Public-Private Integrity Accelerator

The OECD Public-Private Integrity Accelerator (PPIA) fosters knowledge exchange by matching private sector compliance experts with official from public organisations. The programme offers a platform to tackle shared anti-corruption and integrity challenges through short-term, virtual and pro-bono sharing of experiences.

The PPIA supports public sector participants in their roles to strengthen anti-corruption and integrity frameworks and build a stronger culture of integrity through cooperating with multinational enterprises.

For private sector participants, the programme offers an excellent professional development opportunity to work with counterparts in new regions and sectors of focus.

While every match is different, they will typically last three to nine months and be conducted on a virtual basis. To ensure the programme is as rich and tailored as possible, the exact time commitment, frequency and content of the exchanges are determined together by the private sector expert and host public organisation, with the support of the PPIA coordinators.

The programme facilitates the transfer of subject-matter expertise and skills between the public and private sectors. For a period of 3 to 9 months, public sector participants will gain valuable insights from private sector experts on topics critical for effective anti-corruption and integrity systems. This exchange of good practice can in turn help public organisations with implementing the OECD Recommendation on Public Integrity, across its 3 pillars:

The programme is open to private sector experts and public officials globally. The experts looking to engage with the programme should have significant experience and responsibility for implementing integrity functions within their organisation.

Matches will be made in accordance with the following safeguards:

• Firewall between regulated sectors: Matches will avoid pairing a public official with a compliance officer whose company may be regulated by the public official's organisation.
• Conflict of interest screening: Before matches are made, the OECD will engage with both the public and private sector officials to identify any potential real or perceived conflicts of interest. Matches that could raise a perceived or actual conflict of interest will be avoided.
• Revolving door prevention: The programme prohibits participation of individuals planning to join the other sector in the near future.
• To minimise the risk of undue influence and lobbying, the focus of the programme is limited to methodologies and knowledge exchange on specific anti-corruption and compliance areas rather than regulatory or policy matters.

"The project exceeded my expectations, as it provided an effective platform to learn from peers in the public sector and share experiences. In Novartis, we believe that a culture of integrity is essential for sustainable success. Despite differences in regulations between the public and private sectors, integrity and risk frameworks are seen as universal. It is crucial to drive integrity through collaborative efforts from both public and private sectors. Participation in this project helped me in widening my horizons. I truly enjoyed the exchange with Jaana, professionally and personally. It was a big educational moment to understand the public sector more broadly."

"The collaboration through the PPIA programme promotes a culture of integrity, transparency and trust. The project serves not only the organization I represent but also, more broadly, the entire government agencies in matters related to integrity. I´m grateful to the OECD for making such a great match. We have the similarity of being very systematic Inna and me, so our exchange of knowledge is incredibly smooth.  We feel like we have known each others for years."

Help build a more ethical future to join the Public-Private Integrity Accelerator. Contact Ingrid Hampe, Lead Policy Analyst at the OECD, at Ingrid.Hampe@oecd.org.

The Public-Private Integrity Accelerator is supported by the US Department of State as part of the Galvanizing the Private Sector (GPS) initiative.