Wisber Wiryanto Hasanuddin Economics and Business Review Vol. 2, No. 2 (Ocotober 2018): 123-141 THE COMPARISON OF UNESCAP’S CHARACTERISTICS OF GOOD GOVERNANCE AND ISLAMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF GOVERNANCE FOR PUBLIC SERVICES REFORM IN INDONESIA National Institute of Public Administration Abstract: Good governance is a global and sustainable issue. International institutions ofer the concept of good governance for bureaucracy and public services reform to various countries. Indonesia is one of the countries that have implemented and developed the concept of good governance.However, the establishment of such structures and regulations, is not a guarantee for improving the efectiveness of good governance implementation. In connection with the above mentioned issues, it is deemed necessary to conduct researc. The reasons of consideration that the majority of Indonesia’s population adheres to Islam as great potential toward Islamic governance. This study is conducted to answer the problem formulation, what is similarities and diferences between UNESCAP’s Characteristics of Good Governance and Islamic Characteristics of Governance? The study used library research method, based on Holy Qur’an and Hadith Nabawi, relevant textbooks and websites, with direct observation in the feld. Collecting and analyzing data based on descriptive qualitative method. This study was conducted in Indonesia, in the frst half of 2018. Concluded, Islamic characteristics of governance consist of: shari’ah, ‘adl, ta’awun, bayan, itqan & tawazun, shura, at-tabayun and mas’uliyah. There are similarities of categories, and diferences the annotation of categories between UNESCAP’s characteristics of governance and Islamic Characteristics of Governance. As an implication then government ofcials must apply Islamic governance and ethics for public service reform in Indonesia. Keywords: Islamic Governance, Good Governance, UNESCAP, Characteristic, Public Services Reform. *Corresponding author’s email: wisberwiryanto@yahoo.com ISSN: 2549-3221 (Print) 2549-323X (Online) DOI: 10.26487/hebr.v%vi%i.1545 123