(Petra) - Amer Hayasat
A panel discussion held today, Sunday, as part of the celebrations for the International Anti-Corruption Day, organized by the Integrity and Anti-Corruption Commission, titled "Governance and Public Sector Development".
The participants in the session, which was moderated by the Regional Chief Anti-Corruption and Integrity Advisor at UNDP Arkan Al-Sablani, discussed their countries' experiences in governance and public sector development and its contribution to the success of companies in the daily business environment, building trust among stakeholders such as shareholders, employees, and customers, and improving overall company performance.
The participants in the session, which was attended by the Chairman of JIACC, Dr. Muhannad Hijazi, members of the Board of JIACC, the Secretary-General, and directors of the organizational units, along with several representatives of public administration institutions, emphasized the importance of having a comprehensive vision for the objectives and goals to be achieved by integrity bodies. They highlighted the need for clear guidelines for policy design processes and planning mechanisms, linking this to the regulatory frameworks and organizational structures of institutions in both the public and private sectors, and using monitoring and evaluation procedures for the practices of committees and meetings, as well as the extent of adherence to the separation of powers between boards of directors and executive management.
They pointed out that governance aims to activate the oversight role and the principle of accountability, which in turn works to combat corruption in all its forms. This is what countries aspire to within their various institutions across different sectors, especially since there is no country or institution that does not seek to advance, grow, achieve desired goals, and combat corruption, which is a widely spread phenomenon with deep roots that take on broad dimensions, intertwining various factors that are difficult to distinguish between and vary in their degree of comprehensiveness from one society to another. It involves the destruction of the economy and the financial capacity of both the state and the institution.
The participants indicated that the goal of governance in the public sector is to enhance citizens' trust in the state and its institutions by increasing the level of citizen satisfaction with the services provided by the public sector, achieving the principle of accountability and responsibility through adherence to laws and regulations, in addition to achieving the principles of integrity, justice, and transparency in the use of JIACC and the management of public funds and state resources, ensuring equal opportunities among citizens, and developing institutional performance through continuous monitoring and evaluation, to establish effective systems aimed at managing institutional risks and mitigating the impacts of financial risks and crises.
Dr. Muhyiddine Touq the Head of the Higher Council of the National Centre for Curriculum Development (NCCD) and Member of the Board of Directors of the International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA), participated in the session, along with Slaim Ben Jarad, Director General of Governance and Anti-Corruption in Tunisia, Major General Tamer El-Minyaoui, Head of the Administrative Control Authority in Egypt, Judge Claude Karam, Head of the National Anti-Corruption Authority in Lebanon, and Dr. Raed Radwan, Head of the Anti-Corruption Authority in Palestine.
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