Since the first days of state independence, the Republic of Kazakhstan has been purposefully and gradually following the course of creating effective institutions and mechanisms for combating corruption that meet international standards.
To date, the qualities that a civil servant must possess in order to effectively govern the country have been determined. This is a high moral responsibility, professional knowledge, the ability to apply them in practice, honesty, conscientiousness, an active life position.
Every person in the public service should realize the importance of their work and be a patriot of their country.
The Ethical Code of Civil Servants of the Republic of Kazakhstan, put into effect by the Decree of the Head of State dated January 1, 2016, is aimed at strengthening public confidence in state bodies, it defines standards of conduct in official relations and off-duty time.
In accordance with the principle of meritocracy, promotion is based on personal merits and achievements, abilities and professional training of a civil servant, excluding fraternity and kinship.
Today, our country has anti-corruption legislation, the basis of which are the laws "On Public Service", "On combating Corruption".
Currently, the problem of corruption is one of the topical issues, relevant not only in Kazakhstan but also for most countries of the world. Corruption does not recognize national borders. It is ubiquitous.
Corruption, permeating all spheres of public life, has entered the system of values, distorts moral norms, undermines the foundations of freedom and democracy, citizens' trust in state power and is a brake on economic development.
In accordance with the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Combating Corruption", all state bodies, organizations, quasi-public sector entities and officials are required to conduct anti-corruption within their competence.
The Department of Agriculture and Land Relations of the Akmola region on an ongoing basis conducts public discussions of the report on the activities of the Department in the provision of public services and other issues with the invitation of the media.
There is a special section on anti-corruption activities on the official website of the Department. This section contains information related to the activities of the Anti-Corruption Department and provides for the possibility of submitting appeals by individuals and legal entities on the entire spectrum of issues in the field of agriculture and land relations, a helpline works.
Corruption has a negative impact on the image of the public service, undermines the trust of citizens, threatens the development of a market economy, harms the economic and national security of the country.
The implementation of these measures is aimed at openness and transparency of the work of Management employees and helps to reduce corruption risks, therefore, only together when everyone makes their contribution to the prevention of illegal actions, it is possible to resist such a negative phenomenon called corruption.