Προώθηση της ακεραιότητας και αποτροπή της διαφθοράς: επισκόπηση της εμπειρίας των κρατών-μελών του ΟΟΣΑ

Abstract

The OECD, an international organization involved in world-wide efforts to foster good governance, aids its members to develop effective instruments that promote integrity and counter corruption both in public institutions and business operations. In this article, the author describes the three aspects of ethics management: ‘vision’, i.e. the clarification of the mission and values of public service to meet public expectations; ‘action’: putting values and standards into daily practice; and ‘evaluation’, i.e. the assessment of implementation and providing evidence on impact in order to verify whether change is taking place. Especially evaluation necessitates comprehensive and methodological approaches in defining what is measurable; ensuring credible and reliable assessment results; and integrating assessment results in policymaking to ensure effective impact. For these purposes, the OECD has developed a generic Assessment Framework to provide the necessary roadmap. The article stresses the need among member states to share experience on measures, prevention tactics and policy assessment in order to make promoting integrity and preventing corruption a global effort with chances of success.