The implementation of e-government through social media use in local government of Solo Raya

E-Government is an electronic-based governance development through a communication establishing an interactive relation between citizen and its government. In E-government development, the presence of social media potentially strengthens public participation, transparency, and accountability. The objective of the research was to identify: 1) Types of social media used by local government in Solo Raya area; and 2) The implementation of E-Government through social media by local government in Solo Raya area. This study was a mixed methods research. The sampling technique used for data qualitative was purposive sampling one. Meanwhile, for quantitative data using convenience sampling technique. The result of the research shows that 1) Facebook and Twitter is a social media used most widely by local government in Solo Area, but society has not used social media widely to participate in governmental affairs; and 2) The use of social media is still minimal ineffectiveness, responsiveness and accountability aspects. Most social media accounts are still used for public information, program socialization, and APBD (Local Income and Expenditure Budget) transparency.