At the bilateral meeting held in Seoul, anti-corruption agencies of Korea and Indonesia agreed to strengthen policy coordination efforts as well as information exchange for the next three years.

The 3rd session of the Cooperation and Coordinating Committee was hosted jointly by the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC) of Korea and the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) of Indonesia on December 3 in Seoul to evaluate the outcomes of three years" implementation of the memorandum of understanding that was concluded by the two Commissions on December 4, 2006. Both parties also discussed the direction of the 2nd cycle of MOU implementation from 2010 to 2012.

Addressing the achievements gained so far, Injong Kim, Director of the International Relations Division of the ACRC, said that various collaborative activities under the MOU "have substantially contributed to strengthening anti-corruption capacities of both Commissions and enhancing mutual cooperation and partnership."

According to the agreements reached on that day, both parties will focus on the exchange of information and knowledge to enhance the capacity of each organization for the coming three years. As part of these initiatives, an international seminar on the independence of anti-corruption bodies will take place in Jakarta next year, and a joint anti-corruption seminar will be held in Seoul in 2011, bringing together experts and practitioners from relevant government agencies, academia and international organizations as well as officials of both Commissions.

Based on their close mutual relationship, the two parties consented to expand policy coordination activities. Especially, both parties will make concerted efforts to ensure that anti-corruption issues are given high priority on the agenda of the G20 summit slated for November 2010 in Seoul.

Bey Arifianto Widodo, a specialist of the Indonesian Corruption Eradication Commission, is presenting the progress of the introduction of Korea"s Anti-Corruption Initiatives Assessment and Corruption Impact Assessment to Indonesia.

At the meeting, a KPK representative presented the progress of the introduction of Korea"s Anti-Corruption Initiatives Assessment (AIA) and Corruption Impact Assessment (CIA) to Indonesia.

According to the KPK official, the KPK conducted a pilot AIA last November to assess the anti-corruption systems and performance of the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Education. It also reviewed two rules regarding Hajj endowment this year to identify and remove corruption factors, and is currently developing indices and criteria related to CIA.

The ACRC agreed to provide onsite consulting for KPK officials in May 2010 in Jakarta to help these programs to be successfully implemented in Indonesia. Additionally, the ACRC plans to transfer its institutional improvement, the code of conduct for public officials, and whistleblower protection and reward programs to its Indonesian counterpart from 2011.