Anti-Corruption in Sectors: The GIZ Approach Hannes HECHLER, Anticorruption and Integrity Program Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Oslo Governance Forum „Participation – Accountability - Democracy“ 3-5 October 2011
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Advantages of a Sector-based Approach in a Nutshell •
Efficiency – A detailed idea of the underlying governance problems in a sector
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Synergies – Sector experts and governance experts have to work together; this
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Measurability – The focus on what we want to achieve in a sector provides a
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Palpability, visibility and feasibility – Through measurement and case
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Risk management – Taking into account corruption risks in project design is a
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Impact – After all, a large share of our work happens in sector programs
helps setting priorities. Measures can be focused, increasing their value-for-money enhances a broader perspective and the exchange of experiences benchmark and enables us to measure the value added of anticorruption measures studies, a sector based approach facilitates the communication of what can be concretely achieved by anticorruption. By becoming measurable and palpable, the anticorruption work becomes also more visible. forward-looking strategy
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Germany approaches Anticorruption in Sectors at different levels 1. By supporting international initiatives:
2. By integrating anticorruption into sectoral technical cooperation programs
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Anticorruption WORKS: A 4-step approach for integrating AC into sector programs
 The basic idea is to systematically think through the specific risks of corruption in a sector and find ways of mitigating them through the activities and instruments of German Development Cooperation (capacity development). 22/01/13 22.01.13
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Country Examples The GIZ Anticorruption and Integrity Program first piloted the workshop in an education program in Honduras 2009 to prepare a project component on integrity. Recently, in the Philippines the workshop brought together four GIZ programs operating in different sectors. The participants identified tailored anticorruption activities for their respective programs, ranging from the inclusion of anticorruption issues in a conflict prevention do-no-harm checklist to activities to reform the licensing process in the wood production value chain. 22/01/13 22.01.13
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Conclusion “Anticorruption WORKS” thus serves as a hands-on tool for integrating anticorruption and integrity in a wide range of development programs bottom up. It addresses the people at the level of their work and It combines core values of German development cooperation, such as working in and with Context Participatory approach Stakeholder-involvement/ownership
At the same time German development cooperation is developing an anticorruption strategy which envisages the mainstreaming into sectors top down guidance 22/01/13 22.01.13
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Thank You
Contact: hannes.hechler@giz.de Website: http://www.gtz.de/anti-corruption
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