KPK Launches Theme Park-Style Anti-Graft Mobile App

Jakarta Globe, Novi Setuningsih, Oct 01, 2014

Screen shot from KPK’s new launched anti-gratification mobile application GRATis
taken from Apple AppStore. (Courtesy of Apple)

Jakarta. The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has launched a mobile app to raise public awareness about the pitfalls of corruption. Enter the virtual “Taman Gratifikasi” to clear up any confusion about what is and is not an appropriate gift to give a public official for services rendered.

GRATis, which stands for Gratifikasi: Informasi dan Sosialisasi (Gratification: Information and Socialization), is intended as a soft approach to inform the Indonesian public about the rules and regulations surrounding public officials receiving gits.

“Gratification is a door toward greater corruption,” KPK Deputy Chairman Zulkarnain said at GRATIs launch on Wednesday. “Receiving gratification might lead to wider corruption.”

The app provides details of favors and “thank you” gifts that are proscribed for government officials.

The information is illustrated through a virtual park with different shop fronts, each providing an explanation on things such as laws and regulations, case studies and “Our Roles”. The obligatory mobile games are also a feature of the app.

GRATis can be downloaded from Google Play Store and IOS App Store with the key words “KPK”, “GRATis”, or “Gratifikasi”.