UNDP at IACC / India laws insufficient / Infrastructure Transparency Index

UNDP sessions at the International Anti-Corruption Conference. Today,UNDP Associate Administrator (a.i.) Mr. Mourad Wahba will be speaking at the closing plenary of the IACC. We are also hosting one session today and one tomorrow. Once you have registered for the main IACC event, you can access the sessions via the links below

‘Pacific Unity Against Corruption’session today on 4 December at 9-10:30am (GMT): https://19thiacc.pathable.co/meetings/virtual/hoyj5gaWTmoyLLkgM

Integrating Anti-Corruption in Socio-Economic Recovery to Build Forward Better on 5 December at 12-13:30 GMT: https://19thiacc.pathable.co/meetings/virtual/6abbDyQSRGNg4wLFE           

 

Need more than laws to eradicate graft (Editorial).  “With its fine bureaucratic balance, [the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act (2018)] looks good on paper, progressive even, by seeking to deter bribe-givers, shielding public servants from being unfairly targeted, and expediting cases. It is now a good time to revisit the law to assess its effectiveness since prima facie, it appears to have not fulfilled its purpose if one were to take ground reality as the yardstick.”

The New Indian Express: https://www.newindianexpress.com/opinions/editorials/2020/nov/30/need-more-than-laws-to-eradicate-graft-2229801.html  

 

CoST Webinar: Launch of the Infrastructure Transparency Index (Webinar).  The webinar on Wednesday 9 December, 1-2:15 pm (GMT) will “outline the value of this unique tool providing insight to public leaders and procuring entities of infrastructure projects, with potential for huge sectoral benefits. We will share our methodology, lessons learnt from the tool’s application and our plans for 2021.”

CoST - Infrastructure Transparency Initiative: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_dm1wFtj8TZia_tIyY0l0KA