1. by ACRC (Anti-Corruption & Civil Rights Commission, Republic of Korea)

2. 1. Concept and Background Lord Kelvin (British physicist) An innovative initiative to encourage public institutions to engage in voluntary efforts to prevent corruption by regularly assessing and disclosing the integrity levels at public institutions Concept of Integrity Assessment 1

3. 1. Concept and Background Implement preventive measures for corruption-causing factors Reactive approach based on crackdown and punishment Efficiency Background 2 Introduce scientific assessment model Limits of conventional corruption assessment models Accuracy Promote citizens’ rights to know and participation Growing public awareness about corruption issues Transparency Integrity Assessment Initiative Solutions Problems Values

4. ’ ‘ 2. Objectives and Features U nderstand trends in corruption levels of public organizations I dentify corruption-prone areas in the public sector and root causes of corruption E ncourage public institutions to engage in voluntary anti-corruption efforts P rovide basic data for devising government-wide anti-corruption strategies Objectives 3

5. 2. Objectives and Features Areas to be assessed Persons to be surveyed ? Survey questions Individual organizations and their specific tasks First-hand service users and internal staff of public organizations Personal perception of corruption & actual experience with corrupt practices (offering of money, gifts, entertainment or favors) Features 4

6. Data sources Assessment results A ++ Phone or online surveys & statistics on the public officials punished for corrupt acts Disclosed to relevant organizations and the media 5 2. Objectives and Features Features

7. 3. History of development Integrity Assessment 6 D eveloped, tested & improved the integrity assessment model O fficially conducted the 1st assessment (71 organizations, 348 lines of work, about 30,000 people) I ntroduced internal integrity assessment methods R evamped the assessment model (to the current system) C onducted the 11 th assessment (627 organizations, 2,507 lines of work, about 240,000 people) 1999-20012007 2008 2012 2013 2002 T o conduct the 12 th assessment (653 organizations, 2,628 lines of work, about 240,000 people)

8. 4. Assessment Model Structure (Deducted) How transparently and accountably public officials carry out duties without committing corruption Statistics on employees punished for their corruption or corruption cases reported in media Levels of corruption in managerial activities, institutional practices and organizational culture Levels of corruption in the processes of determining and executing policies Internal integrity Policy customer evaluation External integrity Cases of Corruption Integrity Assessment Model (2013) 7

9. 5. Effectiveness Reliable data is collected by surveying some 240,000 people Provide accurate information on the current status of corruption 01 Analysis of corruption-prone areas in each public organization 02 Provide an effective tool to encourage voluntary anti-corruption efforts Results are disclosed though the media to raise the issue of corruption Raise public awareness about corruption in the public sector 03 8

10. Gyeonggi provincial governments trying hard to enhance integrity scores Local governments to take drastic measures to come out on the bottom in the Integrity Index Low integrity, no promotion 5. Effectiveness 9

11. 6.43 7.71 8.38 8.68 8.77 8.89 8.20 8.51 8.44 8.43 4.1 3.5 1.5 0.9 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.30.40.3 Comprehensive Integrity (points) Offering entertainment (%) Offering money / gifts (%) Offering money / gifts / entertainment (%) 7.86 0.5 0.4 2012 6. Achievements Integrity Index and rate of offering money, gifts and entertainment to public officials Integrity levels have continued to improve in the public sector 10 *Time series interrupted in 2012 due to modification of the model 2002200320042005200620072008200920102011 2013 7.86 0.29 0.25

12. in the category of Preventing & Combating Corruption at the UN Headquarters in New York on June 25, 2012. 11 7. International Recognition & Technical Assistance Winner of 2012 UN Public Service Awards

13. Contact Information Mr. Dong Hyun Kim Deputy Director, Anti-Corruption Survey & Evaluation Division Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission Republic of Korea Tel: 82-2-360-6548 Fax: 82-2-360-3547 E-mail: kimdhyun@korea.kr