OECD Symposium: Mapping out Good Practices for Integrity and Corruption Resistance in Public Procurement / OECD Global Forum on Governance: Sharing Lessons on Promoting Good Governance and Integrity in Public Procurement

from 29-Nov-2006 to 01-Dec-2006

The Symposium validated the findings of the survey among OECD and observer countries to map out good practices for enhancing integrity in public procurement. The Symposium was immediately followed by the Global Forum on Governance  launching a structured policy dialogue on good practices between countries at different levels of economic development to cross-fertilise practices.

PACO Impact and OECD Regional Thematic Seminar on “Anti-corruption Services and Implementation of Conflict-of-Interest Laws”, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro

from 18-Nov-2005 to 19-Nov-2005

This Seminar reviewed the effectiveness of current conflict-of-interest policies, legal frameworks and implementation practices in countries that participate in the Stability Pact Anti-Corruption Initiative (SPAI) for South-Eastern Europe.

Symposium on How to Assess Measures for Promoting Integrity and Preventing Corruption in the Public Service, Paris

from 09-Sep-2004 to 10-Sep-2004

The Symposium provided a forum for exchanging first-hand experiences on assessment of the implementation, effectiveness and impact of measures for promoting integrity and preventing corruption in the public service.

OECD/IDB Forum on “Implementing Conflict of Interest Policies in the Public Service”, Rio de Janeiro, 5-6 May 2004

This high-level Forum for policy dialogue brought together policy makers and experts from OECD member countries and Latin America. It reviewed experiences in designing and implementing conflict of interest policies in the public service and identified conditions for success to put conflict-of-interest policy into practice in the national context.

Public Employment and Management Working Party Meeting

from 07-Dec-2006 to 08-Dec-2006

The next annual meeting of the Working Party will take place in Paris on 7-8 December 2006. Invitations will be sent out to delegates in September.

Next edition of "Benefits & Wages" will be released early 2007

Benefits and Wages (2007) will analyse tax-benefit reforms during the past ten years and summarise their effects on family incomes and work incentives. A special chapter will focus on childcare costs faced by working parents and discuss policy measures that can make childcare more affordable.
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Experts meet to discuss cost and benefit analysis of e-government

from 06-Feb-2006 to 07-Feb-2006

The OECD Network of Senior E-Government Officials met in Paris on 6-7 February 2006 to address issues regarding cost and benefit analysis of e-government.The agenda, summary, documents, presentations and handouts from this seminar are available on the e-government project website .

OECD Global Forum on Governance: Fighting Corruption and Promoting Integrity in Public Procurement

from 29-Nov-2004 to 30-Nov-2004

The Global Forum on Governance brought together over 200 participants from all over the world to discuss methods, conditions and approaches to preventing, detecting and sanctioning corruption in public procurement.  The Forum addressed challenges and solutions to aspects of public procurement relating to integrity and good governance initiatives as well as to OECD anti-bribery instruments.

OECD / UNDP Arab GfD Programme: Ministerial Meeting in Amman

on 26-Sep-2004

An Arab ministerial meeting on the proposed “Initiative on Good Governance for Development in Arab Countries” was convened at the invitation of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. 13 ministers and other representatives from 16 Arab countries participated in the meeting in Amman, Jordan on 26 September. From the OECD side, Ambassador Olivieri, Mr. Sousa Rego, Secretary General of Portugal’s Council of Ministers, Deputy Secretary-General Hecklinger and other secretariat members participated in the meeting. 

High level Forum on Implementing Conflict of Interest Policies in Government and the Public Sector

from 24-Nov-2003 to 25-Nov-2003

The Forum, held in Prague, Czech Republic, brought together senior public officials and key civil society actors from eight non-member countries participating in the Stability Pact Anti-Corruption Initiative (SPAI), and representatives of the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Turkey and the United States.

The Forum reviewed progress made by SPAI countries in developing and implementing conflict-of-interest policies in government and the public sector. Participants identified suitable strategies for improving the control of conflict-of-interest situations and endorsed the OECD Guidelines for Managing Conflict of Interest and the OECD Conflict of Interest Toolkit.