“ACRC runs an anti-corruption training course for public officials from 23 countries”

Korea shares its preventive anti-corruption measures including Integrity Assessment and Corruption Risk Assessment

The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC) of the Republic of Korea will run an international training program for five days from October 18, 2021 to share its anti-corruption polices and experiences.

(18th Oct. 2021, ACRC)

Hosted by the Anti-Corruption Training Institute of the ACRC, the training course is designed to help build anti-corruption capacities of public officialsall over the world.

Due to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s course is conducted as a real-time online course, bringing together 44 public officials from anti-corruption agencies of 23 countries—Botswana, Cambodia, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Laos, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Morocco, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Timor-Leste, Uzbekistan and Zimbabwe.

The training program will cover Korea’s major anti-corruption policies including Integrity Assessment, Corruption Risk Assessment and whistleblower protection and reward program, which have won international recognition as best practices in the anti-corruption field, as well as anti-corruption laws including the Improper Solicitation and Graft Act and the Act on the Prevention of Conflicts of Interest Related to Duties of Public Servants.

The course will present various educational videos produced by the ACRC, including web drama series "Dalgona" which has more than 5 million views on YouTube.

During the course, the participants will also learn aboutrecent efforts of international organizations including the UN and the OECD to combat corruption and promote integrity, while introducinganti-corruption reforms of their own countries.

Since 2013, the ACRC has organizedthe training program for international anti-corruption practitioners every year. With a steady increase in the need for anti-corruption training provided by the ACRC, 235 participants from 67 countries attended its training course over the past eight years.

Jeon Hyun-heui, Chairperson of the ACRC, welcomed the adoption of the political declaration at the first-ever UN General Assembly special session against corruption last June as it calls for accelerated action on technical assistance for strengthening national anti-corruption capacities.

The Chairperson said "the ACRC will continue to actively address suchtechnical assistance needs by sharing Korea's experience in preventing and fighting corruption.“