Counter-terrorism Capacity Building Initiative

Estimated budget	A$10 million
Commenced	2004
Scheduled completion	2008
Counterpart Agencies	POLRI; PPATK; Directorate General of Customs and Excise; Directorate General of Air Communications; Directorate General of Immigration
Main Locations	Jakarta
Managing Contractor	Implemented in partnership with other Australian Government agencies

Background

Following the Bali bomgings in 2002, the Australian Prime Minister announced a A$10 million, four-year Counter Terrorism Capacity Building Initiative with three broad priorities for assistance: restricting the flow of financing to terrorists, enhancing travel security by strengthening airport, immigration and customs control capabilities, and building the capacity of the Indonesian Police Force (POLRI) on counter-terrorism and transnational crime.

Description

Australia has been providing considerable assistance to Indonesia to strengthen its anti-money laundering regime over a number of years. Through this Prime Ministerial initiative, assistance is being consolidated and extended to stem the flow of financing to terrorists, including by supporting the effective establishment and operation of Indonesia's Financial Intelligence Unit, the PPATK.

In cooperation with the Australian Customs Service, the Department of Transport and Regional Services and the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs, AusAID is supporting a range of assistance measures designed to improve the counter-terrorism capacity of key Indonesian agencies responsible for managing the movement of people and goods across Indonesia's borders.

The Australian Federal Police has commenced a program to build the counter-terrorism skills of the Indonesian Police. The program involves the delivery of a range of training, institutional support for the establishment of a Transnational Crime Centre and the development of a case management information system.

Achievements/outcomes

Support for the successful establishment of the PPATK, Indonesia’s Financial Intelligence Unit.
Over 100 POLRI staff trained in intelligence analysis and surveillance techniques.
Development and roll-out of POLRI's first national database, the Case Management and Information System.
Establishment of the POLRI Transnational Crime Centre, located at POLRI Headquarters in Jakarta .
Customs officers trained in ship search skills and intelligence analysis.

This page was last updated on 22 May 2007