E-Bantek - A Personal Initiative to Rebuild Government Services

"Exploring what government digital services could be when built with citizens in mind"

🤔 The Story Behind This Project

A few months ago, I had the opportunity to lead a government digital transformation project for construction services. While managing several other commitments, I found myself in countless planning meetings trying to understand the existing workflows.

The Challenge: The most surprising discovery was that even the government staff themselves weren't entirely clear about their own processes and job responsibilities. We spent meeting after meeting trying to map out what should have been established workflows.

The Outcome: After extensive planning and development cycles, the project launched with a basic landing page and simple form system. The team mentioned it would be developed further in future phases.

The Question: That experience got me thinking—what if we approached this differently? What if we rebuilt the system from the ground up with a clear focus on user experience and citizen needs?

💡 The Concept

E-Bantek is my personal exploration of what modern government construction services could look like. It's not a criticism of the original project, but rather an opportunity to experiment with different approaches to digital government services.

What I'm Building

🛠️ Technical Approach

The platform focuses on fundamental web development principles:

• 🎯 User-Centered Design: Every feature designed with citizen needs in mind
• 📱 Mobile-First: Accessible on devices people actually use
• ⚡ Performance: Fast, reliable, and responsive
• 🔒 Security: Proper authentication and data protection
• ♿ Accessibility: Usable by all citizens regardless of technical skill

🚀 Development Journey

Week 1-2: Research and understanding user needs Week 3-4: Building core authentication and user workflows
Week 5-6: Implementing responsive design and mobile optimization Ongoing: Continuous refinement based on usability principles

The focus has been on creating something functional and user-friendly rather than feature-heavy.

📖 What I've Learned

This project has been a valuable learning experience in understanding the complexity of government service delivery. The biggest insight has been that technology is only as good as the processes it supports—and those processes need to be clearly understood first.

Working on this has also reinforced the importance of:

• Clear communication with stakeholders
• Understanding actual user needs vs. assumed requirements
• Building incrementally and testing along the way
• Focusing on practical solutions over impressive features

🔍 Technical Details

For those interested in the technical implementation, the complete source code and documentation are available on GitHub. The repository includes:

• Complete technical architecture
• Development approach and methodology
• User experience design decisions
• Implementation details and code structure
• Deployment and setup instructions

🤝 Looking Forward

E-Bantek remains a personal learning project, but I believe the concepts could be valuable for real government digital transformation initiatives. The goal isn't to replace existing systems, but to explore better approaches to citizen service delivery.

If you're working on similar government digitalization projects or are interested in discussing approaches to digital government services, I'd be happy to connect and share experiences.

You can reach out through:

• GitHub: @saimskywalker
• Email: Available through my portfolio contact
• LinkedIn: Open to professional discussions

💭 Final Thoughts

This project started from curiosity about how to improve government services through better technology. It's been a humbling experience that's taught me as much about government processes as it has about web development.

The hope is that projects like this can contribute to the broader conversation about digital government transformation in Indonesia—not through criticism, but through constructive exploration of what's possible.

For complete technical documentation and source code, visit the GitHub repository.