THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) IN ANTI-CORRUPTION TO SUSTAIN ECONOMIC GROWTH

Authors

  • Muhammad Arfan Pratama Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21532/apfjournal.v5i2.156

Abstract

Corruption is an extraordinary crime which gives domino effect on government systems. The impacts include low economic growth and high poverty rate. Corruption enriches certain class only so that the budget which is allocated for the development of the country cannot be fully absorbed. Public service facilities for health, education, and administration cannot operate optimally due to the stalled building construction. To increase the economic growth of a country, a structured improvement is needed by involving the role of citizen in monitoring the government system. The development of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) enhances the transparency of ongoing government systems and public services. Studies conducted by Qiang (2009) and Andersen (2009) showed that the implementation of ICT proved to be able to increase economic growth in developing and developed countries with an increase in GDP. Khan and Majeed (2019) also proved that the implementation of ICT and E-Government also increased GDP for Southeast Asian countries in the period 1980-2015. The ICT developments include e-government, big data analysis, blockchain technology, and whistleblowing systems. The implementation of ICT in government systems, such as licensing systems and procurement systems, provides increased transparency and quality so that economic growth also increases. It takes a lot of money to implement ICT in the government system, but it also becomes an opportunity for state officials to abuse their authority. An example of the use of ICT in Indonesia is the procurement of E-ID Cards. Therefore, the integrated whistleblowing system can be sought to guard the benefits of implementing ICT in increasing economic growth.

References

Adam, l., and Fazekas, M. (2018). Are emerging technologies helping win the fight against corruption in developing countries? Pathways for Prosperity Commission Background Paper Series: no.21 Oxford, United Kingdom.

Andersen, T.B. (2009). E-Government as an anti-corruption strategy. Information Economics and Policy, 21(3), 201-210.

Available from: https://doi.org/10/1016/J.INFOECOPOL.2008.11.003

Chetw ynd et al. (2003). Corruption and Poverty: A Review of Recent Literature (Washington, DC: Management Systems International, 2003). Available from: http://www.u4.no/recommended-reading/corruption-and-poverty-a-review-of-recent- literature.

Ferguson, G. (2017). Global Corruption: Law, Theory and Practice. An Open Access Coursebook on Legal Regulation of Global Corruption under International Conventions and under US, UK and Canadian Law. Available from: https://track.unodc.org/Academia/Pages/TeachingMaterials/GlobalCorruptionBook.aspx

Scott, Colin. (2012). Does Broadband Internet Access Actually Spur Economic Growth?

Available from: http://www.eecs.berkeley.edu/~rcs/classes/ictd.pdf

Shim, D.C., and Eom, T.H. (2008). E-Government and anti-corruption: Empirical analysis of international data. International Journal of Public Administration. 31(3), 298-316. Available from: https:doi.org/10/1080/01900690701590553.

Khan, F.N., and Majeed, M.T. (2019). ICT and E-Government as the Sources of Economic Growth in Information Age: Empirical Evidence from South Asian Economies. Available from: http://pu.edu.pk/images/journal/csas/PDF/13_v34_1_19.pdf

Kossow, N. and Dykes, V. (2018). Embracing Digitalisation: How to use ICT to strengthen Anti-Corruption. Anti-Corruption and Integrity Programme.

Minges, M. (2015). Exploring the Relationship Between Broadband and Economic Growth. World Development Report 2016.

Qiang, C.Z, Rossotto, C., and Kimura, K. (2009). Economic Impacts of Broadband. In Information and Communications for Development. Washington D.C.: World Bank. http://siteresources.worldbank.org/EXTIC4D/Resources/IC4D_Broadand_35_50.pdf.

West, D.M. (2006). Global E-Government, 2006. Available from www.InsidePolitics.org

World Bank. (2014). Report on the Session Digital Records Management: Good Practices for Anti-Corruption Authorities 3rd Biennial Meeting of the World Bank’s International Corruption Hunters’ Alliance. Available from: http://siteresources.worldbank.org/ publicsectorandgovernance/resources/285741-1343934891414/8787489-1344020463266/8788935 1399321576201/digitalrecordsmgt_icha_13jan2015

Downloads

Published

2020-12-30

How to Cite

Pratama, M. A. (2020). THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) IN ANTI-CORRUPTION TO SUSTAIN ECONOMIC GROWTH. Asia Pacific Fraud Journal, 5(2), 191–200. https://doi.org/10.21532/apfjournal.v5i2.156