Accountability Assessment of Tourism Awareness Group (Pokdarwis) from Governance Paradigm (Case Study of Pokdarwis Wonderful Sangiran Indonesia)

The aim of the research is to identify and understand the accountability of tourism awareness group (Pokdarwis) Wonderful Sangiran, Indonesia with the governance paradigm. The research is qualitative using ethnography method for collecting data through participant observation. The research finding shows that accountability of tourism awareness group is manifested through several mechanisms, namely 1) the clarity of strategy, vision, mission, and objective of the organization; 2) the transparency of regulation status; 3) actuating organization chart on base program; and 4) improving democratic leadership pattern; and strengthening decision making mechanism and responsibility. Therefore, this research leads to propose a preposition that in order to be accountable organization, Pokdarwis as non-governmental organization (NGO) can implement such mechanisms, namely clarifying guiding organizational philosophy, vision, mission and objective on the basis of the real social problems; legal status, structure, functions, and relations between structure–based focus of the work; strong leadership the ideology of civil society, networks, and togetherness; and the decision making mechanisms and accountability. Lastly, NGOs can use accountability values such as trust responsiveness, a good organizational environment, legality and government legitimacy, organizational clarity, governance and small stakeholders, and government recognition.