RAI Secretariat organized the Training for Higher Education and Public Enterprises on Corruption Risk Assessment (CRA) and Corruption Proofing of Legislation (CPL) in Podgorica on June 23rd and 24th. Participants were representatives of the Agency for Prevention of Corruption, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Capital Investment, Ministry of Economic Development and Tourism, Ministry of Education and Secretariat for Legislation, but also representatives of local NGO Institut Alternativa.
The first day was dedicated to CRA, while the topic of CPL was covered during the second day.
Mr. Marko Skerović, advisor at the Integrity and Lobbying Department at the Agency for Prevention of Corruption and Ms. Aneta Arnaudovska, Senior Anti-corruption Advisor at RAI Secretariat delivered opening remarks both emphasizing the excellent mutual cooperation.
The first two sessions dealt with the introduction of the terms “corruption risk assessments” and “corruption proofing of legislation” and different approaches when applying these two mechanisms. During the second session, participants had the opportunity to get better acquainted with the newly-developed CRA and CPL Guidance with Checklists for these particular sectors.
Last session was oriented towards applying the aforementioned guidance in concrete examples, where participants supported by experts were engaged in the risk identification and mitigation measures in the existing local laws and procedures.
Training provided an innovative approach for participants in their everyday issues when dealing with corruption.
CRA and CPL training in Podgorica were the third in a series of training that the RAI Secretariat will organize this year, as part of the project Southeast Europe – Together Against Corruption (SEE-TAC), jointly implemented by RAI and UNODC – United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime – Civil Society Unit and funded by Austrian Development Cooperation.
