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OECD Links to Sites on Public Sector Ethics and Corruption |
AUSTRALIA
The Audit Office of New South Wales, Australia provides a best practice guide titled "Fraud Control: Developing an Effective Strategy". It also inlcludes a 1998 performance audit report on the status of implementation of effective fraud control within the NSW public sector.
Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) provides a Practical Guide to corruption prevention.
CANADA
Office of the Ethics Counsellor (également en français)
Special Joint Committee on a Code of Conduct of the Senate and the House of Commons (également en français)
EL
SALVADOR
Revista Probidad, "a country-specific electronic journal that provides a non-partisan space for cross-sector commentary, analysis, and debate on democratization issues, ranging from political culture and participation to public sector reform, the election of government functionaries, and anti-corruption" (in Spanish).
GREECE
Ministry of Transport and Communications - Code of conduct for the public services (in Greek only, but with a general information page on the Ministry in English)
HUNGARY
Code of Ethics for Public Officials Not in English (également en français).
IRELAND
Cabinet Handbook, Government of Ireland includes guidance for Ministers on Ethics and Conflict of Interest.
JAPAN
National Personnel Authority (NPA). This site currently exists in Japanese only, although the English version will be available shortly.
NEW ZEALAND
State Services Commission provides the Public Service Code of Conduct and guidance on Public Service Principles, Conventions and Practice.
SWITZERLAND
Reports adopted by the Management Commissions of the Swiss Federal Parliament. These reports are available in French, German and Italian on http://www.parlement.ch
·
Report
by the Management commission to the Federal Council concerning personnel
policy, 12 February 1998 (format html - for PDF format, click
here
- French version)
·
Report
of the parliamentary body for controlling the administration on ethics in the
public service, 30 October 1998 (html format - for PDF format, click
here - French version)
·
Report
of the Management Commission of the National Council on outside activities of
civil servants and on professional activities of former civil servants, 12
March 1999
(html format - for PDF format, click
here - French version)
Risks of Corruption and Measures of Security, State Audit of the Federal Government (Verwaltungskontrolle des Bundesrates) was charged to investigate the risks of corruption and the measures of security in the Swiss federal administration.
UNITED KINGDOM
Committee on Standards in Public Life. This organisation (formerly known as the Nolan Committee, now the Neill Committee) has guided major change to ethics practices in the UK Parliament, local governments, and local public spending bodies. The latest report is available on funding of political parties.
Civil Service Ethics, Cabinet Office provides guidance and code of conduct documents.
UNITED STATES
Office of Government Ethics. This office heads the executive branch ethics program. See their resource library and list of publications, including videos, pamphlets, posters and the new ethics interactive training game.
Department Ethics Office, Department of the Interior
Standards of Conduct Office, Department of Defense provides guidance on ethical standards for the civilian and military services.
National Archives and Records Adminstration (NARA), General Counsel Staff - Ethics. NARA Ethics homepage.
INTERNATIONAL
The 9th International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC) took place in Durban, South Africa, 10-15 October 1999. Over 1000 participants met, for the first time in Africa, to network, exchange ideas, and take stock of progress made since the Lima Declaration adopted at the 9th IACC in 1997.
World Bank Anti-Corruption Knowledge Resource Center
World
Bank: Governance and Anti-Corruption 
The European Commission elaborated codes of conduct for Commissioners and officials to promote a European political and administrative culture.
The Americas' Accountability/Anti-Corruption project (AAA),aims to support anti-corruption initiatives and to strengthen public sector financial management with particular emphasis on integrated financial management systems that improve the management of resources making government more transparent. Now in English and Spanish!!
Accountability in Public Administration: Reconciling Democracy, Efficiency and Ethics. First specialised international conference organised by the International Institute of Administrative Sciences, London, 12-15 July 1999.
Global Forum on Fighting Corruption. The USIA's Information Bureau's Online Service for US Vice-President Al Gore's global forum includes the conference agenda, a list of participants and detailed descriptions of session topics, as well as guiding principles for an anti-corruption strategy and official international anti-corruption documents.
Anti-Corruption Network for Transition Economies. This provides documents and information on a regular basis from international organisations and donors on their anti-corruption policy statements and strategies; anti-corruption activities, events and programs by countries, calendars of upcoming events, as well as reports, papers, data, and other documents.
TI - Transparency International. This Berlin organisation is a leader in the international fight against corruption. Check out the much publicised TI Corruption Perception Index, the on-line Source Book of national integrity systems and SIGMA/TI Anti-Corruption Directory.
The Division for Public Economics and Public Administration (DPEPA) provides information on anti-corruption activities of the United Nations. This site includes the latest on the Second Biennial Panafrican Conference of Ministers of Civil Service on New Challenges, Professionalism and Ethics.
OTHER
École Nationale d'Administration (ENA) (France), including a report on ethics
("déontologie") from the seminar on comparative administration
(1998-2000), La gestion des ressources humaines, condition de l'efficacité
des administrations publiques
The Public Sector Ethics Resource Series. This site offers a series of 5 CDROMs (for purchase) containing training, reference and resource materials.