Collaborative Leveraging of E-Procurement Accountability, Nexus and Integrity for the Newfound Governance (CLEANING)

Mission

Improve transparency of public procurement in Indonesia

Goals

This project aimed at improving transparency of public procurement in Indonesia, through building a public-private-civil society alliance and meeting the internationally accepted anti-corruption standards.

The project’s main objectives were to:

• Adapt and mainstream anti-corruption principles, values and standards as guided by the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) and other international legal instruments at national and local levels;
• Develop capacities for corruption prevention and prosecution within agencies dealing with e-procurement;
• Develop reliable feedback and improvement mechanisms through monitoring and evaluation.

Activities

Several key activities were undertaken:

• Analysing gaps between international legal instruments and national law.
• Adapting international procurement standards into national law through drafting of new laws and standards
• Assisting private sectors and small and medium vendors to comply with the adopted national legal frameworks.

As a result of the project, the presidential regulation (i.e. Perpres 70/2012) that mandates the transition from paper-based public procurement to electronic public procurement for government agencies reflects the anti-corruption recommendations of Kemitraan and its partner organisations. Technical assistance on the implementation of the new e-procurement regulations in the area of public procurement as well as e-auditing was provided for provincial inspectorates.