PARIS - The 2023 OECD Global Anti-Corruption & Integrity Forum took place on 24-25 May. Over 800 participants from over 90 countries attended the Forum in person, with others watching the Forum online as well as attending events in Integrity Week. The Forum was held with support from the United States Government under the Global Program to Galvanize the Private Sector as Partners to Combat Corruption.
The Forum hosted 20 sessions consisting of nine plenaries and eleven Knowledge Partner sessions. A total of 11 events took place during Integrity Week.
Forum highlights
The 2023 Forum provided a platform for a renewed dialogue and commitment to fight corruption and promote integrity globally, and strengthen trust between key actors by mobilising cooperation across the public and private sectors.
Some of the Forum highlights included:
Remarks from Mathias Cormann, OECD Secretary-General, Rodrigo Chaves Robles, President of Costa Rica, Richard Nephew, Coordinator for Global Anti-Corruption, U.S. State Department, and other world leaders emphasising the importance of strong leadership in combatting corruption.
Convening business, government and civil society to strategize on how to collectively strengthen anti-corruption measures, stimulate a race-to-the-top and reinforce trust in the business environment.
Using new data from the OECD Public Integrity Indicators to transform integrity and anti-corruption policies to actionable intelligence, and to foster a transparent, accountable and open government.
Exploring methods to harness multi-stakeholder solutions, such as the Infrastructure Anti-Corruption Toolbox, to address corruption, de-risk projects, ensure actors across the infrastructure lifecycle are incentivized to act with integrity and support the reconstruction of Ukraine.
A Knowledge Partner session organised by the Government of Ukraine on effective anti-corruption and law enforcement measures both during and after war.
Integrity Week highlights
The 2023 OECD Integrity Week provided a space to raise awareness on corruption challenges, and facilitate improved international coordination to tackle these challenges.