Closing the gap on corruption risk through fraud control

JAKARTA 23-24 April: Together with the Australian Attorney General’s Department (AGD) and the Indonesian Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), AIPJ hosted a seminar on the importance of fraud control systems in state institutions as a way to prevent corrupt practices.

KPK Commissioner Adnan Pandu Pradja opened the seminar describing the KPK Integrity system and fraud control plan as a milestone in the institution’s Anti-corruption Roadmap 2011-2023. Participants included key KPK personnel, representatives from the Supreme Auditory Board (BPK), Development and Finance Control Board (BPKP), Australian partners and international donors working on anti-corruption in Indonesia.

Speakers shared examples of fraud cases and fraud identification and mitigation techniques. All stressed that public institutions have an important role to play in preventing corruption and managing fraud risk and should not rely on reporting and prosecution.

Sam Wade of the AGD outlined Australia’s national approach to preventing and fighting corruption. Matt Kimberly and Scott Roantree from DFAT discussed the Department’s system for managing the risk of fraud and corruption in development programs. Glenn Buscombe from the Integrity and Anti-Corruption Project (AIPEG), Paul Nicoll from the Australian National Audit Office and Tony Robey from AIPJ all highlighted the importance of preventive measures through risk management to detect and resolve fraud, and potential corruption in areas such as tax income, and allocation of state budgets.