On July 25-26, the Anti-Corruption Network for Eastern Europe and Central Asia of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development organized an online training on the Corruption Risk Matrix.

For reference: The matrix was developed based on the results of monitoring by the Anti-Corruption Network (ACN), studies by GRECO, Transparency International and other organizations to analyze cases of corruption committed by high-ranking officials.

The matrix is ​​intended to be used as a database of cases of this type reported in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

The purpose of creating the matrix is ​​to conduct a detailed, in-depth analysis and strengthen the capacity of law enforcement agencies to develop a thorough policy to combat corruption among high-ranking officials.

Specialists of the Anti-Corruption Agency, the General Prosecutor’s Office, the Supreme Court, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Finance, the Accounts Chamber and other ministries and departments, as well as representatives of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan took part in the training.

Olga Savran, Manager of the Anti-Corruption Network, as well as ACN analysts Andrii Kukharuk, Dinara Afaunova and Noel Merillet presented the history of the matrix development, its main goals, the form of the matrix, its sources. They also spoke about the collection and analysis of data, the requirements for including corruption cases in the matrix, etc.

Experts also organized practical exercises on the formation of the matrix, and explained the data entry procedures.

Following the training, the experts answered questions from the participants.

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