Towards Smart Society: A Study on Multi-Channel and Public Participation-Based System Architecture for Civil Registration and Population Data in Indonesia

Current procedure for updating the civil registration and population data in Indonesia has weaknesses that need improvements. One of them is the only written reporting procedure, submitted personally by the person in need to the civil registry officer. With this procedure, the accuracy of the data contained in the database SIAK (Sistem Informasi dan Administrasi Kependudukan-Population Administration and Information System) is very dependent on public awareness. This paper discusses a literature study of current government regulations and prior researches in the field of civil registration and population data updating procedure. It also proposes a new SIAK data updating procedure involving active public participation that can be done through a multi-channel telecommunications architecture. The architecture is designed as a complement to the official data updating procedure. This paper also reveals a number of important technical aspects that arise and should be considered in the new procedure.