ABSTRACT
The existence of these technologies in expected to remove the barriers of time or distance in communication. Now and in later times, economic, social, political, and even cultural activities will inevitably be more and more conducted by utilizing the services of computer networks and electronic telecommunication. These activities with the “paperless” approach, computers, and electronic telecommunication will take hold of a central position in everyday human activities. As such, experts in state administration law and governance law, policy makers, and observers of as well as interested parties in administrative matters related to functions of the state and the government must take into account the importance of the services of computers and electronic telecommunication in later times.
These changes and advancements in technology and communication in society will affect various social changes, in accordance with the conditions of society. The rhythms and methods of change are quite diverse. The positive and negative effects must be addressed, and it is inevitable that advances in IT demands changes and innovation; what needs to be done is efforts to minimize negative effects by preparing a variety of hardware and software. The government is demanded to be more progressive in following and anticipating the growth IT in preparing regulations. The above condition has caused many changes to occur in both society and government, in their own ways.
This condition occurs within the tradition of “common law”, which prioritizes the principle of “judge-made law”, as well as in the tradition of “civil law” which prioritizes the creation of written laws. This condition is what Richard Susskind terms as “hyperregulation”. The law will become simply information that can be mastered by anyone, including those who possess no background in law or legal education at all. In this relationship, a paradigm shift can slowly occur, in consideration of the law as a process for seeking justice.
In such situations, legal services and working processes of the legal system will experience fundamental changes. As such, it is necessary to develop preparations for an institution that makes use of the Internet and is accessible by all people that require its use. Governmental and national apparatuses at both the central and regional levels must anticipate for this need immediately
