(Unila): Planning and Evaluation Division of Planning and Public Relations Bureau of the University of Lampung (BPHM Unila) held the Focus Group Discussion (FGD) on Financial Management of Public Service Agency (BLU). The activity took place in the Rectorat Main Hall on the 2nd floor of the Rectorate, Unila, Tuesday (12/03/2019).
The FGD, which was directly moderated by the Head of Bureau for Planning and Public Relations Affairs (BPHM), Harsono Sucipto, S.H., M.H., was presented a distinguished speaker, Suwignyo as the Head of the Ministry of Finance’s PK-BLU Development Section of General Directorat of Treasury.
Rector of Unila, Prof. Hasriadi Mat Akin, in his remarks said that in order to develop the quality and quantity of Unila’s performance in implementing the Tri Dharma of Higher Education, it was necessary to discover the implementation of BLU comprehensively.
Hasriadi continued, when Unila was a Satker in 2016, the financial management was remained very rigid. In contrast, the BLU system, which then has been presented and run along with the effectiveness of some infrastructure developments, has made the financial planning more flexible.
“With the allocation of BLU in accordance with financial regulations as to mitigate doubt in the use of BLU funds, Unila provides an opportunity for each unit to discover this related information,” said Hasriadi.
Suwignyo in his material presentation, described the philosophy and concept of the existence of BLU in which the state finance plays a vital role as a government instrument. It acts as an agent of development that lies on the basic principles of democracy and market efficiency.
In addition, the basic principle of democracy had generated to the principle of parliamentary authorization (budget rights). Meanwhile, the principle of efficiency had resulted the principle of performance-based budgeting. Therefore, BLU emerged as to improve the community service and financial management for the nation’s development.
Suwignyo added, BLU in a supervisory perspective acts to highlight the efficiency and the productivity of current developments that related to regulations as to provide the financial management flexibility and BLU performance.
“The synergy of BLU to improve HR management, cash, assets, governance, modernization of BLU, guidance and supervision is a fundamental matter,” he enclosed.[PR Team]
