– ACRC to Host Anti-Corruption Training Program for Central Asia and Eastern Europe

Starting today (10, June), the Anti-Corruption & Civil Rights Commission (ACRC) will commence a specialized anti-corruption training program for officials from Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan. This program aims to share Korea’s best anti-corruption policies and systems, including the Comprehensive Integrity Assessment for Public Institutions and the Clean Portal.

The Anti-Corruption Training Institute, under the auspices of the ACRC (Chairperson Ryu Chul Whan), will conduct a 10-day Multilateral Anti-Corruption Capacity Building Training in the Russian language.

This training will benefit 15 officials from anti-corruption organizations, including the Prosecutor General’s Office of Azerbaijan, the Anti-Corruption Agency of Uzbekistan, and the Agency for State Financial Control and Anti-Corruption of Tajikistan.

The training encompasses a range of topics, featuring globally recognized anti-corruption systems:

• Comprehensive integrity assessment for public institutions
• Corruption impact assessment
• Protection systems for whistleblowers reporting corruption and public interest violations
• Digital anti-corruption systems
• Techniques for investigating corruption cases
• International trends in anti-corruption.

Participants will also gain insights into Korea’s major e-government systems that enhance administrative transparency. These include the Clean Portal for reporting corruption and public interest violations, the Korea Online E-procurement System, and the Public Service Ethics Program. The training will highlight cutting-edge investigative techniques such as digital forensics and anti-money laundering systems.

Since 2013, ACRC has been organizing anti-corruption capacity-building training courses for public officials worldwide through its Official Development Assistance (ODA) program.

As Korea’s anti-corruption policies have been recognized for their excellence, including receiving the 2012 United Nations Public Service Awards for Comprehensive Integrity Assessment for Public Institutions, the demand for anti-corruption training courses has steadily increased. To date, 368 foreign officials from 70 countries have participated in the training sessions.

In response to escalating interest, ACRC launched a Russian-language course for Central Asian and Eastern European countries in 2020. In addition, a French-language course for African countries was introduced in 2023, with plans underway to launch a Spanish-language course for Latin American countries in September 2024.

“The world is increasingly interested in Korea’s achievements in anti-corruption policy and our unique experience in achieving economic development and democracy simultaneously,” said Ryu Chul Whan, Chairperson of the ACRC.

“We are committed to sharing our comprehensive integrity assessment for public institutions and advanced digital anti-corruption systems, such as the Clean Portal, with other countries to enhance national integrity and foster global democracy.”