Paper/Speech Details of Conference Program for the 16th NISPAcee Annual Conference Program Overview III. Working Group on Integrity in Public Governance Author(s) Hans Rieger DBB Akademie Bonn Germany Title Twinning project in Romania File Paper files are available only for conference participants, please login first. Presenter Abstract Training needs and Training courses in an anti corruption agency The above-mentioned Twinning project is related to the long-term National Anti-corruption Strategy in Romania of 2005-2007, which expresses an understanding of corruption exactly in accordance with our understanding. Corruption in the public administration in the Member States of the European Union is a reason for concern. The Member States are highly interested in combating corruption. The realisation of the anti-corruption policy has been an important political criterion required by the European Union for years. The realisation of the anti-corruption strategy in Romania, which is a collection of directed solutions and measures taken by the government in order to fight corruption, is among the priority tasks carried out by the Government of Romania. 2. SERVICES PROPOSED BY THE MEMBER STATE Overall project objective • Enhanced anti-corruption operational capacity of the Ministry of Administration and Interior (MAI) through full implementation of EU best practices for the General Directorate for Anti-Corruption. Project purpose • Further enhancement of the fight against corruption and related prevention system within the MAI by further strengthening the General Directorate for Anti-Corruption of the MAI. • Further improvement of public confidence by enhancing MAI transparency mechanisms. Component 1: Enhancement of operational capabilities of the General Directorate for Anti-Corruption Three main steps are proposed to enhance the ability to fight corruption, i.e. • the elaboration of an assessment report with recommendations on various improvements based on MS standards and best practices; • the improvement of secondary legislation for the adoption/approval of the procedures and techniques developed; • the proposal of a draft of a revised organisational system that meets EU standards. Component 2: Training for the personnel of the General Directorate for Anti-Corruption In order to train the personnel and enhance their awareness and skills, several key activities need to be carried out, e.g.: • A training needs assessment must be conducted to devise a basic training strategy and contribute to the further development of curricula in the newly-identified fields. • A team of 2-3 officers within the Human Resources Unit of the General Directorate for Anti-Corruption needs to be assigned solely the tasks of periodically conducting needs assessments and further updating curricula and the training strategy. • A train-the-trainer structure, consisting of 10 specifically-coached trainers, will be implemented to convey knowledge gained in the Twinning projects. About 100 officers will look into sensitive corruption and complaint cases as well as receive further training from MS experts and members of the core train-the-trainer structure. Component 3: Assistance to the Anti-corruption Strategic Committee in order to develop an action plan for the MAI units, focused on preventing corruption, based on the MAI anti-corruption strategy Component 4: Improving transparency and public awareness for the General Directorate for Anti-Corruption
