Amid hoax scare
and political noise which have been occupying Indonesians’ recent everyday
life, an optimistic and scientific view arise showing that Indonesia is outpacing
the world in trust. This data comes from Edelman 2017 Trust Barometer survey
which sees the Index being announced for the 17th year, since it
started in 2001. While the main finding of the survey show that there is a global
decline, and perhaps even crisis of trust in 28 countries they surveyed, the
data shows Indonesia becoming the anomaly as it sees high improvement of trust
toward Government, media, business, and NGOs.
In the word of
Edelman Indonesia CEO himself, Raymond Siva, Indonesia 2017 Trust Barometer
result is an “enigma”. As while Global Trust Index declined by three percent,
Indonesia saw a seven percent increase in average trust compared to 2016. Looking
that number by the sector, there is 13 percent increase of trust towards the Government,
which is the highest performance in the Index, putting Indonesia at the fourth place
with the score of 71. Trust in media sees a four percent increase, again the
highest performance in the Index, putting Indonesia at number one with the
score of 67. Trust in NGOs sees a seven percent increase, only tied by India,
putting Indonesia at number three with the score of 64. Lastly, trust in
business sees a five percent increase, again only equalled by India, putting
Indonesia at number one with the score of 76.
