GTP 2.0 - Prime Minister's Office of Malaysia

GtP 1.0 aChIEvEmENts
The Fighting Corruption NKRA (ANTI-CORR
NKRA) made significant strides in the first three
years of GTP 1.0 after implementing a number
of initiatives designed to combat corruption on
all levels of Government. The initiatives were
informed by three key aspirations:
Reduce corruption
through greater
enforcement
1
Improve
Malaysia’s ranking
on Transparency
International’s
Corruption
Perceptions
Index (CPI)
2
Improve the
rakyat’s perception
of Government
and civil service
integrity
3
The NKRA believes that the
problem of corruption cannot
be addressed in piecemeal
fashion, and hence marshals
resources to provide a holistic
solution.
In terms of specific implementation, the ANTI-
CORR NKRA’s initiatives work on all levels of
Government service, and strive to secure greater
commitment and co-operation from Government
vendors and private sector partners to join in
the fight. The NKRA believes that the problem
of corruption cannot be addressed in piecemeal
fashion, and hence marshals resources to provide
a holistic solution. As such, the ANTI-CORR
NKRA’s in GTP 1.0 saw the introduction of
new legislation to protect whistleblowers, the
introduction of a fast-track process to expedite
corruption cases within the Malaysian courts,
and the institution of compliance units in key
enforcement agencies, to name but a few
initiatives.
The execution of these programmes,
however, has not always been smooth-sailing.
As with any holistic transformation process,
getting people to adapt to the new culture
will always be challenging. Nevertheless, the
implementation of GTP 1.0 initiatives has
revealed important lessons that will guide the
the implementation of GTP 2.0 initiatives over
the next three years.
The ANTI-CORR NKRA recognises that
changing mindsets will take time, which is why
the GTP has been divided into several horizons.
GTP 1.0 has laid the foundation to prepare the
country for a corruption-free future, and the
ANTI-CORR NKRA is committed to intensifying
the agenda of change over the next three years
in GTP 2.0.
2012 ovERvIEW
The first two years of GTP 1.0 saw the ANTI-
CORR NKRA put into place various key initiatives
identified in the initial Labs session. With
most of the initiatives in place, the role of the
ANTI-CORR NKRA in 2012 was primarily one of
monitoring and tweaking their implementation.
Despite positive feedback from the international
reviewers, the ANTI-CORR NKRA team is primarily
directed towards addressing the concerns of
the rakyat. The initiatives therefore aim to
redress problems voiced by the public, and to
expedite solutions that will restore the public’s
confidence in the public justice system.
Over the last 12 months the rakyat began to
see the fruits of the groundwork laid down by
the NKRA in the first two years of the GTP, and it
can expect to see further results going forward.
Some of the outcomes delivered in 2012 by the
ANTI-CORR NKRA responding to rakyat concerns
include the following:
outComE 1
Malaysia improves its Corruption
Perceptions Index ranking
Malaysia’s ranking on the Corruption Perceptions Index
(CPI), a yearly survey conducted by international watchdog
Transparency International, rose six spots from 60 to 54
in 2012. This marked improvement is evidence that the
ANTI-CORR NKRA’s initiatives are working, and thus are
establishing a strong foundation for further work to be
carried out in GTP 2.0. Key initiatives contributing to this
improved performance include the enforcement of the
Whistleblower and the Corporate Integrity Pledge initiative.
outComE 2
Announcement of political funding reforms
by the Prime Minister
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak announced in
February 2012 that the Government will be adopting
reforms to change the way political parties in Malaysia
receive and manage funding. This is a key initiative under
the ANTI-CORR NKRA, and will be fully implemented in
GTP 2.0. The aim of these reforms is to ensure that
political funds are not siphoned away by middlemen.
The new rules will stipulate proper political fundmanagement
processes, which will limit third-party
access to those funds.
outComE 3
Creation of compliance units across all
Government bodies
The success and impact of the ANTI-CORR NKRA’s decision
to create Compliance Units in five enforcement agencies –
the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), Royal
Malaysian Police Force (PDRM), Royal Malaysian Customs,
the Road Transport Department (Jabatan Pengangkutan
Jalan or JPJ) and the Immigration Department – has
encouraged the Government to consider adopting this
policy across its various bodies. The Government believes
that incidences of corruption can be reduced if there is
some form of monitoring. These Compliance Units, will
internally monitor the performance and behaviour of civil
servants and enforcement officers, and refer them for
disciplinary action if the need arises.
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Government transformation Programme—Annual Report 2012 Chapter Five