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Strengthening of Ethical and Moral Values in Governance


Strengthening of Ethical and Moral Values in Governance

Section titled “Strengthening of Ethical and Moral Values in Governance”

2020-10-21 16:51:39


  • Values can be instilled through Leadership, Working Env, Workable codes of Conduct, Professional Socialisation mechanism, Risk Review, Controls
  • OECD recom to promote compliance w/ ethical norms
    • Clear E standards, be reflected in legal framework, guidance available to public servants
    • P servants should know their rights, transparent decision making process, clear guidelines for interaction b/w public and private sector
    • Sanction for misconduct, accountability mechanism,
  • Periodic Risk review where ethical conflicts would arise, dev specialist code of conduct
  • Control per Heintzman dominant factor in ensuring high levels of values and ethics - ex separation of duties, clear policies, effective monitoring, clear mechanism for reporting wrongdoings etc
  • Civil Society engagement
  • Integrity pacts - agreement b/w Public agencies to not indulge in corruption
  • Proactive and Preventive Vigilance - removing corrupt elements from system,