ACRC Shared “Clean Portal, a Corruption and Public Interest Reporting System, with Mongolia, Uzbekistan, and Kosovo

- - The ACRC and UNDP jointly held an online launching report –

(November 4 2022, ACRC)

“Clean Portal Project” supporting the establishment of a digital-based anti-corruption system and sharing experiences of such operations with developing countries is pushed ahead.

On November 3, the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (Chairperson Jeon Hyun-Heui, ACRC) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) held an online launching report for three partner countries of the project, including Mongolia, Uzbekistan, and Kosovo.

“Clean Portal” is a digital-based corruption and public interest reporting system run by the ACRC. It is designed to allow any citizens to conveniently file a report on corrupt behaviors and violations of public interest.

Anne Juepner, Acting Director of UNDP Seoul Policy Centre, head of Office of National Strategy on Anti-Corruption of IAAC of Mongolia, and Director of Anti-Corruption Agency of Uzbekistan and Director of Kosovo Agency for the Prevention of Corruption participated in the launching report session.

At the session, the current status of anti-corruption systems of each country and conditions for carrying out digital technology-based anti-corruption systems were shared. In addition, there were Q&A and opinion sessions regarding Clean Portal.

The ACRC and UNDP held an online briefing session in June for 30 developing countries interested in the “Digital technology-based anti-corruption system sharing project.”

In September, a number of countries interested in learning “Clean Portal” system of the ACRC applied for the project and, Mongolia, Uzbekistan, and Kosovo were designated as partner countries in the final selection.

Mongolia allocated a budget for the E-government and ensured the sustainability of the project. Currently, Mongolia has high digital accessibility, with more than 80% of Mongolian citizens are smartphone users. Based on sustainability and digital accessibility, Mongolia will promote the digital anti-corruption project.

The ACRC shared Anti-Corruption Initiatives Assessment in 2019 and Corruption Risk Assessment in 2018 with Uzbekistan and Kosovo, respectively, and the two countries have successfully implemented anti-corruption policies. Both of the countries expressed high hopes for digital anti-corruption systems taking a step further through the Clean Portal sharing project.

Anne Juepner, Acting Director of UNDP Seoul Policy Centre, said, “It is a pleasure to promote the Clean Portal sharing project with the ACRC with whom we have been cooperating since 2015 through the anti-corruption policy sharing project. Clean Portal would be a good reference for the implementation of UNDP Digital Strategy 2022-2025 which emphasizes combating corruption using digital technology.”

ACRC Assistant Chairperson of Planning and Coordination Office Lim Yoon-Ju said, “Under the circumstances where the importance of utilizing digital technology has increased, I hope the Clean Portal sharing project, newly launched this year, be a great help for enhancing the integrity of each country. The ACRC will make every effort for anti-corruption technical assistance.”