Discussion
Paper on Integrity, Transparency and Accountability in Public Administration
by Elia Armstrong, August 2005
Abstract: This paper discusses a resurgence of integrity, transparency
and accountability in public administrations within the past three decades;
developments in European, Arab, Sub-Saharan, Latin American and Asia-Pacific
countries in this area; developments at the international level; and emerging
issues for developed, developing and all countries.
Public Sector Transparency and Accountability in Selected Arab Countries:
Policies and Practices (2004) English
Arabic
French (to come)
Abstract: This report presents a qualitative analysis of the state of
public sector transparency and accountability in the Arab Region. A comparison
of policies and practices for the six countries under study (Jordan, Lebanon,
Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia and Yemen) serves as the basis for this report.
The comparative information has been compiled into an online database
at Transparency and Accountability in the Public Sector in the Arab Region.
Because the participating countries were chosen to be representative,
the main findings and policy recommendations may also be applicable to
other countries in the region. In addition, country case studies have
been annexed to provide country-specific analysis and policy recommendations.
The study is based on a review of pertinent documents at the policy level
and a survey of experts at the practice level
Public Service
Professional Ethics For Africa (Manual/CD-ROM) (2003)
Abstract: Professional ethics for the civil service is today a very complex
matter. While there is increasing agreement, including at the international
level, about what to do to curb official corruption, comparable agreement
about how to answer the central daily ethics question, namely, "What
is my ethical duty, in terms of the public interest, in this matter?"
is continually elusive. The United Nations Department of Economic and
Social Affairs, with the African Training Research Centre in Administration
for Development (CAFRAD), has developed a CD-ROM and training manual on
ethical dilemmas (nepotism, favoritism, etc.) to which every civil servant
may be daily exposed. These training materials place emphasis on action
rather than theory.
Anti-Corruption
Symposium 2001: The Role of On-line Procedures in Promoting Good Governance
(2003)
Abstract: This publication contains a summary of the discussions and background
papers of the Seoul Anti-Corruption Symposium 2001. It contributes to
the fight against corruption, better public administration and ultimately
good governance.
Manual on Online
Procedures Enhancement for Civil Applications (OPEN) (2002)
Abstract: The OPEN (Online Procedures Enhancement for Civil Applications)
System adopted by the Seoul Metropolitan Government is a dynamic system
that makes available real time information on the status of an application
for a permit, licence or some other municipal-level service currently
in process until finalization. This manual on the OPEN System was developed
in partnership with the Seoul Metropolitan Government and reviewed by
peers at the Seoul Anti-Corruption Symposium 2001.
Public
Service Ethics in Africa, Volume 1 (2001)
Public
Service Ethics in Africa, Volume 2 (2002)
Abstract: This study compares the ethics legislation, policies, programmes
and practices of ten sub-Saharan countries: Cameroon, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya,
Madagascar, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, and Uganda. Volume
1 presents an overview of the study findings from which other sub-Saharan
countries can draw lessons. Volume 2 compiles country-level reports, provided
by the national consultants for the project, highlighting the individual
contexts and concerns of the participating countries.
L'éthique
de la Fonction Publique en Afrique, Volume 1 (2001)
L'éthique
de la Fonction Publique en Afrique, Volume 2 (2002)
Extrait: La présente étude compare, en matière d'éthique,
les legislations, les politiques, les programmes et les pratiques de dix
pays subsahariens: l'Afrique du Sud, le Cameroun, le Gabon, le Ghana,
le Kenya, Madagascar, la Namibie, le Nigéria, l'Ouganda et le Sénégal.
Le volume 1 présente une vue d'ensemble des résultats de
l'étude, à partir desquels d'autres pays subsahariens peuvent
tirer des leçons. Le volume 2 présente les rapports nationaux
préparés par des consultants de ces pays pour le projet,
en mettant en relief les contexts et problèmes spécifiques
à chacun des pays qui y ont participé.
General
Report of the Third Pan-African Conference of the Ministers of Civil Service
(2001)
Abstract: The report contains the proceedings of the meeting of the Third
Pan-African Conference of Ministers of Civil Service, held in Namibia,
5-6 February 2001, to discuss the role of African institutes of training
in public administration and to analyse the changing environment to which
the public service in Africa must respond. The report outlines the Charter
for the Public Service in Africa adopted at the Conference.
Development
Administration Newsletter 2001, Issue 1, Number 102
Abstract: This issue highlights the activities of the Division for Public
Administration and Management Development of the United Nations Department
of Economic and Social Affairs, under the theme of public service professionalism
and ethics. Some of the activities described were introduced in past issues
of the Newsletter and are updated in this issue.
African Public Service: New Challenges, Professionalism and Ethics (2000):
Introduction
Part I
Part II
Abstract: This publication is the report of the Second Pan-African Conference
of Ministers of Civil Service, attended by ministers and high-level representatives
of 35 countries, held in Rabat, Morocco in December 1998. The event was
co-organized by United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
and the African Training Research Centre in Administration for Development
(CAFRAD) and hosted by the Kingdom of Morocco. The report discusses the
need for the public services in Africa to reposition themselves in the
face of globalization and in the aftermath of structural adjustment programmes.
La fonction publique africaine: nouveaux defies, professionalisme et
éthique (2000)
Extrait: Cette publication est le rapport des travaux de la Deuxième
Conférence Panafricaine des Ministres de la Fonction Publique,
tenue à Rabat, Maroc en décembre 1998 et à laquelle
ont pris part les ministres et représentants de haut niveau de
35 pays. Cette Conférence a été conjointement organisée
par le Département des Affaires Economiques et Sociales des Nations
Unies et le Centre Africain de Formation et de Recherches Administratives
et de Développment (CAFRAD). Le rapport met en relief la nécessité
pour le Service public en Afrique de se repositionner afin de faire face
aux défis de la mondialisation, au lendemain des programmes d'ajustement
structurels qu'a connu le continent.
Professionalism
and Ethics in the Public Service: Issues and Practices in Selected Regions
(2000)
Abstract: This report provides an overview of conferences on professionalism
and ethics in the public service, co-organized by the United Nations Department
of Economic and Social Affairs in 1997 and 1998. Based on the proceedings
of these events, the report presents case studies in Africa, Brazil as
well as Central and Eastern European countries.
Promoting
Ethics in the Public Service (2000)
Abstract: This publication is a report of a national conference on public
service ethics, held in Brasilia, Brazil in December 1997. The conference
was co-organized by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social
Affairs with the Brazilian Ministry of Federal Administration and State
Reform and the Council of State Reform. The report discusses public service
ethics within a state reform towards a managerial form of administration
and provides an example of ethics programmes in the United States and
the United Kingdom.
Public
Service in Transition: Enhancing Its Role, Professionalism, Ethical Values
and Standards (1999)
Abstract: This publication is a report of a regional conference of 21
Central and Eastern European countries on public service professionalism
and ethics, held in Thessaloniki, Greece in November 1997. The conference
was co-organized by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social
Affairs, the United Nations Development Programme and the Government of
Greece. The report focuses on the challenges faced by countries adopting
a new role for the State in introducing and reinforcing measures in upholding
public service professionalism and ethics.
Transparency
and Accountability in Government Financial Management (1999)
Abstract: This document is a report of an online Ad Hoc Expert Group Meeting
on Effecting Transparency and Accountability in Government Financial Management,
organized by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
in June 1997. The focus of the Meeting was on weaknesses in systems of
accountability and transparency that facilitate unethical behaviour, and
the aim was to suggest solutions to these weaknesses. The report comprises
a basic issues paper by the UN Secretariat, country papers covering: Ethiopia,
Ghana, Kenya, Swaziland and Uganda, and a Report of the Experts.
Role of SAIs in fighting corruption and mismanagement: report on the
12th
UN/INTOSAI seminar on government auditing ( 1997)
Abstract: Report of a seminar held in Vienna, 21-25 October 1996. It discusses
general aspects of fighting corruption; the role of Supreme Audit Institutions
(SAIs) in detecting mismanagement and inefficiency; and strategies and
measures to control corruption in public administration. It also looks
at the role of SAIs in promoting efficient and effective financial management
and their contribution to prevent and detect corruption in public procurement.
Aid Management and Accountability Initiative (1996)
Abstract: In a global environment, effective aid management has become
a critical concern to donors and recipients alike, as has funds accountability.
To address this issue, the Division for Public Administration and Development
Management organized an aid accountability project funded by a consortium
of donors. This project dealt with: (1) profiles of individual donor aid
accountability requirements; (2) case studies of aid management and accountability
issues in selected recipient countries; (3) the Aid Management and Accountability
Framework (AMAF); and (4) customization of the AMAF in three least developed
countries in 1994. During this process the programme has accumulated a
unique body of data and experience in aid management and accountability
requirements at the global level. The field work indicates there is no
standardized solution to aid management and accountability issues. Against
this backdrop, the AMAF provides an analytical approach to assessing aid
management and accountability capabilities and needs in this important
area for resources mobilization.
Report of the Third Working Group Meeting on Harmonization of Donors'
Aid Accountability Requirements (1993)
Abstract: The report covers aid management and accountability procedures
in a number of developing countries, presents the framework for harmonizing
aid management and accountability suggested by the group of experts, and
reviews the proposed project work plan for the future.
Corruption in Government: Report of an Interregional Seminar (1990)
Abstract: This report has two parts. Part one covers: (1) national responses;
(2) the emerging concerns of illicit drug traffic, debt and economic adjustment,
and abuse of state power; (3) administrative implications of government
corruption; (4) institutional and practical measures against corruption;
(5) corruption and the criminal justice system; and (6) priorities and
recommendations. Part two contains three papers prepared for the seminar
by experts from Greece, Guyana, and Poland.
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