Preparatory Stakeholder Workshop - Laos 26 May 2010

 Stimulate national involvement in anti-corruption  Encourage inter-institutional dialogue and cooperation  Provide policy makers with detailed information and analysis  Provides a benchmark to measure progress over time  Provides clear overview of technical assistance needs  Fulfill international obligation to report  Share knowledge and expertise with other countries Regional Centre in Bangkok

 Lead Agency  High-level Steering Committee  Technical Team of Experts  Political Will  Integrated and Interdisciplinary Team  Keep the public informed  Follow-up Regional Centre in Bangkok

 Three preliminary steps: 1) Designation of a Lead Agency 2) Establishment of a Steering Committee 3) Identification of a Team of Technical Experts  Six phases: 1) Initial stakeholder workshop to launch and plan the process 2) Data collection: document gathering and consultations 3) Analysis and drafting of the report 4) Validation workshop and finalization of the reports 5) Publication and dissemination of the reports 6) Follow-up Regional Centre in Bangkok

 Secretariat to the UNCAC Self-Assessment process  Agency designated by the government (Country experiences vary: President/PM Office, AGO, Anti- Corruption Commission, MoJ, etc.)  Reform-minded leadership  Strong political mandate  UNCAC Review Mechanism requires the designation of a Focal Point – ideally the same agency Regional Centre in Bangkok

 High-level representatives of the key stakeholders (MoFA, Audit Office, GIA, etc)  Inclusion of representatives from outside government: parliament, academia, civil society, and private sector.  Chairperson – usually Lead Agency  Tasks: - Sets the agenda - Oversees work of the Team of Technical Experts - Reviews & Approves the UNCAC Self-Assessment Reports Regional Centre in Bangkok

 Highly competent, experienced and trained professionals  Interdisciplinary and integrated team  Relevant government departments and institutions  Parliament  Academia  Civil Society  Private Sector  Tasks: collect data, fill out Checklist, draft summary report, report to the Steering Committee, liaise with international experts Regional Centre in Bangkok

 Officially launch the process in the presence of all stakeholders, the media and development partners  Agree on the methodology and timeline  Familiarize Team of Technical Experts with UNCAC, UNCAC Review Mechanism, and UNCAC Self-Assessment Checklist software  Divide tasks among Team of Technical Experts and set up thematic or article based sub-groups  Conduct a preliminary mapping of available resources and data  Elect Team Leader of the Team of Technical Experts Regional Centre in Bangkok

 Document gathering: - Collect laws, regulations, policies, previous assessments, etc. - UNCAC Self-Assessment Checklist tool  Stakeholder meetings: - face-to-face meetings - Focus group discussions - Thematic panels - Public/Parliamentary hearings Purpose: to confirm/verify information, to gain further insights into the practical effectiveness of laws, regulations, etc. This may also include thorough capacity assessments of specific institutions (with support from international experts) Regional Centre in Bangkok

 UNCAC Self-Assessment Report: - Detailed responses to each substantive article of UNCAC  UNCAC Self-Assessment Summary Report: - Highlight successful practices - Identify the main challenges - Propose key reform priorities - Identify technical assistance needs  Prepared by the Team of Technical Experts, and reviewed/approved by the Steering Committee Regional Centre in Bangkok

 Same participants initial workshop and additional participants who become interested/involved later on  Provide draft reports in advance of the meeting  Review and discuss the final reports  Opportunity for stakeholders to discuss follow-up, notably a national anti-corruption strategy or UNCAC implementation action plan  Opportunity to strengthen political (and also donor) commitment for anti-corruption reform Regional Centre in Bangkok

 Press conference to launch the reports  Publish the reports on government website(s)  Table the reports in parliament  Share the reports with donor community  Send the reports to the UNCAC Conference of States Parties Secretariat (UNODC Vienna) Regional Centre in Bangkok

 Continuous role for the Steering Committee (request reports on progress annually or bi-annually from Lead Agency, Team of Technical Experts or other department)  Develop or finalize a national anti-corruption strategy  Parliament may organize a session to review/discuss the reports  Meeting with donors to coordinate technical assistance for the implementation of the recommendations  UNCAC Peer-review mechanism Regional Centre in Bangkok

Preparation Designation of Lead Agency Month 1 Establishment of Steering Committee Preparation for Stakeholder workshop Month 2 Stakeholder Workshop Document gathering and translation Month 3 Document gathering and translation Compile intitial results Month 4 Stakeholder consultations/on- site visit Draft Self- Assessment reports Month 5 Draft Self- Assessment reports Preparation for Validation workshop Month 6 Validation workshop/Report finalization Report publication and dissemination Follow-up Development of national strategy and action plan Implementation of reforms

 Establishment of the Lead Agency  Identification of the Team of Technical Experts  Preparation of the initial stakeholder workshop  Q & A Regional Centre in Bangkok

Samuel De Jaegere – Policy Analyst, Anti-Corruption, UNDP Asia-Pacific Regional Centre in Bangkok (in the pipeline) Regional Centre in Bangkok