Corruption Eradication Becomes an Integral Part of National Reform
By: Sintari Dewi
The Indonesian government continues to demonstrate its commitment to strengthening corruption eradication as an integral part of the national reform agenda. The awareness that corruption hinders development and damages public trust is the basis for the government to place this issue as a top priority. Through a comprehensive and collaborative strategy, various state institutions are now moving in one direction to create clean, transparent, and accountable governance.
The launch of the 2025–2026 National Corruption Prevention Strategy (Stranas PK) is a concrete manifestation of the direction of policy that is strategically directed to target the root of the problem of corruption. With three main focuses—namely improving the licensing and trade system, preventing state financial leakage, and strengthening law enforcement and bureaucratic reform—the government is targeting comprehensive governance reform, not only within the scope of ministries and institutions, but also at the regional level.
The signing of the Joint Decree which is the basis for the implementation of the National Strategy for PK was held at the KPK Juang Building and involved 67 ministries/institutions, 34 provincial governments, and 22 districts/cities. At that moment, the Chief of Presidential Staff, Lieutenant General TNI (ret.) AM Putranto emphasized the need for synergy and evaluation in the implementation of this program so that the results are concrete and measurable. He also emphasized the importance of a collaboration forum that allows all parties to remain connected in a national coordination system, which supports the sustainability of the program and the prevention of deviations in its implementation.
The government is aware that prevention is not enough to be done only from above. To reach the root of the problem, active community involvement and awareness are needed that are built from below. This is the spirit brought by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) through the 2025 Anti-Corruption Advertising national campaign. This program is a continuation of the previous year’s campaign which succeeded in arousing public participation. With a fresher approach, this activity reaches more levels of society through mass media, digital, and field activation.
The Director of Socialization and Anti-Corruption Campaign of the KPK, Amir Arief, assessed that this year’s campaign has a wider scope and increasingly innovative strategies. The KPK does not only convey normative messages, but also seeks to instill anti-corruption values as part of everyday culture. The focus of the campaign is directed at petty corruption practices in public services, such as extortion and gratification, which are often considered commonplace but carry a high risk of damaging the integrity of the system.
This campaign is also designed so that it is not just a one-way message. Through collaboration with local governments and regional-owned enterprises, the campaign is rolled out in the form of real activities in the field. By touching on issues that are close to the community, it is hoped that the message conveyed will not only be heard, but also absorbed and implemented in everyday life.
In addition to visual campaigns and activities in the regions, this program also holds a series of webinars to expand public knowledge about corruption prevention strategies. In one session, Mohammad Jhanattan from the KPK’s Regional I Coordination and Supervision Directorate conveyed the importance of partnerships between local government officials and law enforcement agencies. According to him, reality shows that the risk of abuse of authority at the regional level is quite high, as reflected in the number of regional heads who have been caught in corruption cases. Therefore, the KPK actively invites regional structural officials and DPRD members to be directly involved in prevention efforts, not only through internal supervision, but also in building a culture of integrity.
The KPK also strengthens supervision through the MCSP (Monitoring Controlling Surveillance for Prevention) digital system, which is designed to identify potential governance deviations in the regions more quickly and efficiently. With this system, potential vulnerabilities can be mapped earlier, so that preventive interventions can be carried out before violations occur. Regional governments are given full support to build an independent, technology-based, and responsive supervision system to public reports.
As part of the national schedule, the 2025 Anti-Corruption Campaign was held simultaneously from June 1 to September 26 by participating regional governments and BUMDs. This program will be curated and evaluated by a team of judges in October, and closed with the peak of the awards ceremony on November 28, 2025. To date, 122 regional governments have joined this movement. The government hopes that small steps initiated in the regions can trigger a domino effect to create major changes at the national level.
