Minister: No Room for High-Performing Civil Servants with Low Integrity

Minister of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform (PANRB) Rini Widyantini has once again highlighted bureaucratic reform within the State Civil Apparatus (ASN). According to Rini, bureaucratic reform is not merely a pile of regulations. “When a citizen in a remote area receives fast service without any ‘administrative fee’ requirement, that is where our integrity speaks. There is no room for high-performing but low-integrity apparatus to manage this government,” Rini said at the launch of the E-Learning ASN Berintegritas programme at the LAN RI office in Jakarta, quoted on Monday (22/6/2026). Rini stated that the integrity of the state civil apparatus cannot be built instantly, but rather through a continuous learning process. Therefore, the government launched the E-Learning ASN Berintegritas programme, a digital-based anti-corruption training programme aimed at equipping the apparatus with moral understanding, rejecting gratuities, and implementing clean bureaucratic governance. This programme was initiated by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), which also partnered with the Ministry of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform (PANRB), the National Institute of Public Administration (LAN), and the National Civil Service Agency (BKN). “Today’s launch of the E-Learning ASN Berintegritas programme is important as a joint effort to strengthen a culture of integrity in the execution of duties and public services,” she explained. Rini outlined five strategic pillars to strengthen ASN integrity as public servants. First, integrity as the main pillar of national bureaucratic reform; when state apparatus design business process simplification, they should embed anti-corruption values. The second pillar is a professional work culture and service-oriented mindset in line with the BerAKHLAK core values. “The e-learning module is designed to erode the culture of wanting to be served and replace it with a culture of serving that is free from gratuities,” Rini clarified. Third, integrity learning as competency development. Through this programme, the government integrates integrity aspects into the national competency development system. Every ASN who completes the e-learning series will receive an official certificate from LAN, which will be converted into lesson hours (JP). This step proves that honing morals is valued equally with honing competencies. The fourth pillar is equitable access across government agencies. The KPK identified the obstacle that the majority of regional governments do not yet have adequate digital learning management systems to train their employees independently. “Therefore, the Ministry of PANRB together with LAN has prepared a single national integrated system, Smart ASN,” Rini revealed. The final pillar is national policy support and the strategic role of the Personnel Development Officer (PPK). The Ministry of PANRB will issue a Ministerial Circular (SE) mandating participation in this e-learning programme for all government agencies. PPKs are urged to monitor their respective employees’ participation achievements through the KPK’s INDATA monitoring dashboard platform.