Technology-Based Moderation in Government Procurement as a Collective Legal Response to Corruption
Gerry Anderson Gultom, Maria, Mahmud Mulyadi, Mahmul Siregar, Rosmalinda

Faculty Of Law, Universitas Sumatera Utara
Jalan Dr. T. Mansyur 9, Medan 20155, Indonesia

Abstract

Technology-based moderation in government procurement facilitated by the Electronic Procurement System (SPSE) and E-Purchasing represents a strategic approach to enhancing transparency and accountability while preventing corruption. Although digitalization has curtailed opportunities for irregularities through transparent procedures and digital audit trails, procurement fraud persists, this indicates that technology alone cannot effectively prevent corruption without collaborative oversight and legal compliance. Furthermore, it remains unclear how technology based moderation can function as a collective legal response to strengthen corruption prevention in government procurement. This study aims to analyze the role of technology-based moderation as a collective legal response in preventing corruption within Indonesian government procurement. Employing a juridical-normative method, the study utilizes statutory and conceptual approaches to analyze relevant legislation, legal doctrines, and academic literature. The findings demonstrate that digital technology is crucial for reinforcing transparency, accountability, and multi-stakeholder oversight mechanisms, thereby enhancing the effectiveness of legal responses to potential corruption. Consequently, optimizing digital technology, strengthening data integration, increasing information transparency, and fostering inter-agency collaboration are essential to establishing a government procurement system characterized by integrity, accountability, efficiency, and long-term sustainability, while simultaneously boosting public trust in procurement governance.

Keywords: Collective Legal Response-Corruption Prevention-Digital Governance-Electronic Public Procurement-Technology based Moderation

Topic: Technological Moderation for Collective Legal Response (Legal Innovation- Collaborative Regulation- Technology and Law)