Archives February 24, 2014

Dili – Ohin Segunda-feira (24/2) Comissão Anti Corrupção (CAC), liuhosi kooperasaun ho Millennium Challenges Corporation-United States Agency for International Development (MCC/USAID), Programa Fostering Transparency Initiative (FOTI) Timor-Leste (TL) lansa manuál rua kona-ba prevensaun korrupsaun iha TL:  Módulu sira ba Formasaun: Konseitu no Abilidade iha Prevensaun Korrupsaun and Manuál ba Formasaun: Abilidade iha Prevensaun Korrupsaun ba Aprovizionamentu Setór Públiku nian.

Manuál sira ne’e sai nu’udar fonte husi evidénsia kona-ba oinsá atu jere risku korrupsaun, hanesan konflitu interese no área sensitivu sira iha aprovizionamentu, no sei uza mós atu fó treinamentu ba  funsionáriu públiku sira iha governu, organizasaun sosiedade sivíl sira no setór privadu.

Manuál ida foka liu kona-ba prenve korrupsaun iha aprovizionamentu, no manuál ida seluk foka kona-ba aspéitu husi jestaun risku ba korrupsaun nian. Manuál sira ne’e 100% iha lian Tetun no halo ona teste ka provasaun no dezenvolve liu hosi kooperasaun hamutuk ho funsionáriu sira husi Diresaun Prevensaun CAC nian.

Funsionáriu husi Diresaun Prevensaun CAC nian sei uza manuál sira ne’e hodi halo treinamentu ba jestór no funsionáriu públiku sira, no ida ne’e sai nu’udar fonte ba evidénsia hodi redús risku korrupsaun iha lina ministériu sira.

Iha seremonia badak loron ohin nian, Sr. Eduardo Flores-Trejo, nu’udár Diretór Programa FOTI TL, no Michael Nest, nu’udár Asesór Internsionál, entrega manuál sira ne’e ba Sr. Aderito Soares, Komisáriu CAC nian.

Ohin mós, Komisáriu Soares no John Seong, Diretór husi USAID Timor-Leste, sei distribui sertifikadu sira ba funsionáriu CAC nian ne’ebé partisipa ona iha workhop loron rua nian ne’ebé hetan apoiu finanseiru husi FOTI TL. Workhop ne’e foka kona-ba oinsá atu halo investigasaun no prevenensaun ba korrupsaun iha aprovizionamentu tanba aprovizionamentu mak área ne’ebé importante liu husi despeza públika iha TL.

Eventu ida ne’e mós marka ona “Forum Mensal Dahuluk CAC nian”, ne’ebé aprezenta husi funsionáriu sira husi diresaun prevensaun nian. Forum ida ne’e ho nia objetivu atu konvida peritu no espesialista sira iha anti-korrupsaun hodi diskuti kestaun oioin kona-ba korrupsaun no maneira oinsá atu kombate. (*)

Dili – Today (24/2) Comissão Anti Corrupção (CAC), in cooperation with the Millennium Challenges Corporation-United States Aid to International Development (MCC/USAID) Anti-Corruption Program Fostering Transparency Initiative (FOTI) Timor-Leste launched two new manuals on preventing corruption in Timor-Leste: Módulu sira ba Formasaun: Konseitu no Abilidade iha Korrupsaun Prevensaun and Manuál ba Formasaun: Abilidade iha Prevensaun Korrupsaun ba Aprovizionamentu Sectór Públiku nian.

The manuals are a source of advice on how to manage corruption risks, such as conflicts of interest and sensitive areas of procurement, and will be used to train civil servants across government, as well as NGOs and the private sector.

One manual focuses on preventing corruption procurement, and one focuses on technical aspects of corruption risk management.  Both manuals are 100 percent in Tetun and were extensively tested and developed in collaboration with staff from CAC’s Prevention Directorate.

CAC’s Prevention Directorate staff will use the manuals to train managers and civil servants, and as a source of advice on reducing corruption risks in line ministries.

In a short ceremony earlier today Eduardo Flores-Trejo, FOTI Timor-Leste Director, and Michael Nest, advisor, handed over the manuals to Adérito Soares, CAC Commissioner.

Commissioner Soares and John Seong, Director of USAID/Timor Leste, also distributed at today’s event certificates for CAC staff who attended a two-day workshop funded by FOTI Timor-Leste on investigating and preventing corruption in procurement.  Procurement is the most important area of Government expenditure in Timor-Leste.

This event also marked “CAC First Monthly Forum”, presented by Prevention Staffs. This Forum is aimed to invite the experts and practitioners in anti-corruption to discuss various issues on corruption and ways to tackle it. (*)