Public control and petition laws - a new stage in the prevention of corruption

At the initiative of the parties, a meeting was held between the leadership of the Anti-Corruption Agency and the Ministry of Information and Social Development within the framework of cooperation on the prevention of corruption in the areas supervised by the Ministry. The regional departments of the Anti-Corruption Service, subordinate organizations of the ministry, the administration of akimats for domestic policy, social development, youth and religion, as well as branches of the Assembly of the Peoples of Kazakhstan took part online. Minister Aida Balayeva noted that the measures implemented in the framework of the Anti-Corruption Strategy are high on the agenda of the department. “The ministry is fully aware of the importance of integrating civil society institutions into corruption prevention mechanisms. This makes it possible to increase their real efficiency, ”the minister emphasized. It is reported that this year the MIOR has automated a number of public services provided. However, work on a complete transition to digital format with the elimination of the "paper alternative" in all areas of the ministry will actively continue in the coming year. With the participation of the project office of "Adaldyk alagy", analytical work was accelerated to identify and eliminate corruption risks in the activities of the ministry, and the processes of providing grant financing to non-profit organizations were transformed. “We will not limit ourselves to carrying out an internal risk analysis in the ministry itself. We will ensure this approach in all subordinate organizations, we will continue to introduce a service model for working with citizens and compliance services. There are plans for a single information call center for the population to explain the work of the ministry and receive signals about potential corruption elements, ”said project manager Lima Diaz. The experience of the ministry in creating an online Knowledge Base is interesting. intellectual products of the department are placed in the open access: research, methodological manuals, including those developed by NGOs over the past 4 years within the framework of state orders and pomegranate funding. The emphasis in the ministry is also aimed at assessing the degree of openness of state bodies, measures are being worked out to improve legislation in the field of access to information. Particular attention should be paid to the development of draft laws "On public control" and "On online petitions" together with public organizations, and innovations introduced into the law "On public councils". “MIOR should become a key partner in promoting the ideology of integrity. Positive legislative changes in the field of activity of public councils, novelties in the area of ​​public control and online petitions will undoubtedly play a breakthrough role in increasing transparency and openness in the activities of government agencies and the quasi-state sector, and therefore in the prevention of corruption, "said the head of the Anti-Corruption Service Alik Shpekbaev ... Noting the relevance of information and outreach work, he drew attention to the key role of civil society. “Young people should not be limited to participation in forums and flash mobs - it is necessary to rebuild the tracks of their constructive involvement in effective events that have a measurable positive effect. Likewise, representatives of ethnic cultural centers and traditional religious associations should take a real part in the cultivation and scaling of the ideology of integrity, ”the speaker emphasized. Civil activists - President of the Civil Alliance of Kazakhstan Banu Nurgazieva, President of the Foundation for the Development of Parliamentarism in Kazakhstan Zauresh Battalova, Chairman of the Board of the Association of Environmental Organizations of Kazakhstan Aigul Solovieva and coordinator of the Public Control group Saida Taukeleva - expressed their opinion in the discussion. In particular, Aigul Solovyova noted: “The Ministry is showing an exemplary example of transparency to other state bodies. In the outgoing year, MIOR held over 40 different online platforms with the participation of the Minister, where anyone could speak and ask questions. This trend should be supported by all government agencies. " In conclusion, Minister A. Balayeva assured that the Ministry, based on the recommendations of the Agency, will develop a joint project to strengthen the anti-corruption culture and principles of integrity.