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xxii Managing Conflict of Interestbut we have a strong commitment to incorporate the managementof conflict of interest in our overall anti-corruption campaign.Ladies and gentlemen, let me now elaborate on our strategy forfighting corruption in Indonesia. The basic guideline of my Government’sstrategy is to run an effective anti-corruption campaign at alllevels and we do it indiscriminately. Our strategy crosscuts sectorsand is broadly targeted at inappropriate behavior in all segmentsof society, especially our public officials. We are focusing our effortsnot only on punitive action through legal enforcement mechanismsbut also on preventive measures in the form of improvements inthe legal system and a massive public campaign and education onanti-corruption.We are implementing those measures by following strategicsteps. First, we are improving the legal and judicial systemin Indonesia. Since 1999, a number of laws targeting corruptionhave been enacted in Indonesia, and I believe that the KPK willhave plenty of opportunity to discuss these new laws and measuresin the course of your seminar. Second, we continuouslystrengthen our capacities and build more effective institutionsand anti-corruption bodies involving a wide range of state auxiliarybodies. Third, my Government fully realizes that managingpeople’s expectations is as important as other technical elements.There are many people, including myself, who would have wishedfor more rapid progress and dreamed that corruption could beeradicated overnight. But we are already going as fast as we can,with encouraging results.Today, corruption is no longer tolerated. Instead, it is widelyseen as a social sin, and subject to investigation and prosecution upto an extent that has never been seen previously in Indonesia. Wehave managed to create a fear factor, making potential perpetratorsthink many times over before they commit their unlawful acts.Awareness of corrupt practices has increased among our people.I am pleased that our free media are constantly reporting on corruptionor suspected corruption. The fact that KPK and other lawenforcement agencies have received more than 20,000 complaintsor corruption allegations to date confirms this new spirit taking holdin our country. We have also produced a National Anti-CorruptionAction Plan for the period 2004 to 2009. The Action Plan, endorsedin February 2005, is considered a living document, meaning that itis open to revisions and adjustments. The preparation for the UNADB/OECD Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia and the Pacific
Keynote Addresses xxiiiConvention Against Corruption (UNCAC) was also part of the ActionPlan. I am pleased that in March last year the House of Representativesratified UNCAC. The ratification is a milestone for Indonesiaand it will require us to revise our current anti-corruption legislationto bring it in line with the requirements of the Convention.We also need to revise the Law on KPK on the basis of a rulingby the Constitutional Court requiring that the Anti-Corruption Courtbe established by a separate law and not, as today, by the Law onKPK, and that all corruption cases go to one court. The ongoingrevision of our anti-corruption legislation thus provides a window ofopportunity to further strengthen and improve our anti-corruptionpolicies. I am pleased that, in recent years, law enforcement agenciesincluding KPK have made important achievements. KPK, forexample, has established itself as a main vehicle for converting ourjoint endeavor to fight corruption into concrete actions with sustainableoutcomes. While KPK initially focused on punitive measures, itnow also focuses on its important preventive mandate given by theLaw on KPK and reinforced by UNCAC.Ladies and gentlemen, it is clear that eradicating corruption isa complex and even sometimes dangerous duty. We in Indonesia,at some point, have felt this. At its initial stage, our anti-corruptionmeasures create fear, slow down development processes, and affectthe Government’s ability to deliver. The long-term challenge here isto build on and improve our quality of governance. To do this, weneed to focus on the continued reform of Indonesia’s crosscuttinggovernment functions. These include areas such as public expenditure,revenue and asset management, and the regulatory process.Other important areas are the preparation of high-quality regulatoryinstruments and the effective implementation and enforcement ofenacted legislation and better human resource and financial managementsystems for the civil service.We also need to continue intensifying our awareness-raisingcampaigns and civic education activities even in these early formativeyears. We need to improve transparency to widen access for andenable the media to fulfill their important role in fighting corruption.And we need to implement the fundamentals and internationallyaccepted anti-corruption concepts and standards. It is true that wemust effectively build our own system against corruption and tirelesslyrefine our own anti-corruption policies. But we can learn fromcountries that have a positive record in fighting corruption.ADB/OECD Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia and the Pacific
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xxii <strong>Managing</strong> <strong><strong>Co</strong>nflict</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Interest</strong>but we have a strong commitment to incorporate the management<strong>of</strong> conflict <strong>of</strong> interest in our overall anti-corruption campaign.Ladies and gentlemen, let me now elaborate on our strategy <strong>for</strong>fighting corruption in Indonesia. The basic guideline <strong>of</strong> my Government’sstrategy is to run an effective anti-corruption campaign at alllevels and we do it indiscriminately. Our strategy crosscuts sectorsand is broadly targeted at inappropriate behavior in all segments<strong>of</strong> society, especially our public <strong>of</strong>ficials. We are focusing our ef<strong>for</strong>tsnot only on punitive action through legal en<strong>for</strong>cement mechanismsbut also on preventive measures in the <strong>for</strong>m <strong>of</strong> improvements inthe legal system and a massive public campaign and education onanti-corruption.We are implementing those measures by following strategicsteps. First, we are improving the legal and judicial systemin Indonesia. Since 1999, a number <strong>of</strong> laws targeting corruptionhave been enacted in Indonesia, and I believe that the KPK willhave plenty <strong>of</strong> opportunity to discuss these new laws and measuresin the course <strong>of</strong> your seminar. Second, we continuouslystrengthen our capacities and build more effective institutionsand anti-corruption bodies involving a wide range <strong>of</strong> state auxiliarybodies. Third, my Government fully realizes that managingpeople’s expectations is as important as other technical elements.There are many people, including myself, who would have wished<strong>for</strong> more rapid progress and dreamed that corruption could beeradicated overnight. But we are already going as fast as we can,with encouraging results.Today, corruption is no longer tolerated. Instead, it is widelyseen as a social sin, and subject to investigation and prosecution upto an extent that has never been seen previously in Indonesia. Wehave managed to create a fear factor, making potential perpetratorsthink many times over be<strong>for</strong>e they commit their unlawful acts.Awareness <strong>of</strong> corrupt practices has increased among our people.I am pleased that our free media are constantly reporting on corruptionor suspected corruption. The fact that KPK and other lawen<strong>for</strong>cement agencies have received more than 20,000 complaintsor corruption allegations to date confirms this new spirit taking holdin our country. We have also produced a National Anti-<strong>Co</strong>rruptionAction Plan <strong>for</strong> the period 2004 to 2009. The Action Plan, endorsedin February 2005, is considered a living document, meaning that itis open to revisions and adjustments. The preparation <strong>for</strong> the UNADB/OECD Anti-<strong>Co</strong>rruption Initiative <strong>for</strong> Asia and the Pacific
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