The Council of Europe in cooperation with the Ministry of Justice of Georgia (MOJ) organised a two-day workshop on “Corruption Prevention in the Public Sector”. The workshop aimed at supporting the transition of the Anti-Corruption Council Secretariat to the Administration of the Government of Georgia from the MOJ’s Analytical Department.
The activity focused on two main priority areas of prevention of corruption, namely conflict of interests and corruption risk assessment. During the first day of the event, participants benefited from interactive presentations and discussions on recognising actual, apparent and potential conflicts of interest, methods for their management, and main options for conducting effective monitoring and oversight. The workshop also served as a platform for discussing main challenges and further development possibilities for the Georgian legislation and institutional framework on conflict of interest.
The second part of the workshop was dedicated to questions related to the assessment of corruption risks in the public sector. Participants were presented the experience of other countries on practical implementation of corruption risk assessments. The discussion was supplemented by practical exercises and breakout sessions that enabled project beneficiaries to discuss within small groups specific questions and share with the audience the outcomes of their discussions. This reflection should allow Georgian authorities to be better prepared for implementing their national methodology for corruption risk assessments, and adjust it in the near future.
The Council of Europe will continue to support the Anti-Corruption Council Secretariat, the MOJ and the other Georgian institutions involved in corruption prevention in the public sector.
The activity was organised in the framework of the project “Enhancing the systems of prevention and combating corruption, money laundering and terrorist financing in Georgia”, funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe in their Partnership for Good Governance II.
