Indonesia’s Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) has partnered with the Financial and Development Supervisory Agency (BPKP) to step up oversight of strategic programs in the fisheries sector, aiming to ensure transparency, accountability, and effective policy implementation.
“In addition to supervision by the Inspectorate General, which is tightening oversight of ongoing strategic programs, the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries will also involve external auditors, one of them being BPKP,” Inspector General of KKP Lotharia Latif said in a statement in Jakarta on Sunday.
He said that the move was marked by a meeting between the Inspectorate General of KKP and BPKP to discuss a planned cooperation framework for joint monitoring.
“This cooperation agreement is essential as a foundation for collaboration and synergy with BPKP’s regional offices,” Latif added.
Oversight of strategic programs is critical, he said, because they involve large budgets, significant resources, and have broad social impacts.
“Without strict oversight, these programs are vulnerable to problems that could harm both the state and the people,” he noted.
Latif said that collaboration with external auditors and law enforcement is crucial to identify potential risks early and minimize, or even eliminate, significant problems.
Susilo Widhyantoro, Deputy for Government Institution Supervision on Community Empowerment and Food at BPKP, said that the agency supports collaboration in quality assurance and consultation to safeguard priority projects.
He urged the ministry to strengthen the role of its internal auditors for detailed and technical monitoring, while BPKP would focus on procedures in line with its mandate.
Acceleration of strategic programs, he added, must also take into account administrative aspects, compliance with all relevant regulations, and improved governance, including preparing regulations for each new policy.
The ministry’s strategic programs include the Red and White Fishing Village (KNMP) initiative, the Infrastructure Improvement for Shrimp Aquaculture Project (IISAP), the development of the National Salt Industry Hub (K-SIGN), saline tilapia cultivation (BINS), and revitalization of marine and fisheries education facilities.
Earlier, Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Sakti Wahyu Trenggono stressed the need for strict monitoring of each project stage with strong accountability principles to ensure clean, transparent, and law-abiding governance in the fisheries sector.
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