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Jokowi advises utilizing e-budgeting, e-purchasing
President Joko âJokowiâ Widodo has instructed the central government, regional administrations and state-owned enterprises to maximize the use of electronic budgeting and purchasing to minimize leakages in the procurement of goods and services worth Rp 2
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resident Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo has instructed the central government, regional administrations and state-owned enterprises to maximize the use of electronic budgeting and purchasing to minimize leakages in the procurement of goods and services worth Rp 2.6 quadrillion (US$20 billion) this year.
'To me, this will help improve the monitoring and accountability of government performance,' the President said during the issuance of Presidential Instruction No. 7/2015 at the National Development Planning Ministry here on Tuesday.
Jokowi stressed the importance of improving supervision at ministries, government institutions and regional administrations to help eradicate corruption.
'Building a good and effective supervisory system will help reduce corruption,' he said.
The President said that the procurement of goods and services allocated in the state budget this year reached Rp 1 quadrillion while at state-enterprises it reached Rp 1.6 quadrillion.
The presidential instruction, which was prepared by the government and activists, stipulates 96 measures to be taken by the government to build an effective monitoring system. It also mandates the National Development Planning Ministry, Home Ministry and the Development Finance Comptroller (BPKP) to oversee the supervision.
Separately, National Development Planning Minister Adrinof Chaniago said monitoring would be conducted once every three months.
'Online monitoring will be conducted once every three months to ensure optimum monitoring,' he said. (rms)(++++)
