UNDP at IACC today / India revenue officer / Supporting anticorruption reformers

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UNDP sessions at the International Anti-Corruption Conference today.  There will be three sessions organized by UNDP at the IACC today. Once you have registered for the main IACC event, you can access the sessions via the links below

‘Beyond Compliance: Innovative Approaches to Business Integrity and Responsible Business Conduct in Southeast Asia’ (8-9:30am GMT): https://19thiacc.pathable.co/meetings/virtual/Xa87BtnMg3TMpkct6

Integrity Is the New Black – Youth as Game Changers in the Pacific (8-9:30am GMT): https://19thiacc.pathable.co/meetings/virtual/3qFCXmrgaWFG6QmBn

The Many Faces of the Pandemic: What Does the Future Hold for the Anti-Corruption Movement? Digitalisation, Innovation and Integrity as Drivers for Success (6-7:30pm GMT): https://19thiacc.pathable.co/meetings/virtual/yLExjzzPEXYWpgWM9

 

Officer gets public to take anti-corruption pledge.  “In an attempt to eliminate corruption, a young revenue officer is encouraging farmers and the general public to give an undertaking that they won’t offer bribes for any revenue department-related work.”

The New Indian Express: https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2020/nov/28/officer-gets-public-to-take-anti-corruption-pledge-2229117.html

 

Seeing New Opportunities: How Global Actors Can Better Support Anticorruption Reformers (Publication).  “In-country reformers, whether in government or civil society, are best placed to navigate [political and domestic] dynamics. However, as many international organizations might aim to help them in those moments, it is useful to have an understanding of the types of support in-country reformers might need.”

Florencia Guerzovich, Maria soledad Gattoni and Dave Algoso/Open Society Foundations: https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/publications/seeing-new-opportunities-how-global-actors-can-better-support-anticorruption-reformers  

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