Managing Conflict of Interest - Organisation for Economic Co ...
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142 <strong>Managing</strong> <strong><strong>Co</strong>nflict</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Interest</strong><strong>of</strong> power; declaration <strong>of</strong> assets and income; prohibitions regardingprivate gains, benefits, and extravagance; and restrictions onemployment and affiliations <strong>of</strong> public servants and their relatives.Key concepts and provisions are described in greater detail below.<strong>Co</strong>ntrol Mechanisms Regarding Exercise <strong>of</strong> Power.• Democratic Centralism: The Government’s major policydecisions, important appointments and dismissals <strong>of</strong> personnel,key project arrangements, and utilization <strong>of</strong> masscapital must be collectively discussed and decided at theleadership level.• Inspection Tour System: Central and provincial governmentinspection tour groups check whether the lower levels <strong>of</strong>government and their public servants exercise their powerscorrectly and per<strong>for</strong>m their duties honestly and diligently.• <strong>Co</strong>nversation System: The main leaders at the higher levels<strong>of</strong> government and the heads <strong>of</strong> supervisory bodies holdregular face-to-face meetings with leaders from the lowerlevels <strong>of</strong> government to assess the per<strong>for</strong>mance <strong>of</strong> duties, torecommend proposals and outline requirements, to encouragethose in new positions to respect democratic centralismand act ethically, and to caution or warn those who have atendency to violate relevant provisions.• Inquiry and Query System: Lower levels <strong>of</strong> governmentare encouraged to make inquiries with the higher levels <strong>of</strong>government regarding the decisions <strong>of</strong> the latter and theirimplementation.• System <strong>of</strong> Reporting on Work and Integrity: Public servantsare obligated to report regularly regarding their per<strong>for</strong>mance<strong>of</strong> duties and their integrity.• Transparency <strong>of</strong> Government Affairs: Government affairsare open to the public. The public can obtain access to in<strong>for</strong>mationon issues <strong>of</strong> concern or vital interest. 1 The in<strong>for</strong>ma-1In April 2007, the Regulations on Disclosure <strong>of</strong> Government In<strong>for</strong>mation wereenacted and will enter into <strong>for</strong>ce in May 2008. The regulations prescribe thescope, content, methods, and procedures <strong>of</strong> making government in<strong>for</strong>mationopen to the public.ADB/OECD Anti-<strong>Co</strong>rruption Initiative <strong>for</strong> Asia and the Pacific
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