Heaptalk, Jakarta — As the responsible body for public governance in Indonesia’s accession to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the Ministry of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform (PANRB) is undertaking various efforts to achieve the OECD accession target. One of these efforts includes learning best practices from Australia regarding strengthening governance and public service delivery.
Australia has been a full member of the OECD since 1971. Erwan Agus Purwanto, Deputy for Bureaucratic Reform, Accountability, and Oversight at the Ministry of PANRB, stated that Indonesia has now entered Stage III in the plan to submit the initial memorandum document. This stage focuses not only on document preparation but also on strengthening governance transformation.
This transformation covers several critical aspects, including anti-corruption regulations, government transparency and accountability, governance and integration of statistical data, private sector regulation and governance, and consumer protection. “Public administration reform must be optimally implemented to achieve comprehensive and effective governance transformation. This includes improving the quality of sustainable public services based on community needs,” Erwan said during the Workshop on Capacity Building for Modernization of Public Administration and Service Delivery in Jakarta on Wednesday (03/19).
Erwan further added that this workshop is a highly strategic step to achieve the OECD accession target, as it allows Indonesia to learn best practices from OECD countries in bureaucratic reform and improving the quality of public services. It also allows for discussions on various challenges and opportunities faced in the public administration reform process in Indonesia. Additionally, it helps identify concrete steps that can be adapted in the context of policy and implementation in Indonesia.
Experts and practitioners led the discussion from the Australian Public Service Commission (APSC) and the OECD Public Governance Committee. The event was also attended by various institutions involved in public governance, such as the Ministry of National Development Planning/Bappenas, the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Communication and Informatics, the National Institute of Public Administration (LAN), the National Public Procurement Agency (LKPP), the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), the Financial and Development Supervisory Agency (BPKP), and the Indonesian Ombudsman.
It is hoped that this constructive and interactive discussion will yield new perspectives and concrete solutions to support Indonesia’s bureaucratic reform agenda. “We hope this workshop can provide tangible benefits to our efforts in strengthening governance, improving the quality of public services, and accelerating Indonesia’s accession to the OECD,” Erwan said.
Meanwhile, Massimo Geloso Grosso, Head of the OECD Jakarta Office, expressed his appreciation to Indonesia for being the first Southeast Asian country to initiate the accession process since 2024. Massimo continued that the OECD hopes to support bureaucratic reform in Indonesia in the national development process and improve the quality and inclusivity of public services. “I hope today’s discussion will be productive and constructive and benefit all of us,” Grosso concluded.
