Session 8 28 October 2009 Hannes Hechler U4 Programme Coordinator. The UNCAC self-assessment requirement: An opportunity for countries to undertake a more comprehensive and evidence-based diagnosis of corruption. Workshop on Country-Owned Assessment Tools and Monitoring Processes - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
The UNCAC self-assessment requirement: The UNCAC self-assessment requirement: An opportunity for countries to undertake a more An opportunity for countries to undertake a more comprehensive and evidence-based diagnosis of comprehensive and evidence-based diagnosis of corruption corruption Workshop on Country-Owned Assessment Tools and Monitoring Processes in Support of National Anti-Corruption Strategies Oslo Governance Centre, UNDP Session 8 28 October 2009 Hannes Hechler U4 Programme Coordinator
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The UNCAC self-assessment requirement: The UNCAC self-assessment requirement: An opportunity for countries to undertake a more An opportunity for countries to undertake a more
comprehensive and evidence-based diagnosis of corruptioncomprehensive and evidence-based diagnosis of corruption
Workshop on Country-Owned Assessment Tools and Monitoring Processes
in Support of National Anti-Corruption Strategies
Oslo Governance Centre, UNDP
Session 828 October 2009Hannes HechlerU4 Programme Coordinator
U4 Issue Paper rationale
• Together with UNDP involved in consultation process
• Concern about short-comings in checklist process
• and about perception of what self-assessment can achieve
Checklist purpose, role & context
• Primary aim to collect information on UNCAC implementation in countries
• It also elicits on technical assistance needs and where such assistance is already given
• States are urged to fill out (not quite mandatory)• With no formal review mechanism yet in place
the checklist is important• Checklist currently revised and broadened to
cover all relevant articles• Technically improved and combined in
OMNIBUS survey tool with UNCTOC checklist
Who collects information?
Gathering information
Which type of information is collected and from where?
For which purpose is it collected?
What is the information used for?
Who owns the information?
Self-Assessment Checklist
Potential concerns
Perception: • Checklist more an external reporting tool• Compliance with UNCAC vs national anti-corruption
reform?
Data validity:• Information gathering process is likely to
– be limited to executive– lack data validation process– be expensive/resource intensive– be geared towards de jure information
• Insufficient reflection of national reform priorities
Grasping the opportunities
• Prioritising anti-corruption reform
• Improving anti-corruption coordination and communication
• Encouraging national reform dialogue
• Creating a foothold for reform
• Initiating broader monitoring process
• Assessing needs for technical assistance
National assessments
Tools• Global Integrity
Scorecards• TI integrity system
assessments• PEFA• PETS• Risk assessments• etc
Processes• Reform prioritisation• National vision/reform
dialogue• Institutional coord.
and communication• Information validation• Feedback to TA
suppliers
Self-Assessment Checklist
Next steps
• Communicating importance of self-assessment
• Using the checklist to inform national reform priorities
• Using the checklist for inter-institutional dialogue
• Using the checklist to inform identification of technical assistance needs
