Anti-corruption performance indicators focus of OSCE-supported workshop in Paris

Anti-corruption performance indicators based on benchmarks of international standards and good practices were the focus of an OSCE-supported workshop on 30 and 31 October 2019 in Paris.

Some 45 experts and civil society representatives from the OSCE region attended the workshop hosted by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Anti-Corruption Network for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (OECD/CAN), in co-operation with the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA), Regional Anti-Corruption Initiative (RAI), UNDP and the International Investment Bank (IIB).

The aim was to revise the first draft of the anti-corruption performance indicators based on benchmarks of international standards and good practices.  

The outcome will also serve as a tool for countries, international partners, donors and civil society in the OSCE region to identify strong and weak performance points and design interventions, advocacy and best practices exchange activities. The OECD/ACN will use the anti-corruption performance indicators during its peer review process. The performance indicators will also benefit OSCE project design and implementation in the areas of anti-corruption and good governance.  

The workshop was also attended by representatives of the Basel Institute on Governance, the Council of Europe, the EU Commission’s Directorate-General for Neighborhood and Enlargement Negotiation, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Monetary Fund, the United States Agency for International Development, the Venice Commission, the World Bank and the StAR Initiative.

This event was part of the OCEEA’s efforts aimed at supporting OSCE participating States in preventing and combating corruption, as well as promoting good governance, economic growth, security and stability.