Jakarta, Oct. 15 -- The Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform Ministry shared Indonesia's strategy for simplifying bureaucracy to improve effectiveness and efficiency at an Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) forum in France.

"Reducing organizational layers or expediting administrative procedures alone cannot simplify bureaucracy. The government needs to change the way the bureaucracy operates by placing greater emphasis on expertise, cross-agency collaboration, and delivering tangible benefits to the public," said Erwan Agus Purwanto, a deputy at the ministry.

He outlined Indonesia's approach at the OECD Global Forum on Building Trust and Reinforcing Democracy in Paris on Monday (Oct. 12), according to a stat...