The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC) and the World Bank agreed to work together to disseminate anti-corruption tools and methodologies to developing countries with Korea serving as a hub for anti-corruption and integrity policy.

 

During a meeting with Robert Zoellick, president of the World Bank, ACRC Chairman Jae Oh Lee requested on May 25 the World Bank's attention and support for Korea's technical assistance projects for enhancing anti-corruption capacity of developing counties. President Zoellick said that the World Bank will play a bridging role to share Korea's integrity assessment and other anti-corruption policies with other countries.  

 

"Korea can close the differences in positions between developing and developed economies, and in that regard, I will support the ACRC to table anti-corruption efforts as an agenda item of the G-20 Seoul Summit slated for November" he said. 

 

President Zoellick proposed to mutually exchange anti-corruption experiences by seconding an ACRC official to the World Bank Governance Hub in Bangkok, which was agreed by Chairman Lee.     

 

Agreement was also made for future cooperation in operating the anti-corruption agency, applying information and technology to anti-corruption programs and strengthening capacity for corruption data analysis. 

 

Chairman Lee's recent visit to the United States was aimed at publicizing Korea's integrity and anti-corruption policy and promoting international collaboration.

 

Meanwhile, Chairman Lee made a request to Deputy U.N. Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro to help place anti-corruption as an agenda item for the G-20 Summit.

 

The ACRC Chairman also met with Robert I. Cusick, director of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, and exchanged information of each country's education programs on public office ethics.