Cross-Sectoral Coordination Towards a Child-Friendly City in Indonesia: A Critical Study of Tanjungpinang City

Abstract

Child-friendly city policies exist to accelerate the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The fulfillment of children’s rights and the protection of children from all forms of violence and discrimination is a highly complex issue and has a wide scope. For that, the government needs to involve actors outside of the public sector. Child-friendly city policies in the collaborative governance of Indonesia involve Penta-helix elements among government, civil society, academics, the business sector, and mass media. This study aims to analyze the coordination between public and non-public sector organizations in achieving cross-sectoral collaboration goals. This study conducts a critical review of relevant literature and utilizes Tanjungpinang City which received the Middle category child-friendly city award, as a case study. According to the findings of this study, tiered coordination was carried out in support of child-friendly city policies. The key factors of cross-sectoral coordination consist of cooperation, commitment, common goals, and the absence of sectoral egos.