Preventing Corruption Through Strengthened Institutional Frameworks

The assistance provided by the Project entails support to the development and implementation of key regulations, including priority legislation, strategies, and action plans. In addition, due to the fact that institutional framework for preventing corruption is very complex and fragmented between many stakeholders, the Mission focused its efforts on strengthening co-ordination and capacity of respective anti-corruption bodies and institutions at all levels of authority.

The main activities can be summarized as follows:

• Supporting development and promotion of key anti-corruption regulations and commitments
• Co-ordination meetings for anti-corruption bodies and institutions at all levels (regional and in-country best practice exchange, etc.)
• Introduction of innovative IT solutions in prevention of corruption
• Capacity-building

Flagship results achieved thus far:

• Relevant anti-corruption legislation developed and promoted (for example, support in development of Law on Parliamentary Oversight of Bosnia and Herzegovina, promotion of Law on Protection of Persons Reporting Corruption in Republika Srpska, support in development of anti-corruption Strategies at BIH level, Republika Srpska, Brčko District, Zenica-Doboj Canton, Central Bosnia Canton, Posavina Canton; support in development of Law on Asset Declaration and Property Origin in Canton Sarajevo, Una-Sana Canton and Tuzla Canton, support in development of Law on Conflict of Interest in Brcko District BiH etc.)
• Development of COVID-19 Anti-corruption action plans were supported at 10 authority levels
• Co-ordination system among relevant anti-corruption teams established
• Software for proactive monitoring of implementation of anti-corruption strategies developed and introduced; IT equipment for smooth functioning and operability of anti-corruption teams provided
• Registries of employees in the public sector and Registries of appointed officials developed and promoted in Sarajevo Canton, Bosnia-Podrinje Canton, Brcko District BiH, Travnik municipality, whereas additional registries on public procurement, incentives to business and economy, risk register were supported and promoted in Canton Sarajevo
• Self-paced trainings for civil servants have been developed and posted on FBIH Civil Service agency website

Website:
https://www.osce.org/mission-to-bosnia-and-herzegovina

Contact:
Ljiljana Perkušić, Head of Democratic Governance Section, OSCE, ljiljana.perkusic@osce.org