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The 9th International Anti-Corruption Conference
The Papers
Abstracts of presentations
Day 3, Workshop 2
National Office of Public Ethics - Office of the President of the Nation Argentina:
The paper summarises the structure, purpose and
activities of the National Office of Public Ethics in Argentina.
Republic of Argentina:
Argentina Legislation Related to Ethics and Control
The various acts of Argentinian legislation
relating to ethics and control are listed and described.
Armstrong, Elia :
Evaluation and Effectiveness of Ethics Programs
The paper outlines the basic reasons for the mechanisms of
evaluating ethics programmes. Also available is information about
a UNDP evaluation of public service ethics in Africa, and the
Rabat Declaration.
Balia, Daryl :
Growing Pains in Fighting Corruption
Daryl Balia describes South Africa's need for moral healing. The
national integrity strategy being developed around the fight
against corruption can be a useful framework to assess
possibilities for co-operation on a broader range of ethical
concerns. An effective transformation requires a clear analysis
and goal from the outset. Recognising the complex interrelations
of different parts of society in continuing corruption, one of
our greatest enemies in the fight against corruption and for an
ethics infrastructure is fragmentation in responding to
corruption.
Gilman, Stuart C. :
Effective Management of Ethics Systems: New Frontiers in Public Administration
The thesis of the article is that ethics regimes are often
created in "law" without implementation (legislators assume they
will be self-implementing),created as administrative structures
without the weight of law, or not provided with the authority to
carry out their mission. This article will illustrate several
examples of such systems and the problems created because of
these defects. Finally, the article will outline a development
and implementation model for integrity systems.
Orrego, Claudio :
Administrative Modernisation and Ethics Programs
The issue of ethics in the Public Service has been gaining
increased concern among citizens, the media, politicians and
policy-makers. The strengthening of public confidence in
government and public institutions constitutes a necessary
condition for both effective democratic governance and a healthy
economic development, as well as for the preserving people's
faith in the democratic system. Public ethics includes some
guiding principles about the relationships between public
servants and citizens, the pre-eminence of public interest over
private interests, and the necessary responsibility, integrity,
probity and accountability that the former must observe toward
citizens and users in performing their duties. Is in this sense
that public ethics today involves also the issues of efficiency
and efficacy in the use of public resources. Therefore, on the
one hand public ethics demands improving public sector's
efficiency and effectiveness and, while on the other hand, a
certain level of public ethics constitutes a necessary condition
for improving the responsiveness, efficiency and effectiveness of
the government in order to perform better its roles. The
Strategic Plan for Modernising Chile´s Public Management is
introduced. This plan has six different and distinct lines of
action: Human Resources, Quality of Service and Citizen
Participation, Strategic Management and Information Technology,
Institutional reform and decentralisation, Communications, and
Transparency and Probity.
The Rabat Declaration
The Declaration was signed by African Ministers of Civil Service
at the Second Pan-African Conference of Ministers of Civil
Service, held in Rabat, Morocco from 13 - 15 December 1998. It
notes the importance of professionalism and ethical conduct in
public administration and lists steps to be taken toward this
goal by the African governments, the African Training and
Research Centre in Administration for Development (CAFRAD) and
the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN
DESA, as well as international financial institutions and other
donors.
National Office of Public Ethics
Decree Law 152, Decree Law 878/9, Decree Law 41(dealing with
issues of ethics and control) and the Code Of Ethics For Public
Office of Argentinia are reproduced in full.
SPPD:
Public Service Ethics in Africa
The UN/DESA project summary is provided. The objective of this
project is to assist governments in Africa, and their development
partners, to improve the management of ethics and conduct in the
public service through surveying existing policies and
programmes.
Synnerstrom, Staffan :
Presentation on, The OECD's Work on Ethics Management
The OECD' s work on Ethics Management has been carried out under
the leadership of its committee responsible for public
management. Standards in public life are managed through a range
of formal and informal institutions, systems, and conditions
which together constitute this ethics infrastructure. Based on
the experience of its Member countries, the OECD has identified
three functional aspects of the ethics infrastructure --
guidance, management and control -- which together embrace the
eight key elements of the ethics infrastructure. "Guidance"
refers to political commitment, workable codes of conduct, and
professional socialisation mechanisms. "Management" relates to
the existence of an ethics co-ordinating body and supportive
public service conditions. "Control" comprises an effective legal
framework, efficient accountability mechanisms, and an active
civil society providing public scrutiny. As an Annex, the paper
includes the OECD Council Recommendation on Improving Ethical
Conduct in the Public Service, of 23 April 1998.
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