Supporting the development of e-learning tools on corruption risk assessment in public and private sectors of Uzbekistan

Promoting transparency and action against economic crime

Over the recent years the countries of Central Asia have pursued reforms designed to prevent and punish corrupt practices in order to improve business climate in the region and promote sustainable economic development for the benefit of all. The present Action aims to contribute to improving the conditions for businesses and to enhancing the quality of anti-corruption systems across the region. The Action comprises two components: 1) Business integrity and compliance; 2) Anti-corruption, anti-money laundering and asset recovery systems.

Business integrity and compliance

Enhancing transparency, business integrity and the protection of rights of entrepreneurs is one of the priorities of the countries of the Central Asian region. The current Action focuses on establishing mechanisms and enhancing capacities to address extortion and solicitation from businesses, reducing administrative barriers and enhancing compliance across the business sector. On the regional level, the aim of the intervention is to establish effective mechanisms for sharing good practices and to contribute to developing a clearer understanding of the common regional and cross-border corruption risks facing the business sector. On the national level, the Action focuses on the specific priorities of the respective countries in the abovementioned thematic areas and seeks to provide tailor-made assistance to reforms.

Anti-corruption, anti-money laundering and asset recovery systems

Work in this area concentrates on improving mechanisms and capacities of authorities, including law enforcement, to prevent and tackle corruption, money laundering and economic crime as well as on strengthening national systems to combat money laundering and terrorism financing. The regional dimension of the component includes conducting studies on corruption and economic crime focusing on specific regional risks and threats, and regional cascade training programmes for law enforcement personnel and civil service staff. The national dimension focuses on the specific needs and demand, depending on the national contexts and reform processes.

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Back Supporting the development of e-learning tools on corruption risk assessment in public and private sectors of Uzbekistan

On 3 and 25 March 2022, co-ordination meetings were organised with representatives of the Anti-Corruption Agency and the Academy of the General Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Uzbekistan to discuss the content of an e-learning course for public officials in the field of corruption risk assessment in the public and private sectors.

The meetings were organised with the aim to present the content of the e-learning course developed by the Council of Europe and co-ordinate final adjustments and improvements to streamline the content to the existing institutional needs in Uzbekistan.

The proposed e-course aims to provide practical guidance in conducting an anti-corruption risk assessment within public and private institutions and enhance knowledge of participants in corruption risk assessment. The training programme will also help participants to understand how various institutional anti-corruption programmes and controls are working together, and their effect on risks. The course takes into consideration the internal Methodology on Corruption Risk Assessment in state bodies and organisations, their territorial and substructural subdivisions, recently adopted in Uzbekistan. The content of the course was drafted for later use as e-learning course, either self-paced or instructor/tutor-led. Further assistance to the authorities of the Republic of Uzbekistan will be provided in consolidating internal capacities and skills in the field of anti-corruption compliance in the private and public sectors through additional capacity building activities and guidance. These activities are organised in partnership with the General Prosecutor’s Office and Anti-Corruption Agency of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

These activities are organised in the framework of the Action “Promoting Transparency and Action against Economic Crime” within the Central Asia Rule of Law Programme 2020-2023, which is a joint initiative co-funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe. The Action aims at strengthening capacities to fight and prevent economic crime in five Central Asian countries, including Uzbekistan.

Tashkent 25 March 2022