The ambition of the WG was to provide answers to
practitioners on how to optimize the organization and how to train and
influence their personnel to obtain the best results and impacts in
integrity management.
The Integrity WG group collected different existing research papers,
practical reports, documentations, examples and presentations in the
field of integrity. The Working Group members functioned as an author
team, they listed the information from the previous working group
meetings and sorted and integrated them to the handbook: "Public Integrity; Theories and Practical Instruments”, Patrycja J. Suwaj, Hans J. Rieger, (eds.)
Background and justification
Administrative malpractice, such
as corruption, abuse of power, nepotism and favoritism, are widespread
in the public sector, including in CEE countries. At the same time,
corruption and ethics have become important issues in the practice and
theory of politics, public administration, law, economics and society.
This has led to more awareness and knowledge to different target groups
within and outside the public service. Practical solutions for ethical
dilemmas and successful professional solutions in administrative
decision-making can be formulated.
Although rules and regulations are
required to address such malpractice, ethical and professional
organizational approaches are also required. Bottom-up initiatives must
complement top-down activities. In addition, people from outside the
public service, especially the public media, have an important role to
play in improving integrity. In addition, specialized staffs in
anti-corruption offices pay special attention to upright professional
public services.
The Working Group on Integrity
Management brings together academics and practitioners interested in the
ethical dimension and professional work of administrative
decision-making.
The group's mission is to
establish a long-term network aimed at stimulating research and
assistance to practical problems on public service charters in CEE
countries. The focus is to measure the results and the impact of
different activities and to analyze the implementation of instruments.
Also, the documentation of the results in handbooks and other
publications is an objective of the group. This includes questions
concerning principles and standards of discretionary power, neutrality
and legality, and transparency and administrative responsiveness to the
regime in office. It also includes questions of organizational
optimization and personnel development. The Working Group on Integrity
in Public Governance has an opportunity to exercise leadership in the
development and implementation of new directions in administrative
integrity and professionalism. Our Working group gives answers to
practitioners on how to optimize their organizations and how to train
and influence their personnel to obtain the best results and impacts in
integrity management. We also use good practice on the question of how
to train different target groups in Integrity management.