• Korea’s online corruption/public interest report system, “Clean Portal” (www.clean.go.kr) has been recognized as a best case in the international community once again.

   

*Clean Portal (www.clean.go.kr) is online reporting system on corruption case or public interest violation, giving an easy access to anyone.

The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC,Chairperson Jeon Hyun-Heui) has announced that it will make a presentation on Clean Portal as a best practice of digital platform for trust-building at a high-level special session of OECD-IDB* hosted meeting under the theme of “Transparency, Integrity and Participation in the Digital Era”.

*Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is the largest regional development financial institution in Latin America and the Caribbean established to promote regional free trade and provide technical supports.

• At the three-day meeting to be held virtually in the Dominican Republic from November 15 to 18, 28 high profile figures are attended, including President of the Dominican Republic, Luis Abinader, CEO of IDB Invest, James P. Scriven (TBD), Secretary General of OECD, Mathias Cormann, President of International Transparency, Delia Ferreira Rubio, and General Comptrollers of Colombia, Peru, and Chile.

   

  The ACRC is the only country invited outside Latin America and the Caribbean, indicating great interest of countries in Latin America and Caribbean in Korea’s online corruption/public interest reporting system using digital technologies.

   

• Director General Kim Ki-sun for Inspection and Protection Bureau of the ACRC delivers a presentation under the theme of “Korea’s Corruption Prevention and Control using Digital Technologies: Clean Portal.”Following the presentation, he will discuss with IDB how to jointly provide technical supports to Latin American countries.

   

  The ACRC is now conducting feasibility test to introduce the online corruption/public interest report system to Colombia, with a plan to introduce the system through ODA project from 2023.

   

• Director General Kim said, “I hope this meeting could be an opportunity for Korea to share its experiences of building effective online anti-corruption systemwith the international community. The ACRC will make efforts to help countries in Latin America and Caribbean in building digital-based corruption prevention system.”