Indonesia’s efforts in combating corruption are weakening. According to data from Transparency International, Indonesia's score in the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) stagnated in 2023. Evidently, Indonesia’s CPI score reached only 34 and the country lost its position in the global ranking from 110th to115th. In fact, Indonesia has been maintaining a similar score in the past decade. Indonesia’s score in the Rule of Law Index, one of the determinants of CPI, also stagnated from 2022 to 2023.

Public procurement is one of the public sectors that is highly vulnerable to corruption. The government intends to mitigate this risk by having in place a supplier performance assessment policy that is executed using the Supplier Performance Information System (SIKaP). Procurement Officials (POs) can assess the performance of their suppliers using this system.

On Monday, September 30, 2024, Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) launched a policy paper titled "Vendor Performance Assessment of Public Procurement: Accountability and Public Oversight Efforts (Comparison with the United States and Canada)." The event, held at Aone Hotel Jakarta, was attended by key stakeholders including the National Public Procurement Agency (Lembaga Kebijakan Pengadaan Barang/Ja

The state of corruption eradication in Indonesia remains a cause for concern. Transparency International Indonesia’s 2023 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) confirms this, with Indonesia’s score remaining at 34 and its ranking declining from 110 to 115. Compared to the CPI score when President Joko Widodo was first inaugurated nine years ago, Indonesia has made minimal progress. This stagnation indicates a need for a thorough evaluation of anti-corruption policies, particularly those related to law enforcement reform.

Wednesday, August 28th, 2024

We, the undersigned non-governmental organizations (NGOs) across the globe, express our deep concern and strong condemnation of the brutal and indiscriminate use of tear gas by security forces during protests against political dynasties in various cities across Indonesia.

The Global Commission on Elections, Democracy & Security, through its report released in 2012, concluded that there are at least 5 (five) major challenges hindering the integrity of elections (Global Commission on Elections, Democracy & Security, 2012). One of them is: uncontrolled political funding, undisclosed, and even secretive due to inadequate regulations.

Police Spent Around US$12.1 Million on Tear Gas and Equipment by February 2024

The #EmergencyWarning protest on August 22, 2024, in several regions raised several issues, one of which was related to the excessive use of force by the police. #EmergencyWarning is a protest initiated by citizen groups urging the government and parliament not to manipulate regulations to perpetuate President Joko Widodo's dynasty politics. The citizens' demands were met with brutal responses from the police, who indiscriminately used tear gas, resulting in casualties.

Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW), alongside with two experts, namely Dr. Totok Dwi Diantoro, S.H., M.A., LL.M (Academic at the Department of Environmental Law, Gadjah Mada University) and Roni Saputra, S.H., M.H (Director of Law Enforcement, Auriga Nusantara) have prepared a study in the form of a policy paper regarding "Implementation and Regulation of Valuation Ecological Losses in Calculating Losses in Natural Resources Sector Corruption Cases.”

The use of digital currencies has become one of the outcomes of various digitalization initiatives aimed at a variety of industries, including finance and banking. Crypto has become one of the digital currencies that has seen massive growth in terms of user base and transaction value, both nationally and globally. The growing use of cryptocurrency is fueled by its uniqueness, which provides numerous benefits such as the ability to conduct transactions with global reach, quick and irreversible transaction completion, and the use of addresses and anonymity.

The reason why the coal industry in Indonesia can continue to grow despite often receiving massive rejection because its impact on the climate crisis must be linked to the contribution of financial institutions such as banks. One form of this contribution, for example, is through the substantial amount of financing they provide every year. The forms of funding vary, ranging from direct credit, underwriting, and buying bonds issued by coal companies.