Meeting-seminar with heads of preschool educational organizations of the region

Educational institutions of the districts reached the workshop in real time, and there was also a live streaming on the YouTube channel.

The workshop made emphasis on the relevance and importance of creating Anti-Corruption Compliance in the quasi-public entities, as well as the issues of combating corruption in educational institutions.

This year, the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On Anti-Corruption” included the institution of Anti-Corruption Compliance Services responsible for compliance with corporate integrity standards in organizations of the quasi-public and private sectors.  

“Today, the institution of the Compliance Service is being established everywhere in the subjects of the quasi-public sector. Thus, East Kazakhstan region established Compliance Services in more than 200 educational institutions. It is planned to open compliance services in all entities of the quasi-public sector of the education system of the region,” noted Zhanna Kh. Adrisheva, a lawyer of Education Administration of East Kazakhstan region.

Furthermore, a chief expert of Prevention Administration of the Department of the Anti-Corruption Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan on East Kazakhstan region Gulnur A. Bekbayeva briefed on the legislative innovations to strengthen anti-corruption measures. In particular, on the introduction of personal responsibility of top managers for the corruption of their subordinates, a differentiated system of citizens’ rewarding for reporting of the facts of corruption, a comprehensive ban on receiving gifts by civil servants, as well as persons equated to those authorized to perform public functions and their families, expanding the composition of corruption bodies and increased liability for bribery and mediation in bribery.

“Enrollment in kindergartens must be strictly according on the portal or on the Indigo program, which, in turn, is integrated with the portal. Internal analyzes of corruption risks should be conducted. Also, in order to ensure transparency of the budgetary process, as well as increase public access to information about the budget, it is necessary to post budgets on the Interactive Map of Open Budgets,” the expert recalled.

Thematic videos were shown during the workshop. The workshop was followed by exchange of views.