OSCE supports training seminar on managing corruption risks for public officials in Kazakhstan
An OSCE-supported training seminar on corruption risks management in the public sector concluded on 14 September 2018 in Astana.
The four-day event was organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Astana in partnership with the Civil Service and Anticorruption Agency for some 50 representatives from academia, the municipalities and the central government. The seminar covered topics such as best practices in analyzing and managing the corruption risks involving but not limited to planning the process, determining objectives, identifying the reasons and assigning responsible individuals for administering the process.
The Programme Office supported the participation of experts from Kazakhstan and Lithuania who discussed internal and external factors in corruption risks, the importance of risks assessment and methods of doing so. The participants took part in a group exercise to identify the risk factors that involved provision of various public services.
The training seminar is part of the Programme Office’s multi-year efforts to promote good governance by focusing on anti-corruption activities in Kazakhstan.