Koreas experiences in implementing the integrity system

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Koreas experiences in implementing the
integrity system
4 May 2009, Paris
Hyun-sun Hong, Commissioner Anti-Corruption
Civil Rights Commission
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1. Rationale for Koreas anti-corruption reforms
Remarkable economic growth, driven by
government-led development strategy in
1960s-1980s
? Financial crisis in the late 1990's
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2. Koreas integrity system (1)
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2. Koreas integrity system (2)
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3. Major anti-corruption reforms (1998-2008) (1)
Amended political laws Election Act, Political
Parties Act Political Fund Act (March 2004)
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3. Major anti-corruption reforms (2)
Improving corporate governance
Enhancing accounting transparency
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3. Major anti-corruption reforms (3)
Abolished 5,958 (53.6) and improved 2,981
(26.8) among total 11,125 regulations as of 2003
license/permit issuance, public procurement,
bidding, regulation/supervision
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3. Major anti-corruption reforms (4)
Military procurement
Improving transparency in the import and
manufacture of military supplies
Tax administration
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4. Major anti-corruption measures (1)
Recommendations for legal and institutional
improvement
lt Compliance with the ACRCs recommendations
(2002-2008) gt
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4. Major anti-corruption measures (2)
Corruption Impact Assessment
Identifying and removing possible corruption
risks from laws and regulations
ACRC examines every proposed law, presidential
decree, and ordinance of ministries and
recommends improvements to remove such factors.
lt Results of Corruption Impact Assessment (Apr.
2006-Dec. 2008) gt
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4. Major anti-corruption measures (3)
Handling reports of suspected corrupt practices
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4. Major anti-corruption measures (4)
Protection
Rewards
Whistleblowers may receive maximum KRW2 billion
(US1.5 million) or 420 of recovered money
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4. Major anti-corruption measures (5)
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4. Major anti-corruption measures (6)
Anti-Corruption Initiatives Assessment
A comprehensive yearly review of anti-corruption
measures pursued by public sector organizations
Integrity Survey
An annual survey of citizens who experienced
first-hand public services to measure the
levels of corruption in all public organizations
Results are disclosed to the media and reflected
in annual evaluation of performance of public
organizations Helping public organizations
identify areas susceptible to corruption
Encouraging public organizations to step up
anti-corruption efforts
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5. Achievements and future directions (1)
Transparency on a steady rise
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5. Achievements and future directions (2)
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