Policy Formulation for Organizing Archives in Lubuklinggau City

The formation of a policy on archiving in Lubuklinggau City is the government’s response to the urgency of structuring a comprehensive and integrated archiving system. Currently, this policy is still being drafted. Therefore, this paper aims to examine policy formulation using a goal-oriented model. A qualitative-descriptive approach collected data through in-depth interviews with key stakeholders, direct observation of archival practices, and documentation studies of relevant regulations. The results show that policy formulation focuses on providing legal certainty, ensuring the availability of authentic archives, and improving the quality of archival services. Meanwhile, the resource analysis revealed gaps between ideal needs and actual conditions, especially in human resources and infrastructure. Furthermore, the formulated policies include establishing a Regional Archives Institute, developing archival human resources through continuous training, standardizing dynamic and static archive management, and implementing an electronic archive system through SRIKANDI. This comprehensive approach is expected to increase the effectiveness of archiving in Lubuklinggau City and overcome the challenges reflected in the category C (Less) assessment in the 2022 Regional Level National Archives Supervision Report. This paper provides insight into the archival policy formulation process at the regional level and can serve as a reference for the development of similar policies in other regions.