JAKARTA - Today's memory, three years ago, December 14, 2022, the Minister of Finance (Menkeu), Sri Mulyani, emphasized the implementation of digital technology (digitalization) in the government system can prevent corruption. Sri thinks that digitalization can be a weapon to bring transparency.
Previously, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) often talked about digitalization. He considers that digitalization can be the spearhead to present a clean and transparent government.
The massive practice of corruption in Indonesia is not a new thing. Corruption is present in almost all sectors of government. This condition is confirmed by Jokowi. He considers the government must make a breakthrough so that it can minimize corruption.
As a result, Jokowi wants to immediately carry out bureaucratic reform. The solution chosen by Jokowi is digitization. This desire has been increasingly revealed since the beginning of his two-term period. He wants the government system to change and progress. If it does not change, then corruption can happen everywhere.
Take for example in matters of people's livelihood. Jokowi wants everything to be on target and fast. He asked the ranks to accelerate digitization. Jokowi considers that changing the work pattern will later produce the best public services.
Jokowi also believes that digitalization can minimize irregularities and corrupt behavior. As a result, government work is fast and people's livelihoods can be lifted. Jokowi reminded everyone again that commitment is needed.
Change will be difficult to come without commitment. Therefore, he echoed that the digitization program cannot be delayed.
"We develop inclusive digital innovation, we apply digitalization to increase efficiency, effectiveness, productivity, and accountability. We press, we minimize deviations and corrupt behavior, at all levels, in all institutions."
"Excellent public services do not happen just like that, it requires commitment, requires joint efforts, inter-institutional synergy, requires continuous efforts, long discipline, system transformation, governance transformation, changes in mindset and changes in work culture," said Jokowi as quoted by CNN Indonesia's website, December 29, 2021.
Jokowi's desire was immediately followed up by his entourage. The Minister of Finance, Sri Mulyani, who is the country's treasurer, supports Jokowi's desire. Sri considers Jokowi's desire to be in line with what he wants.
Sri even views the implementation of digitalization as a way to prevent corruption on December 14, 2022. Sri understands that the system that used to serve the public has many corruption loopholes.
However, when everything is digitized, the service is targeted. Everything can be seen directly. Especially for social assistance recipients. Social assistance can be sent directly to the account. So the risk of social assistance being enjoyed by people who are not entitled can be minimized.
"Many of our social assistance is now by name by address, transferred directly from the central government to the recipient's bank account. This is a revolution. When there is no digital technology, then the concern of every government program that directly benefits the community will go through various bureaucratic processes, which are then very vulnerable to corruption or illegal levies and the benefits to the community decrease," said Sri as quoted by the kompas.com page, December 14, 2022.
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