Projects & initiatives

Support to the Ministry of Public Administration and Local Self-Government and the Agency for the Prevention of Corruption in developing a set of documents and implementing the pilot project related to introducing Ethics and Integrity Officers into the public administration of the Republic of Serbia

Location
Serbia
Project value 25.000 USD
Donors
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Beneficiaries
Agency for Prevention of Corruption, Serbia
Ministry of Public Administration and Local Self-Government, Serbia
Policy areas
Human Resource Management and Professional Development
Short summary

The project contains the following two activities:
Activity 1. Based on Guidelines and recommendations for introducing Ethics and Integrity Officers into the public administration of the Republic of Serbia, draft a document which will include a) State of play on the degree to which an ethical infrastructure is established in public administration bodies (institutions), b) recommendations for systematizing and integrating various tasks about corruption prevention and strengthening integrity in public administration bodies, c) requirements and criteria for appointing Ethics and Integrity Officers as well as rules of their conduct, and d) a proposal of the criteria and the manner/procedure which would apply for selection of public administration bodies which would participate in the pilot project afterwards (Activity 2). 
Activity 2. Running a pilot project of appointing ethics and integrity officers in a selected number of public administration bodies (institutions), which will include the development and the implementation of a training programme specially designed for these officers − all based on the following: a) recommendations for systematizing and integrating various tasks about corruption prevention and integrity building in public administration bodies, and b) requirements and criteria for the appointment of Ethics and Integrity Officers as well as their rules of conduct, referred to in activity 1.

Objectives

Increased level of accountability and transparency at all levels of government. Strengthening integrity and ethical standards in public administration.

Start date November 2022
End date January 2025
Status Ongoing
Donor Contact Aleksandar Đorđević
aleksandar.dordevic@un.org
Beneficiary Contact Nina Zelić
nina.zelic@mduls.gov.rs