Public service delivery

Detailed, granular, useable data is a foundation for improved anti-corruption and anti-bribery work. We first need to ask the right questions – then make proper use of what we find.

The recent update to ISO 37001 – the standard for anti-bribery management systems – places ‘anti-bribery culture’ at centre stage. This is a welcome addition to the standard, and a great opportunity to explore what truly drives an organisation’s culture of integrity.

We propose a new definition of sexual corruption – focusing on the abuse of power by those entrusted with it, and broad enough to address every form of sexual corruption.

A recent UN report warns that external public debt engenders greater poverty and inequality. Yet, it fails to mention how corruption worsens this picture.

This second blog in the series examines Pillar 1 (Coordination, planning, financing, and monitoring) of the WHO Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan. The pillars are a package to guide coordinated responses at national, regional, and global levels. Pillar 1 is important because it cuts across all the other nine pillars and sets the stage for a successful response.

Covid-19 offers a valuable window into tackling many forms of fraud and corruption.