Innovative Policies Amid Crisis: Reflections on Handling COVID-19 in Jakarta

Abstract

This paper discusses the application of the ROAR (Routes, Organizations, Assessment, Risks and Rewards) framework in innovative policies used by the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government for handling the COVID-19 crisis. With policies such as PSBB, PPKM, and the JAKI application, the Jakarta Government has successfully implemented adaptive and data-driven policies. The ROAR framework helps explain how the government sets policy objectives (Routes), facilitates crosssector collaboration (Organizations), evaluates policies in real-time (Assessment), and shares risks and rewards among the actors involved (Risks and Rewards). A descriptive quantitative approach was use based on a literature study. The data in this study were collected from various secondary literature sources, such as books, journal articles, official reports, and other policy documents. The results show that ROAR-based policy innovations are key in maintaining health and economic stability during the pandemic.