Implementation of Basic Infrastructure Education in Demak Coastal Regency

¹ Public Administration Department, Faculty of Social Science and Political Science
² Study Program of Environmental Science, School of Postgraduate Studies, Universitas Diponegoro, Semarang 50275, Indonesia
³ Economics Faculty of Tujuh Belas Agustus University, Semarang, Indonesia

^* Corresponding author: hartutipurnaweni@gmail.com

Abstract

The most important public services given by state according to public administration sphere are education and health services. Education is very strategic aspect and is very influencial to human and also the nation's productivity. However, in Indonesia education service implementation is still very complex, with clear disparity in educational service, showing that there has been inequality in educational service handling. Therefore the government implements minimum educational service standard of basic education. This research was aimed at evaluating the fulfillment of the Minimum Service Standard (MSS) for Basic Education in Demak Regency, which in fact a coastal area with various physical and environmental problems. This descriptive qualitative research was done through interview, and analysis on secondary data. It was found that inequality of educational service was proved by the gap of achievements of the basic service requirements in terms of Government responsibility. Therefore the research recommended that the local government should provide greater budget for MSS for Basic Education, and by incorporating the accomplishment of the MSS into its Local Medium-term Development Plan (RPJMD), and Strategic Plan for Demak Regencial Office of Education, besides arrange cooperation with private sector.