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        "id": 2052028,
        "msgid": "housing-minister-affirms-commitment-to-strengthening-procurement-governance-1792749324",
        "date": "2026-10-23 15:53:11",
        "title": "Housing Minister affirms commitment to strengthening procurement governance",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "Housing and Settlements Minister Maruarar Sirait says his ministry will give the Government Procurement Policy Agency access to relevant data, procedures, budgets and on-the-ground project information. He says stronger governance\u2014supported by skilled staff, sound regulations and adequate information technology\u2014is essential to deliver housing programmes free from corruption, on target and on time.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) \u2013 Housing and Settlements Minister Maruarar Sirait\nhas reaffirmed his ministry\u2019s commitment to strengthening governance of\npublic procurement so that it is free from corruption, delivers quality\noutcomes, reaches the right beneficiaries and is completed on time,\nsupporting the accelerated implementation of the national housing\nprogramme.<\/p>\n<p>He said the Ministry of Housing and Settlements (PKP) was open to\nsupporting stronger procurement governance by giving the Government\nProcurement Policy Agency (LKPP) access to data, information,\nprocedures, budgets and the physical progress of programmes undertaken\nby the ministry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are very open. Starting today, we are providing access to\nwhatever is needed, whether procedures, data, budgets or conditions on\nthe ground. We want the Ministry of Housing and Settlements to be a\nplace where good intentions to improve procurement can be fully put into\npractice,\u201d Maruarar, known as Ara, said in a statement issued in Jakarta\non Friday.<\/p>\n<p>He said good procurement must focus on four main objectives:\npreventing corruption, producing quality outputs, reaching the right\ntargets and being completed on time.<\/p>\n<p>Ara also emphasised the importance of qualified human resources,\nappropriate regulations and adequate information technology systems.<\/p>\n<p>These three factors form the foundation for ensuring procurement is\nproperly governed and produces tangible benefits for the public.<\/p>\n<p>Good procurement governance is therefore one of the factors that can\nhelp ensure housing programmes are implemented effectively and meet\npeople\u2019s need for decent homes.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/housing-minister-affirms-commitment-to-strengthening-procurement-governance-1792749324",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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