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Aceh administration tops KPK integrity index, Papua in last place
A high score in the index does not guarantee a completely graft-free institution.
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The Aceh administration has reportedly received the highest score in the Corruption Eradication Commission’s (KPK) 2017 Integrity Evaluation Index, while the Papua administration ranked at the bottom of the survey. (thejakartapost.com/Wienda Parwitasari)
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he Aceh administration has reportedly received the highest score in the Corruption Eradication Commission’s (KPK) 2017 Integrity Evaluation Index, while the Papua administration ranked at the bottom of the survey.
The regional evaluation of state institutions operated on a scale of 0 to 100, according to KPK head of research and development Wawan Wardiana.
The survey was conducted across 36 ministries, state departments and regional administrations.
Wawan explained that a high ranking suggested a lower probability for corruption, in addition to a robust system that restricts and prevents graft.
Both external and internal respondents in the 2017 survey were evaluated based on their understanding of and experience in antigraft culture, their management of the state budget, as well as their handling of human resources.
As many as 2084 internal respondents – comprising state officials and administrative staff – and 2142 external respondents, consisting of state service customers, participated in the survey.
“The Aceh administration is the highest-ranking institution in the 2017 survey, with a score of 77.39. In contrast, the Papua administration is among the lowest-ranking respondents with a score of 52.91,” Wawan said in Jakarta on Wednesday as quoted by kompas.com, adding that the average score was 66.
Other highest-ranking institutions included the Bandung administration in West Java with a score of 77.15, the Customs and Excise Directorate with 76.54, the Health Ministry with 74.93, the Madiun administration in East Java with 74.15 and the Transportation Ministry with 73.4.
Meanwhile, among the lowest-ranking institutions included the North Maluku administration with a score of 55.29, the National Police with 54.01, the Banten administration in West Java with 57.64, the Bengkulu administration with 58.58 and the West Papua administration with 59.1.
However, Wawan noted that a score approaching 100 did not guarantee a completely graft-free institution.
“High scores do not necessarily indicate a totally graft-free institution. As we all know, even the most fool-proof systems have loopholes that could be abused by criminals,” he said. (rfa/swd)
