Activities in 2008
Meeting of the Working Group on Integrity in Public Governance
Place: The 16th NISPAcee Conference, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
Date: May 15-17, 2008
Theme: Integrity Management
The group decided to continue in activities and meet at the NISPAcee conference in Bratislava 2008.
The possibilities of a joint work for a publication is now under
discussion. Also the possibility of forming a learning partnership is on
its way (NISPA is very much asked to join or take the lead in such a
network).The team spirit in the WG was very good, there were
extensive exchanges between presenters and participants as well as among
the participants.
In the working group, several dimensions of "Integrity Management”
were discussed. After a joint introduction of the programme and the
participants, during the first presentations on Thursday 15th May, the group heard about and discussed the different problems in
public procurement - the experience and the recommendations. We also
discussed the possibility of a handbook and guidelines for Integrity
Management. The 2nd day began with a discussion on ethics. We spoke
about the demands on ethical behaviour in the public service and
especially on decision-making. Following this, there was a discussion on
the ethics of taxpayers. In the afternoon, the idea for a handbook and
guidelines were discussed and the first ideas were collected. During the
last working block on the 17th of May, the group came
together to present and discuss an IT tool for procurement in Serbia.
The tool, based on the regulations and recommendations for public
procurement, showed the possibility to influence ethic behaviour through
instruments such as this IT solution. In the last presentation, the
current situation in different countries for combating corruption was
analysed and discussed.
Call for papers 2008
Activities in 2007
Meeting of the Working Group on Integrity in Public Governance
Place: The 15th NISPAcee Conference, Kyiv, Ukraine
Date: May 17-19, 2007
In the working group several dimensions of "Integrity Management” were discussed.
The first presentations focused on different approaches in legal
regulations. A comparative study was discussed as well as the existing
regulations from different active parties in integrity and combating
corruption.
The 2nd day started with the discussion of ethics and participants
spoke about the demands on ethical behaviour in the public service and
for politicians. In the afternoon, additional aspects from the view of
an organization, regulations and institutional way were presented.
The last working block was reserved for the agreement
for further actions and co-operation possibilities. The group came
together for presenting and discussing opportunities and strategies for
training on integrity management. Training approaches, training methods
and training didactics were discussed and related to the current
situation in different countries.
Activities in 2006
Meeting of the Working Group on Integrity in Public Governance
Place: The 14th NISPAcee Conference, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Date: May 11-13, 2006
The working
group collected the different existing research papers, practical
reports and presentations in the field of integrity. The members of the
Working Group sought to build connections between reflective
practitioners and engaged scholars in the Ethics/Integrity field, as a
matter of priority.
Therefore the presentations showed the
different approaches in law, strategies, ethics and training in
different countries. Various evaluations and scientific researches were
made in different countries. As a result it shows what remaining tasks
in the field of Integrity management have to be undertaken. As a main
result it gets clear that there is a common understanding of Integrity
Management, but on the other hand the transfer into practise has to do
with the background of the country the tradition and the current
situation.
Even that the main instruments are similar the practical approach and result is quite different.