of teachers and mentors: Special trainings and seminars for teachers and mentors were organized in educational institutions. It helps to improve the skills of working with students and supporting them in the practice process. Limitations: The study is limited to a specific geographic and demographic sample, which may affect generalizability. Contribution: This study contributes to educational reform discussions by providing empirical support for creating new opportunities for practical experience and bridge to employment in the future that foster internship and job placements. Novelty: Innovation: Unlike previous work, this study will be a very useful roadmap for Uzbek students to build a roadmap for gaining experience through excellent practice to transition to new jobs.
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Rethinking Teaching: Why Students Produce Low Levels of Innovation
Purpose: This study investigates the low levels of innovation in education, emphasizing how traditional teaching methods limit students’ creativity and ability to engage in independent thinking. Methodology/approach: A mixed-methods approach was employed, involving surveys and classroom observations among 200 high school students across three regions. Students were exposed to traditional versus student-centered teaching models such as inquiry-based learning. Data were analyzed using statistical software and qualitative coding techniques. Results/findings: The study reveals a significant correlation between teaching methods and student creativity. Traditional, teacher-centered methods are linked to lower engagement and innovation, while student-centered approaches enhance independent thinking and creative problem-solving. Limitations: The study is limited to a specific geographic and demographic sample, which may affect generalizability. Contribution: This study contributes to educational reform discussions by providing empirical support for student-centered learning approaches that foster creativity and innovation. Novelty: Unlike many prior works, this study combines qualitative and quantitative evidence to directly link specific teaching practices with measurable student creativity outcomes.
Inadequate facilities and infrastructure
In today’s fast-paced world, quality education remains a cornerstone for economic growth, social progress, and individual empowerment. However, despite the critical importance of education, many schools worldwide continue to operate with insufficient facilities and outdated infrastructure. The consequences of these inadequacies are profound, often undermining students’ potential and educators’ capacity to deliver effective instruction. Understanding the impact of these limitations on learning goals is crucial as it highlights the urgent need for targeted investment and reform.
Limited cooperation between universities and industries poses significant challenges to innovation, skill development, and economic growth. This disparity impedes the sharing of information, tools, and skills required to solve real-world issues and advance research with useful applications. Ineffective cooperations limit industry' access to cutting-edge academic research, diminish experiential learning opportunities, and impact students' preparedness for the workforce. Moreover, the absence of robust university-industry linkages stifles the development of an innovation ecosystem, creating barriers to technology transfer and entrepreneurial activities. This article explores the causes and implications of limited cooperation, including mismatched priorities, inadequate communication, and resource constraints. It also talks about ways to build better cooperations, like coordinating academic programs with business demands, encouraging collaborative research projects, and setting up forums for discussion between business executives and academics. In a world that is changing quickly, strengthening these partnerships is essential to creating a skilled labor force, promoting innovation, and boosting economic competitiveness.
The Impact of High Tuition Fees on Low-Income Families in Uzbekistan
The rising cost of education in Uzbekistan poses a significant barrier for low-income families striving to access higher education. This study explores the challenges these families face due to high tuition fees and evaluates the government’s existing financial support programs. A descriptive research method was employed, utilizing surveys, interviews, and secondary data analysis to gather insights into the affordability of education and the effectiveness of financial aid initiatives. While scholarships, subsidies, and low-interest loans are available, they remain insufficient to fully address the needs of economically disadvantaged students. The paper concludes with actionable recommendations to reduce financial barriers and promote equitable access to education for all.
A developing issue that restricts students' ability to develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and innovative skills is the lack of emphasis placed in education on research-based learning and analytical thinking. Standardized testing and rote memorization are given excessive importance in many educational institutions, frequently at the price of encouraging curiosity, research skills, and independent analysis. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the growing issue of limited emphasis on research-based learning and analytical thinking within educational systems, particularly in relation to the dominance of standardized testing and rote memorization. It aims to highlight how this imbalance impairs students' development of critical thinking, problem-solving, and innovative skills essential for addressing real-world challenges. Methodology/approach: This study will employ a qualitative, comparative research methodology to explore how different education systems incorporate research-based learning and analytical thinking, with a particular focus on the practices of Finland, Sweden, South Korea, Singapore, and China. Results/findings: The results of studies investigating the insufficient focus on research often reveal a variety of negative outcomes across different sectors. These outcomes highlight the short-term and long-term consequences of underfunding and neglecting research and development, as well as the disparities in research priorities between countries, industries, and institutions. Limitations: The study is limited to a specific geographic and demographic sample, which may affect generalizability. Contribution: This study contributes to educational reform discussions by providing empirical support for creating new opportunities for practical experience and bridge to employment in the future that foster internship and job placements. Novelty: Innovation: Unlike previous work, this study will be a very useful roadmap for Uzbek students to build a roadmap for gaining experience through excellent practice to transition to new jobs.
Analysis of the Implementation of Circular Economy in Waste Management in Banyumas Regency in Supporting Sustainable Development Goals
Purpose: This study seeks to examine the values associated with the implementation of a circular economy in waste management within Banyumas Regency and to assess its role in advancing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Methodology/approach: This research is included in a qualitative approach and uses circular economic theory as a grand theory to determine the value ??of implementing circular economy-based waste management in supporting sustainable development in the Banyumas Regency. This research's subjects (informants) were determined using a purposive sampling technique with a total of thirteen informants. This research was conducted in Banyumas Regency. Research data was gathered by offline and online methods, utilizing participant observation techniques, in-depth interviews, and literature reviews. The analytical methods employed to address the first purpose are content analysis (CA), whereas relational content analysis (RCA) is utilized for the second objective. Results/findings: The research findings indicate that eight waste management ideas in Banyumas Regency align with sustainable development principles. This research results show that the circular economy has excellent potential to be developed to support sustainable development so that results are obtained in the form of a sustainable development concept based on a circular economy to realize inclusive prosperity following the social pillars, economic pillars, environmental pillars and legal pillars that exist in sustainable development goals. Limitations: This research has several limitations that need to be considered to provide a more holistic perspective, including the approach tends to focus on qualitative analysis that has not been fully accommodated, the data used in this research is local and cannot be generalized to other regions without further modification, and not identified the institutional and regulatory barriers. Contribution: It is hoped that this research can enrich insight and provide valuable scientific contributions to the development of the scientific discipline as a whole, which is expected to broaden horizons and open up further research opportunities. In addition, this research can guide stakeholders in planning and implementing sustainable development in the Banyumas Regency and other areas. Novelty: This research comes with the novelty of finding circular economy values ??in waste management in Banyumas, which are closely related to supporting the four pillars of sustainable development goals, not just focusing on one to produce a concept of findings that can be adopted in other regions as a catalyst for achieving sustainable development based on waste management in Indonesia.
Earnings Response Coefficient: Earnings Persistence Moderated by Capital Structure and Economic Growth
Purpose: The influence of earnings persistence on ERC in companies listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange. Methodology/approach: R-Studio has been used as a measuring tool in the focus of the research on publicly traded entities to find insightful knowledge in relation to companies subject to the dynamics of the market and under the scrutiny of investors. Results/findings: The results tend to indicate that when a firm is capable of reporting a high level of earnings sustainably and catches the attention of investors, the market's response to the firm does not tend to be negative. Limitations: This research applies a purposive sampling method, with the explicit selection of companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange for an 11-year period-from 2011 to 2021-in line with specific criteria. Contribution: These findings are adding to our understanding of the stock market pricing processes and contribute to earnings announcement literature Novelty: the goodness of the GDP growth rate may also spill over to market perception regarding the capability of companies' earnings and, hence, further reinforces the earnings-ERC relationship
Literature Review: Generation Z and Millennial Preferences in General Election Buying Votes Context
The research aims to recognize generations Z and millennial preferences in general election buying votes contexts. A qualitative descriptive approach is used in this research. A perish software program device is utilized to find out appropriate manuscripts. A VOS viewer software tool is applied to construct and visualize bibliometric network analysis. Research result that values and issues were strongly oriented towards Generation Z and millennial preferences in the meantime buying votes impacted to conclusive context. Sustainable political education and basic values approach aroused dependence on the young generation for general election votes buying. Reviewed manuscripts as secondary sources were only used in this research. The research involved the interpretation of election buying votes contexts. Bibliometric and VOS viewer visual approaches present recent designs, trends academically, usefulness of the policy makers, and academicians. The bibliometric approach and VOS viewer visual aids are essentially combined to conduct this research and it is scarcely explored.
Developing the Potential of Jombang Regency from a Dynamic Governance Perspective
Regions need to develop their potential to achieve regional independence. This is in line with Law Number 32 of 2024 concerning Regional Autonomy. The development of regional potential also aims to improve community welfare. Jombang Regency has various potentials that are worthy of development. This potential includes the agricultural, plantation, and livestock sectors, tourism, and UMKM. Recently, Jombang Regency received an award as second place winner of the East Java Investment Challenge 2023, where in that year, the development of beef cattle farming was discovered in Bareng District. Apart from that, the plantation sector has also exported Excelsa coffee, which can only be grown in Jombang and Jambi. In the tourism sector, religious tourism at Gus Dur's grave is still a favorite in Jombang Regency, attracting thousands of visitors daily. In the UMKM sector, Jombang Regency has various types of businesses worth developing. This research uses qualitative methods with primary and secondary data sources. Primary data sources are interviews, observations, and documentation. Meanwhile, secondary data sources are obtained from supporting documents relevant to the research. The data analysis model used is Miles & Huberman. The results of this research show that the implementation of dynamic governance has been ongoing in developing the regional potential of Jombang Regency.
Waterfront City in Majene Regency: Reviewing the Role of Government and Communities in Good Environmental Governance
The purpose of this study is to examine the efforts of the government and the general public in promoting good environmental governance (GEG) in the development of Majene's coastal city, which has become a strategic project to improve the economic performance of the local community and, as a result, the environment. The method used is qualitative research using case studies and document analysis, with the goal of systematically implementing environmental principles in the development of coastal areas. The findings indicate that the government has a primary role in enforcing the law, enforcing regulations, and carrying out development projects, despite occasional shortcomings in technical and administrative aspects. In other cases, public participation in the development and implementation of policies is not optimal. Communities are involved in local areas of surveillance, but limited planning and decision making. This is one of the most important factors in achieving effective collaboration between government actors and local communities. The limitations of the research are based on the geographical area of Majene, which does not encompass the entire context of the development of people, as well as the data that is gathered through surveys with a limited amount of information. Despite this, the study makes a significant contribution by emphasizing the importance of community participation in the early stages of development in order to reduce negative impacts on nature.
Transparency, Accountability, and Ethics: A Trilogy in Combating Corruption
Purpose: Based on Komisi Pemberantasa Korupsi (KPK) data, Indonesia is in a corruption crisis, which is why this research aims to provide a trilogy concept in combating corruption. It explores how transparency, accountability, and ethics are interrelated in the context of anti-corruption. Methodology: The methodology used in this study is normative research, specifically prescriptive analytical, through a conceptual approach, a legislative approach, and a case study approach to assess the effectiveness of transparency, accountability, and ethics in eradicating corruption.Findings: The findings from this research reveal that the implementation of transparency, accountability, and ethics as a trilogy in combating corruption in Indonesia has been less effective. In this research found concept trilogy become a part of law enforcement if assisted by the Presiden as head of state and Head of Goverment.Limitation: This study is limited to discussing transparency, accountability, and ethics in anti-corruption efforts. The author hopes that this research can contribute to society, anti-corruption communities, and younger generations about the dangers of corruption for Indonesia’s future. Contribution: Lastly, it is hoped that this research can contribute to academia by providing new knowledge in the fields of corruption studies, law, politics, and public administration.
The Role of Financial Performance in Moderating Green Accounting, Company Size, Leverage on Company Value
Purpose: Company value is a benchmark related to company performance, both internally and externally. An increase in company value can improve investor welfare, so that investors will tend to invest their capital in the company. Apart from that, company value can also be a benchmark for the success of a company. This research aims to examine how green accounting, company size and leverage on company value are moderated by financial performance. Methodology/approach: The data used in this research were taken from the financial reports of Energy Sector companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange for the period 2019 – 2023. Results/findings: The research results show that green accounting does not have a significant effect on company value, while company size does not have a significant effect on company value. On the other hand, leverage has been proven to have a significant positive effect on company value. Financial performance is unable to moderate the relationship between green accounting and company value. However, financial performance has been proven to strengthen the relationship between company size and company value. Additionally, financial performance is also unable to moderate the relationship between leverage and company value. Limitations: Short research period from 2019 to 2023 and only covers energy companies Contribution: These findings provide insights for companies in determining the factors that can enhance the company's value, as well as the importance of considering financial performance as a balancing factor in the company's financial relationships. Novelty: The presence of the Financial Performance variable to moderate the independent variable against the dependent variable.
Transparency in Corporate Reporting as Collaborative Governance Public Institution for Mining Corruption
Mining Corruption is one of the fundamental problems in Indonesia. Which mineral and coal natural resources have entered the top 10 in the world. Ineffective efforts to eradicate corruption are influenced by the lack of synergy among stakeholders. This study aims to provide several ways that can be done by the public institution on how to use the current development of Transparency in Corporate Reporting especially in Indonesia. This study uses an approach based on normative methods with analyze and evaluate regulation or principal of transparency, accountability, and ethical standards to effectively eradicate corruption especially mining in Indonesia. The data presented in this research can be used or contribute as a reference as a way to eradicate corruption, and can help public institutions in eradicating the disease that has undermined the Indonesian State, namely corruption. Corruption is one of the causes for the inadequate use of state revenues, which can be in the form of taxes, PNBP, customs etc. So that indirectly it can affect the development process in Indonesia, where the source of funds for the construction of public facilities, health and education comes from Indonesia's state revenue. The main finding in this case is how public institutions face challenges due to the lack of transparency in mining company data, which triggers corruption. The limited information from mining companies also becomes a key conflict in the governance of corruption prevention in Indonesia.