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Background and objectives: In the past decade, MENA governments
identified the fight against corruption as an overarching objective
of their public administration reform programs. Governments defined
national anti-corruption strategies and policies and created
anti-corruption agencies and committees. In order to effectively
implement national anti-corruption strategies, growing emphasis was
put on involving governmental and non-governmental stakeholders in
the policy making process. The Eleventh Annual Conference on Arab
Management: The National Anti-Corruption Strategy will build on the
experiences of participating countries in the design and
implementation of anti-corruption strategies and policies. In
particular, the Conference will provide an in-depth regional policy
dialogue amongst participants on:
1. Sharing experiences and good practices of participating
countries in designing, implementing and coordinating
anti-corruption and integrity policies;
2. Identifying building blocks and success factors of an
effective national integrity framework; 3. Discussing how the
instruments and indicators of selected international organisations
and non-governmental organisations can
help governments to implement anti-corruption policies.
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18:00 – 20:00 2nd July 2010 18:00 – 20:00 Early Registration at
the Hotel Reception Lobby
08:00 – 09:45 3rd July 2010
08:00 – 09:30 Registration at Al-Hambra Lobby
09:30 – 09:35 Holy Qur'an Recitation
09:35 – 09:45 Speech of the Chairman of the Preparatory
Committee by Prof. Dr. Basman Al-Faysal, Counselor of ARADO
09:45 – 12:00 Opening Session
Chair: Prof. Dr. Refat Al-Faouri, the Director General of the
Arab Administrative Development Organization (ARADO)
09:45 – 10:00 Speech of Transparency International by Ms. Omnia
Nabil Hussein, Africa and Middle East Department,
Transparency International Secretariat (TIS)
10:00 – 10:15 Speech of the Organization of Economic Cooperation
and Development by Mr. Christian Vergez, Head of Division,
Reform of the Public Sector Division, Public Governance and
Territorial development Directrorate
10:15 – 10:30 Speech of the Arab Anti-Corruption Organization by
Dr. Amer Khayat, Secretary General of the Organization
10:30 – 10:45 Speech of H.E. Mr. Mohammed Saâd El Alami,
Minister Delegate to the Prime Minister in charge of Public
Sector
Modernisation of Morocco and the Chair of the MENA-OECD
Governance Programme
10:45 – 11:00 Speech of Mr. Alaa Kotb, Legal Advisor of the
Minister of State for Administrative Affairs, Egypt
11:00 – 12:00 Open Discussions
12:00 – 12:30 Coffee Break
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12:30 – 14:30 Session 1- Trends in Policies and Practices to
Promote Integrity and Prevent Corruption in
MENA and OECD Countries This session will present an overview of
policies and lessons learned in building a coherent set of
integrity instruments, processes, structures as well as conditions
for its effective implementation.
Chair: H.E. Mr. Mohammed Saâd El Alami, Minister Delegate to the
Prime Minister in charge of Public Sector Modernisation of Morocco
and the Chair of the MENA-OECD Governance Programme – Republic of
Morroco
12:30 – 12:45
Towards a Sound Integrity Framework: an international
perspective from policies to implementation Overview of key
components of integrity policies and practices. Developing data and
benchmarks for tracking trends
in Governments. Mr. Janos Bertok, Head of Integrity Unit, Reform
of the Public Sector division, Public Governance and Territorial
Development
Directorate, OECD
12:45 – 13:00
An Overview of TI Corruption Measurement Tools by
Ms. Farzana Nawas, Programme Coordinator, Policy and Research
Department, Transparency International
13:00 – 13:15 Integrity in MENA: Overview of main trends in
policy and practice
Ms. Sana Al-Attar, policy analyst, Integrity Unit, Reform of the
Public Sector division, Public Governance and Territorial
Development Directorate, OECD
13:15 – 13:30 The National Plan for the Promotion and
Development of Transparency and Integrity in the Public Work
Mr. Essam Younis, Board Member of Transparency Palestine
(AMAN)
13:30 – 13:45
Mechanisms for Implementing the National Strategy to Fight
Corruption (2010 – 2014) by
Dr. Khaled Khudair Maamouri – Chairman of the Supervising
Committee on the Implementation of the National Strategy to Combat
Corrution – Commission of Integrity – Republic of Iraq
13:45 – 14:30 Open Discussions
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09:00 – 11:30 July 4th, 2010
Session 2- Promoting Integrity and Fighting Corruption: Country
Studies This session will provide an overview of on-going reforms
in MENA countries to build a culture of integrity.
Chair: Professor Muhammad Thunaibat, Former Minister of Public
Sector Development - Jordan
09:00 – 09:15
OECD Joint Learning Study on the Central Authority for
Corruption Prevention in Morocco by
The Central Authority for Corruption Prevention in Morocco
09:15 – 09:30
OECD Joint Learning Study on Enhancing Integrity in Public
Procurement in Yemen by
The High Tender Board
09:30 – 09:45
OECD Joint Learning Study on Enhancing Integrity in Public
Procurement in Morocco by tbc
09:45 – 10:00
OECD Joint Learning Study on Implementing Codes of Conduct in
the Public Sector in Jordan by
The Ministry of Public Sector Development
10:00 – 10:15
OECD Joint Learning Study on the Implementation of Code of
Conduct for the Civil service in the Palestinian Authority
by General Personal council
10:15 – 10:30
The Egyptian Efforts in Promoting Transparency and Integrity in
the Civil Service by
Dr. Abel-Fattah Al-Gebaly, Vice-President of Al- Ahram Center
for Strategic Studies and Member of the Egyptian Committee for
Transparency and Integrity
10:30 – 11:30 Open Discussions
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11:30 – 12:00 Coffee Break
12:00 – 14:30 Session 3- Moving from Policy to Implementation:
Country Experiences This session will take stock of the
achievements and challenges MENA countries face when implementing
corruption prevention policies.
Chair: Dr. Amer Khayat, the Secretary General of the Arab
Anti-Corruption Organization
12:00 – 12:15
What do we mean by Corporate Transparency? by
Mr. Yayha Hakim, Executive Director, Lebanese Transparency
Association
12:15 – 12:30
Legal and Institutional Framework to Combat Corruption in Egypt
– An Analytical Diagnostic Study by
Mr. Hussein Mahmoud Hasan – Senior Specialist of the Governance
and Anti-Corruption Team – Social Contract Center
12:30 – 12:45
The Efforts of Qatar in Fighting Corruption By
Mr. Khaled Muhammad Khamis Al-Ebeidly – Ministry of Justice –
State of Qatar
12:45 – 13:00
Corruption and the Abuse of the Functional Power – Methods of
Fighting and Prevention Strategies – UAE Experience by
Colonel Dr. Salem Garawn – Director of Police Science Academy –
Sharjah - UAE
13:00 – 13:15
Strategies of Fighting Administrative and Financial Corruption
by
Professor Alaa Farhan Talib - Head of Financial and Banking
Sciences - Faculty of Business and Economics – Karbala University –
Republic of Iraq
13:15 – 13:30
The Role of Policies and Mechanisms for Corporate Governance in
Fighting Administrative and Financial Corruption in the Arab
World
by Mr. Essa Jasim Sayyar – Head of the Studies and Conferences
Department – Delmon University for Science and Technology –Manama
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Kingdom of Bahrain
13:30 – 14:30 Open Discussions
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09:00 – 11:00 July 5th, 2010
Session 4-Preventing Administrative Corruption: Strategies and
Mechanisms in MENA Countries
This session will provide an overview of country policies and
strategies to fight administrative corruption by identifying its
sources and introducing prevention measures.
Chair: Mr. Christian Vergez, Head of Reform of the Public Sector
division, Public Governance and Territorial Development
Directorate, OECD
09:00 – 09:15
Effective Access to Fight Corruption – Practical Methods by
Professor Muhammed Thunaibat, Former Minister of Public Sector
Development - Jordan
09:15 – 09:30
Strategies of Administrative Corruption Prevention by
Mr. Jamal Saleh Mohammed Abu Ghalyoun – MBA – Technical and
Administrative Advisor
09:30 – 09:45
The Administrative Corruption in the Public Sector – Concepts,
Types, Causes, Consequences by
Dr. Amer Ashour Ahmad – Assistant Professor – Department of
Business Administration – Faculty of Economics and Political
Science – Alfateh University –Tripoli - Libya
09:45 – 10:00
The Administrative Corruption – Causes, Effects, and Most
Important Methods of Combating by
Dr. Muhammad Al-Fateh Mahmoud Bashir Al-Maghraby – Professor of
Business Administration – Faculty of Economics and Political
Science – University of the Holy Quran and Islamic Sciences –
Republic of Sudan
10:00 – 10:15
Administrative Corruption in the Public Sector by
Mr. Fat'hy Attaher Al-Tereky – Faculty of Economics and
Political Science – 7th October University - Libya
10:15 – 11:00 Open Discussions
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break
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11:30 – 14:00 July 5th, 2010
Session 5 – Transparency: A Driving Force to Fight Corruption
This session will review the role of transparency and oversight
initiatives to fight corruption. It also will discuss how
corruption prevention mechanisms work at different levels of
government.
Chair: Prof. Dr. Shamran Al-Ajly, Chairman of the Board – Bayt
Alhikma – Republic of Iraq
11:30 – 11:45
Fighting Corruption in World Trade and its Relationship to the
Application of Multi-party International Agreements
by Prof. Dr. Mohsen Helal – World Trade Expert
11:45 – 12:00
Transparency between the Authority and Community by
Mr. Yassin Mousa Jasim – Director of Quality and University
Performance Assurance – Tikrit University – Republic of Iraq
12:00 – 12:15
The Role of Economic Governance in the Development of
Anti-Corruption Strategies to be Applied on Banks by
Mr. Adel Risk – Financial and Banking Advisor
12:15 – 12:30
Accountability and Transparency in Municipals by
Rania Kotayshat – Regional Planning Division – Faculty of
Planning and Business – Al-Balqa Applied University
12:30 – 12:45
The Impact of the Electronic Government Applications on the
Reduction of Corruption Practices by
Dr. Eman Saleh – Faculty of Commerce – Port Said University -
Egypt
12:45 – 13:15 Open Discussions
13:15 – 14:00 Wrap- Up/Conclusions & Closing Ceremony