JAKARTA — The Ministry of Villages and Development of Disadvantaged Regions (Kemendes PDT) continues to strengthen civil service administrative governance by refining regulations governing the implementation of E-Presensi, E-Konfirmasi, and leave services within the Personnel Management Information System (Sistem Informasi Manajemen Kepegawaian / Simpeg). These refinements were discussed during a finalization meeting for the draft circular letter held at the Legal Bureau Meeting Room, 6th Floor, Main Building, South Jakarta, on Wednesday (November 11, 2026).

The meeting, which commenced at 09:00 WIB, engaged representatives from the Legal Bureau of the Secretariat General, the Village Data and Information Center under the Agency for Development and Information of Villages and Disadvantaged Regions, alongside the Civil Service Governance Digitalization Working Team. Discussions were led by Senior Human Resources Analyst and Technical Controller of the Civil Service Governance Digitalization Team, Masrani, S.E., M.M., together with Junior Legislative Drafter, Mohammad Amarta Gorby Usman, S.H.

During the session, the team reviewed substantive refinements to the circular letter to ensure every provision is clearly understood and uniformly applied by all personnel. Deliberations encompassed technical aspects of application usage, attendance logging mechanisms, attendance confirmation workflows, and procedures for submitting leave requests via Simpeg.

A primary focal point of the review was the regulation of geographic coordinates and geofencing radius limits for attendance logging. The team also established mechanisms for modifying employee residential coordinates, including mandatory submission of supporting documentation and stipulated waiting periods before requesting subsequent coordinate updates. These provisions aim to establish procedural certainty while preserving order in location-based attendance execution.

Furthermore, the meeting agreed on incorporating a technical support mechanism (help desk) into the circular letter. These rules cover reporting procedures and submission deadlines should employees encounter technical glitches while operating the E-Presensi application. Several editorial and substantive simplifications were also applied to make the circular letter more effective, accessible, and free from divergent interpretations during implementation.

As a follow-up action, the drafting team will execute final alignment of the structure, organization, and title of the circular letter to match the agreed substance. These refinements are expected to provide clear operational guidelines for employees utilizing digital personnel services while supporting the realization of increasingly orderly, effective, transparent, and accountable civil service administrative governance within Kemendes PDT.

Author: Mukhlis As