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This study examines the empowerment of civil servants and its contribution to improving the quality of public services in Southwest Papua Province, with particular focus on the Human Resources Development Personnel Agency (BKPSDM: Badan Kepegawaian Pengembangan Sumber Daya Manusia). The research employs a qualitative descriptive approach to capture and analyze empowerment practices as well as their supporting and inhibiting factors. Data collection was carried out through interviews, observations, and documentation, involving key informants such as the Head of BKPSDM and relevant staff members. The data were analyzed using the interactive model of Miles, Huberman, and Saldana, which consists of three stages: data condensation, data display, and conclusion drawing/verification. The findings reveal that empowerment practices at BKPSDM encompass structured recruitment policies for both Indigenous Papuans (OAP) and non-OAPs, systematic career development, provision of education and training programs, and implementation of fair compensation mechanisms. These initiatives are aimed at enhancing civil servants’ competencies, professionalism, motivation, and accountability, ultimately contributing to better service delivery to the public. Supporting factors identified include the existence of strong regulatory frameworks, leadership commitment, competency-based training opportunities, high internal motivation, and the establishment of a collaborative work culture. On the other hand, several inhibiting factors persist, such as limited and unequal access to training, inadequate infrastructure, frequent changes in regulations, discriminatory practices, and low levels of digital literacy among some employees. The study concludes that civil servant empowerment represents a strategic pathway to building a professional, accountable, and responsive state apparatus capable of delivering high-quality public services. To strengthen these efforts, recommendations highlight the importance of expanding training access, improving digital skills, ensuring infrastructure readiness, and maintaining inclusive and transparent policies. By addressing these challenges, civil servant empowerment can be optimized to achieve sustainable improvements in public service performance across Southwest Papua Province.

This study aims to examine the implementation of competency-based human resource management (HR) in improving employee professionalism at Devos Jok, an SME engaged in the automotive interior manufacturing sector. A descriptive qualitative approach is used to explore in depth the HR practices carried out, the challenges faced, and the impact on employee work quality. The results of the study indicate that the transformation of the HR system from an administrative pattern to a competency-based one has made a significant contribution to improving individual and organizational performance. The strategies implemented include competency-based recruitment, ongoing training, flexible payroll systems, and adaptation to digital platforms. However, challenges remain, especially in overcoming resistance to change and limited training resources. This study provides theoretical and practical contributions to the development of a competency-based SME HR system in the context of today's creative and digital industries.

In this study, one of the problems is the lack of understanding of employees in carrying out their duties, this is due to the lack of training and competency development, periodic evaluations, and lack of supervision from leaders, resulting in ineffectiveness in public services provided to the community. This study aims to determine the effect of work Professionalism On The Quality Of Public Services In Gunungsindur District Office. This study uses the theory of factors that support work professionalism (Kurniawan:2005), namely Apparatus Ability, Experience, Loyalty, Performance, Punctuality. And the theory of public service quality categories (Parasuraman:2011) namely Tangible, Reliability, Responsiveness, Assurance, Empathy. The method used in this study is a quantitative method with an associative research type. Data collection techniques in this study with observation, documentation, and questionnaires. This study uses a sampling technique using purposive sampling with a total of 99 respondents. The data analysis techniques used are validity test, reliability test, normality test, simple linear regression analysis, determination coefficient, correlation coefficient, hypothesis test (t test). The results of this study explain that there is an Influence of Work Professionalism on the Quality of Public Services in Gunungsindur District Office, this is obtained from the results of the hypothesis test which has a t count value of 9,161 which is greater than the t table value of 1.660 and has a significant level of 0.000 less than 0.05.