On 3 June 2014, Transparency International Canada (TI-Canada) held its Fourth Annual Day of Dialogue: Spotlight on Corruption, in Toronto. This year the areas addressed were:
- Corruption in the Engineering and Construction Industry;
- Enhanced Corporate Transparency: Tackling Money Laundering and Illicit Money Flows;
- Whistleblowers;
- Resource Revenue Transparency.
For the full Rapporteur Reports of the Day of Dialogue, see:
http://www.transparency.ca/9-Files/2014-New/TI-Canada-2014_Day_of_Dialogue-Rapporteur_Reports.pdf
On 17 July 2014, A. J. Brown of Griffith University, Australia, an internationally regarded expert on national integrity systems and the management of public interest whistleblowing, made a presentation to the TI-Canada Ottawa Discussion Group. Dr. Brown is a member of the Board of Transparency International Australia and has played a leading role in a recent review of whistleblowing legislation across the G20 countries.
For Dr. Brown’s presentation, see:
http://www.transparency.ca/9-Files/2014-New/20140717-Making_Whistleblowing_Work-AJ_Brown-20140717.pdf
Every year, huge sums of taxpayers’ money are spent by governments on goods and services. With so much money changing hands, few government activities create greater temptations or offer more opportunities for corruption. To help prevent corruption in the procurement process, Transparency International has published Curbing Corruption in Public Procurement: A Practical Guide.
(http://www.transparency.org/whatwedo/pub/curbing_corruption_in_public_procurement_a_practical_guide)
As a complementary document, Transparency International has also produced the sector-neutral Integrity Pacts in Public Procurement: An Implementation Guide. This manual is a hands-on, practical guide to familiarize government officials in charge of public procurement processes with the Integrity Pact and to provide them with tools and ideas for its application.
(http://www.transparency.org/whatwedo/pub/integrity_pacts_in_public_procurement_an_implementation_guide)
Transparency International USA has recently developed a Procurement Monitoring Guide and an online Procurement Monitoring Tool to assist civil society organisations to overcome obstacles to effective monitoring, such as poor access to information, lack of technical resources and insufficient financial resources.
(www.monitoring.transparency-usa.org/)
Mary Amati, on behalf of Transparency International Canada |
