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Millions in tax payers’ money are lost annually to waste, fraud and corruption in public procurement. OECD countries demonstrated their commitment to prevent risks to integrity in the entire procurement cycle, from needs assessment to contract management and payment. The OECD Recommendation provides policy guidance for the implementation of international instruments developed by the OECD as well as other organisations such as the United Nations, the World Trade Organisation, the World Bank and the European Union.
Conflicts of interest in both the public and private sectors have become a major matter of public concern world-wide. These guidelines provide the first international reference framework for reviewing existing solutions and modernising mechanisms in line with good practices in OECD countries.
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Increased concern about decline of confidence in government and corruption has prompted governments to review their approaches to ethical conduct. In response to these challenges, the Public Management Committee agreed to a set of Principles for Managing Ethics in the Public Service to help countries review the institutions, systems and mechanisms they have for promoting public service ethics. These principles identify the functions of guidance, management or control against which public ethics management systems can be checked. They draw on the experience of OECD countries, and reflect shared views of sound ethics management.
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