This publication is the work of the OECD Directorate for Public Governance (GOV), under the leadership of Elsa Pilichowski, Director. It was prepared by GOV’s Anti-Corruption, Integrity and Open Government Division, under the direction of Nejla Saula, Acting Head of Division, and coordinated by Henna Kjellberg. Chapters 1-3 were drafted by Henna Kjellberg and Chapter 4 was drafted by Lalit Golani. The Annexes were drafted by Silviu Popa. The report also benefitted from invaluable comments and contributions from the OECD Secretariat, including: János Bertók, Frédéric Boehm, Simon Cox, Mike Cressey, Jesper Johnsøn, Kenza Khachani, Aina Capó Martinez, Juliette Martínez, Darius Matusevicius, Nejla Saula and Laura Völker. Administrative support was provided by Charles Victor. Valentin Py and Meral Gedik provided editorial support and prepared the report for publication.
The report was funded by the European Union via the Technical Support Instrument, and implemented by the OECD, in co-operation with the Reform and Investment Task Force (SG Reform) of the European Commission. The OECD expresses its gratitude to the European Commission for their support for this project.
The draft report was reviewed by Delegates to the OECD Public Governance Committee (PGC), and received comments from the OECD Working Party on Public Integrity and Anti-Corruption (PIAC).