Managing Conflict of Interest - Organisation for Economic Co ...

Chapter 2Learning from casestudies: Establishingframeworks for conflictof interest in selectedcountries and jurisdictionsPrevailing social, cultural, political, and economic norms affectthe extent to which conflicts—apparent, potential, or real—aredealt with in each country. While country context may dictateunique perceptions, conditions, and determinants of COI, the challengeof managing COI is universal. In this chapter, practitionersfrom Canada, the Republic of Korea, the Philippines, and Indonesiashare their diverse experiences in establishing legal and administrativeframeworks to prevent, detect, and prosecute COI in theircountries.Brian Radford, Legal Counsel with the newly created Office ofthe Public Sector Integrity Commissioner in Canada, and Gae OkPark, Director of Policy Coordination with the Republic of Korea’sIndependent Commission Against Corruption (KICAC), provideoverviews of recent reforms and new oversight bodies that havebolstered oversight and enforcement efforts to address COI intheir respective countries. Radford cites the value of establishingwell-structured mechanisms to protect public servants and otherswho disclose wrongdoing, whereas Park credits partnership acrossvarious public sector agencies for increasing transparency andaccountability overall, making institutional improvements in corruption-proneareas, improving the management of the public sector,ADB/OECD Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia and the Pacific