New Communication Technologies in the

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New Communication Technologies in the Fight
against Corruption
Rebecca LI Assistant Director of
Operations Independent Commission Against
Corruption Hong Kong
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Independent Commission Against
Corruption

• Established in 1974
• Independent answerable to Chief Executive, HKSAR

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3 Pronged Strategy

• Enforcement Operations Department
• Prevention Corruption Prevention Department
• Education Community Relations Department

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• Community Relations
• Department
• Division 1
• Division 2

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CRD Division 2

• 7 Regional Offices
• Carry out prevention education through
  face-to-face contact
• Handle complaints enquiries

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CRD Division 1

• Promote public awareness of the anti-corruption
  cause
• Disseminate anti-corruption messages through mass
  media
• Promote positive values through schools, etc.

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CRD Division 1 (contd)

• Mass Media Publicity
• ICAC Advertisements
• reflect changing corruption trends
• Drama Series
• ICAC Investigators 2004, 2007, 2009

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CHANGE
The Internet www.icac.org.hk
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www.icac.org.hk

• Press Release
• Wanted Person
• Corruption Statistics
• Report Corruption check list
• Checks Balance
• Survey Data

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www.icac.org.hk

• Prevention Education
• Corruption prone areas
• Corruption prevention best
  practices
• Awareness tests on corruption risks
  

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www.icac.org.hk

• ICAC International Anti- Corruption News
• Newsletter
• Counterparts related links

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www.icac.org.hk

• ICAC Channel
• Audio/visual channel
• ICACs internet platform for promoting probity
  messages enhancing transparency
  

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www.icac.org.hk

• ICAC Channel 2 Stations
• Infotainment Station
• Programme Station

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www.icac.org.hk

• ICAC Channel Infotainment Station
• ICAC Express ICAC major events
• In Focus ICAC advertisements
• Conversations cyber platform for experience
  sharing
• Zooming In sr. officers experience

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www.icac.org.hk

• ICAC Channel Programme Station
• ICAC Investigators
• Drama series produced broadcasted over the years

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www.icac.org.hk

• ICAC Club
• TeensLand

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www.icac.org.hk

• e-mail alert Newsletter
• e-mail subscription update on ICAC matters

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www.icac.org.hk

• What Next?

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Web 2.0 Services

• Windows Live Services - One network concept

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Challenges of Internet to Investigators

• Enable criminals commission of multiple crimes
  simultaneously
• Facilitate their commission of cross-border crime
• Difficulties in establishing true identity of
  users in preserving the evidence
• Difficulties in overcoming anti-forensic tactics
• Opportunity for spreading anti-crime messages in
  borderless cyber world

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The methods of the corrupt may change,
But the ICACs mission against corruption
continues.
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• Internet / Web 2.0
• borderless cyber platform to spread
  anti-corruption/ anti-fraud messages