Business integrity lesson / Indonesia KPK leadership / Technology for transparency

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What PH can learn from Kenya in fight vs corruption.  “This is how [Blue Company Project] works: Corporations sworn to ethical standards and best sustainable practices in daily operations apply for a “Blue Company” stamp. Once certified, they encourage their suppliers and service providers to “go Blue” as well.”

Emmie G. Velarde/Inquirer.net: https://business.inquirer.net/277524/what-ph-can-learn-from-kenya-in-fight-vs-corruption 

 

Graft watchdogs cry foul over ‘conflict of interest’ in KPK leadership race.  A coalition of civil society organizations - including Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW), the Indonesian Legal Aid Institute Foundation (YLBHI), the Center for Indonesian Law and Policy Studies (PSHK), and the Jakarta Legal Aid Society (LBH Jakarta) - said that several selection committee members for the next leaders of Indonesia’s Corruption Eradication Commission were suspected of having conflicts of interest that made them unfit to sit on the committee.

Karina M. Tehusijarana/The Jakarta Post:  https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2019/08/26/several-kpk-selection-committee-members-unfit-have-conflicts-of-interest.html 

 

Transparency and tech together can safeguard taxpayers' money (Blog).  “Even as the people who commit fraud evolve and become more sophisticated, so too can government agencies by leveraging deep analytics, AI, blockchain and other technologies that can keep them ahead and prevent the loss of taxpayers’ money.”

Silvina Moschini/World Economic Forum:  https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/08/transparency-and-tech-together-can-safeguard-taxpayers-money/

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