Indonesia’s Governance Still Requires Significant Improvement: Lawmaker

RRI.CO.ID, Jakarta - Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI) Commission II Speaker Rifqinizamy Karsayuda believes Indonesia’s governance still requires significant improvement.

Rifqinizamy noted that various international indicators show the quality of public services and the effectiveness of national governance remain less than optimal.

He explained that Indonesia currently has many institutions tasked with oversight, including the Ombudsman RI, which has the authority to assess maladministration in public services.

In addition to the Ombudsman, there are other bodies such as the Supreme Audit Board (BPK), the Attorney General’s Office, and election supervisory agencies. However, he argued that overlapping layers of oversight have not yet fully succeeded in improving governance quality.

This is reflected in several international indexes that continue to place Indonesia below many other countries. According to the Chandler Good Government Index 2025, Indonesia ranked 47th out of 120 countries.

Within Asia, Indonesia still lags behind Singapore, South Korea, Japan, China, and Malaysia. Meanwhile, in the Government Effectiveness Index 2024, Indonesia ranked 82nd out of 193 countries.

In the Corruption Perceptions Index, Indonesia stood at 109th with a score of 34 on a scale of 0 to 100. Rifqinizamy acknowledged that government reform efforts have indeed produced progress, though at a slow pace.

“This shows that our efforts have not been without results," he said at the Entry Meeting of the Ombudsman RI Opinion: Assessment of Public Service Maladministration 2026, in Jakarta, Tuesday, July 14, 2026.

"But the improvements are moving too slowly, and that is very concerning for all of us,” he added.

Deputy Chair of the Ombudsman RI, Rahmadi Indra Tektona, stated that through its opinion, the Ombudsman will provide a comprehensive overview of public service conditions and draft recommendations for improvements that can be followed up by ministries, agencies, state-owned enterprises, regional-owned enterprises, and public universities.

Rahmadi explained that the entry meeting also serves as a forum to outline the objectives, scope, methodology, and mechanisms of the 2026 assessment. Through this forum, the Ombudsman hopes all institutions will share a common understanding of the evaluation process.

He added that collaboration and transparency are crucial so that the assessment is not merely compliance-oriented but also delivers tangible improvements in service quality for the public. (Misni Parjiati)