ACRC, Gave a Presentation on the Implementation of the UNCAC at the APEC ACTWG Meeting

Sharing anti-corruption policies in Korea,

including the Corruption Risk Assessment system and Public Institution Comprehensive Integrity Assessment

(15 February 2023, ACRC)

On February 15, anti-corruption policy performance was shared at the 36th Anti-Corruption and Transparency Experts Working Group (ACTWG) meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) held for two days in the US.

The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC, Chairperson Jeon Hyun-Heui) participated in the APEC ACTWG meeting and made a presentation on the Corruption Risk Assessment, Comprehensive Integrity Assessment of public institutions, and integrity and ethical management support for public institutions and companies.

Working-level officials from anti-corruption agencies of 21 APEC member economies, and anti-corruption experts from international organizations, such as the United Nations (UN), participated in the APEC ACTWG meeting, a place where member economies share major anti-corruption trends and discuss international solidarity for anti-corruption.

The 2023 ACTWG meeting agenda included ▴the APEC anti-corruption roadmap, ▴policies regarding the business ethics of each member economy, and ▴implementation of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC). This meeting also held a workshop on anti-bribery.

ACRC, an anti-corruption agency in Korea, gave a presentation on the major implementation of UNCAC at the meeting. The presentation included ▴the results of the Corruption Risk Assessment of regulations in public institutions which were conducted from 2020 to 2022 and ▴the result of the 2022 Public Institution Comprehensive Integrity Assessment, integrating the existing assessment systems.

ACRC also shared the anti-corruption technical assistance sharing “Clean Portal,” a corruption and public interest reporting system, in cooperation with UNDP, provided to Mongolia, Uzbekistan, and Kosovo. Last but not least, ACRC made a presentation on the current status of integrity and ethical management policy support for public institutions and companies.

ACRC Assistant Chairperson of Planning and Coordination Office Lim Yoon-Ju said, “In the multiple economic crises, awareness of the importance of anti-corruption among the international community has increased even more. In particular, as anti-corruption cooperation among member economies from geographically neighboring Asia-Pacific regions has become necessary, ACRC will proactively participate in discussions and make much effort for international cooperation.”