{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"MNU","provider_url":"https:\/\/mnu.kz\/en\/","author_name":"alina","author_url":"https:\/\/mnu.kz\/en\/author\/alina\/","title":"New Mechanisms to Combat Corruption - MNU","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"acl1a3i2X5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mnu.kz\/en\/news\/new-mechanisms-to-combat-corruption\/\">New Mechanisms to Combat Corruption<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/mnu.kz\/en\/news\/new-mechanisms-to-combat-corruption\/embed\/#?secret=acl1a3i2X5\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;New Mechanisms to Combat Corruption&#8221; &#8212; MNU\" data-secret=\"acl1a3i2X5\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! 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The main reasons for this are systemic vulnerabilities, a lack of transparency, and a low level of digitalisation of processes. The team concluded that in order to effectively fight corruption, it is necessary to implement comprehensive digital solutions, strengthen public oversight and increase transparency;A pilot project for teachers to control their earnings with the help of Face ID on the basis of one of the schools in Kokshetau city, launching from the beginning of the academic year. A pilot project is also planned to be launched at the beginning of the academic year at the Higher Pedagogical College of Schuchinsk city;As part of a pilot project, an installation of a biometric patient identification system using palm or individual images in an outpatient clinic in the city of Akkol, Akmola region;A creation of a geo-information portal with detailed information on road construction and repair, including those under warranty maintenance, on the basis of the Akimat of Akmola region's website. The site also provides a feedback option for the population with the possibility to attach media files confirming the condition of roads;Work on the issue of determining the most optimal algorithm for interdepartmental cooperation and making space monitoring mandatory to detect illegal subsoil users on a permanent basis.The project team proposes to:Introduce voucher financing in preschool education to reduce corruption risks;Integrate information systems to monitor payroll, including the use of Face ID for teachers and QR codes for student attendance records;Create a centralised digital platform for managing student hostels to prevent corruption in the allocation of places;Introduce mandatory biometric identification for patients to prevent fictitious billing and unauthorised use of health services;Establish an automated database and road project management system to ensure transparency and reduce corruption;Introduce mechanisms of public control over road projects, especially during the guarantee period;Tighten requirements for auditing project documentation and costs;Utilise satellite monitoring to detect illegal mining and enhance coordination between government agencies;Raise civil servants' salaries to reduce incentives for corruption;Optimise staffing and digitalise administrative processes;Expand compliance functions beyond anti-corruption to encompass a broader range of risk management activities;Introduce centralised outsourcing of compliance functions to several quasi-public sector entities;Improve the skills of compliance officers and develop corporate culture;Introduce a system of open and predictable appointments of board members and a ban on the employment of former civil servants in commercial organisations if they controlled their activities;Involve NGOs in the anti-corruption framework;Ensure publicity of income and property declarations of civil servants;Expand the identification of corruption in legislation, including the private sector;Strengthen public scrutiny and informant protection measures;Develop mechanisms to prevent conflicts of interest and include analyses of declarations in anti-corruption monitoring;Amend the existing Law on Combating Corruption, as well as regulations on issues ranging from the identification of corruption to informant protection and rewarding individuals who report corruption and theft."}