Bureaucracy Culture in Public Service in Indonesia

Indonesian government bureaucracy culture is formed through the long historical process started from traditional kingdom era patrimonial bureaucracy, Dutch colonial era colonial bureaucracy, Japanese colonial era, independent revolutionary era, until now modern bureaucracy. Those traditions from traditional kingdom era, colonial-era until now strengthen and the continuation from the previous era. Historically, bureaucracy in Indonesia has no tradition to put public service as center of bureaucracy life. Since colonial era until now, public service is always in marginal position. Priyayi mentality that wants to be served is still adopted by bureaucracy apparatus in giving public service. The solution is doing bureaucracy reformation that focuses on mindset and culture set of bureaucracy apparatus through National Mental Revolution Movement. But, bureaucracy reformation faces many challenges from the bureaucracy body itself.form. Therefore, it was not formulated to overcome certain events only.