OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan organizes international conference on combating corruption
The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan, jointly with the Anti-Corruption Agency of the Republic of Uzbekistan and international partners, organized an international conference on prevention of corruption in the activities of state bodies on 3 December in Tashkent, which was conducted in a blended format.
More than 80 representatives from national government authorities, civil society and mass media, as well as international speakers, including heads and senior officers from anti-corruption agencies of Kazakhstan, Malaysia and Ukraine, international organization and others attended the conference both online and in-person. The conference covered such topics as inter-agency co-operation to fight corruption, implementing integrity policies and practices in government institutions, and practical tools.
The conference was opened by Tanzila Narbaeva, Chairperson of Senate of the Republic of Uzbekistan and Akmal Burkhanov, Head of the Anti-corruption Agency, who briefed participants about on-going anti-corruption reforms in the country and the role of the newly established anti-corruption agency.
John MacGregor, Head of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan, stressed the importance of risk assessment of public authorities and maintaining public control to ensure efficiency of anti-corruption measures in the country.
The conference was organized within the framework of the OSCE Good Governance programme. It is a longstanding commitment of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan to assist the country in combating corruption.