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

ForewordThe Asian Development Bank (ADB)/Organisation for EconomicCo-operation and Development (OECD) Anti-Corruption Initiativefor Asia and the Pacific supports the efforts of Asian and Pacific countriesto fight corruption and seeks to counter its adverse impact onsustainable economic growth, political stability, international tradeand investment, and poverty reduction in the Asia and Pacific region.To this end, the Initiative provides capacity-building assistance andexpert advice to meet the needs of member countries in the region.The Initiative’s member governments are convinced that, toreduce the risk of corruption, conflicts of interest must be identified,avoided, and managed, and the policy frameworks and toolsfor detecting, avoiding, and managing conflicts of interest must bestrengthened in many countries in the Asia-Pacific region.The Initiative’s members therefore requested that a regionalseminar focusing on conflict of interest be held. The seminar wasconducted on 6–7 August 2007 in Jakarta, Indonesia, in partnershipwith and hosted by, the Corruption Eradication Commissionof Indonesia (KPK), an independent body with a legal mandate toboth prevent and curb corruption. The seminar received supportfrom the Canadian International Development Agency, the DanishInternational Development Agency, the British Embassy in Jakarta,the World Bank, and the Financial Services Volunteer Corps (fundedby the United States Agency for International Development).The seminar brought together more than 150 experts from 23 ofthe Initiative’s 28 Asia-Pacific member countries and jurisdictions—primarily practitioners who investigate and prosecute cases of corruptionor administer anti-corruption initiatives, private as well aspublic. With experts from development institutions, academe, andthe public and private sectors, the participants discussed the legaland practical challenges involved in detecting conflicts of interest,various prevention and enforcement frameworks and tools foravoiding or managing conflicts of interest, and case studies fromdifferent countries and sectors.The analyses and conclusions from the seminar are compiledin this publication, which also highlights remaining challengesin the Asia-Pacific countries. Produced jointly by ADB’s RegionalADB/OECD Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia and the Pacific