Corruption, TOC and Knowledge Management

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Corruption, TOC and Knowledge Management

• UNODC-Northeastern Legal Library,Self-Assessment
  Tool and Consortium
• 13 March 2009

Prof. Nikos Passas
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Three Initiatives Converge

• Legal Library
• Self-assessment tool
• Consortium

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The Legal Library

• A IAACA-Northeastern University-UNODC Initiative
• Collection, organization and online availability
  of
• Corruption laws
• National anti-corruption plans/strategies
• Anti-corruption bodies
• Corruption cases

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Member States listed by

• Alphabetical order
• Population size
• Legal system
• Political system (unitary or federal)
• Geographic location
• GDP

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Laws

• Listing of all UNCAC requirements (M, C, O)
• Listing of national provisions
• Linking the text of national provisions with
  specific UNCAC requirements
• Listing all cases related to these provisions

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Added benefits

• Practical implementation guide
• Resource for national legislators, ACAs, TA
  providers
• Supportive of analytical efforts
• Convertible to training and educational materials
• Promotion of innovation and diversity

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Consortium on Corruption Knowledge Management
Project

• Linking the Legal Library with
• Rest of UNODC
• UNDP
• UNICRI
• World Bank
• U4
• Basel ICAR
• ADB
• other

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Self-Assessment Tool

• In collaboration with the International Centre
  for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice
  Policy (ICCLR) and UNODC
• Effort to simplify and improve the process of
  collection and analysis of information
• Create a knowledge base, which can be constantly
  updated, on the implementation of the UNCAC,
  UNTOC and Protocols
• Serve the needs of Member States by providing a
  means to
• collect and manage domestic information in
  efficient, secure and cost-effective ways
• enhance synergies (implementation of UN
  instruments, implementation of related
  instruments, other reviews and assessments)

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• Thematic outline
• Differentiation of instrument requirements (M, C,
  O)
• Basic structure and set of questions with
  variations reflecting the content of various
  provisions with gradually more detailed
  information and accounts
• UNCAC
• UNTOC
• UNTOCP1 (Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish
  Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and
  Children)

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Features Analysis Module
Feature Basic Basic
1 Statistical analysis and charting v v
2 Full text search v
3 Full text search with clustering v
4 Multi-cycle analysis v
5 Multi-user Security v v
6 Report generator v
7 Import Export feature completed answers v v
8 Import Export feature completed answers selective v
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Features URM ADM
Feature Basic Basic
1 Thematic break down v v
2 Chapter breakdown v
3 By article v v
4 Interview Process and the ability to show at the end non-evaluated articles v
5 Interview process by Thematic area Chapter Article by article v
6 Security by chapter, thematic area and article v v
7 Import Export feature completed answers v v
8 Import Export feature completed answers and selective v
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Features URM ADM
Feature Basic Basic
9 Colour coding for chapters and themes v v
10 User defined grouping for articles v
11 User defined cross referencing v
12 User defined links to other instruments, tools and/or regional bodies. v
13 Text hyperlinks v v
14 Dynamic help v v
15 Animated help files v
16 Export to additional formats like word, excel and XML v
17 Selective import and merge of answers v
18 Answer formats Date, yes/no, number and free text v v
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Features URM ADM
Feature Basic Basic
19 Linking into definitions v
20 Linking into sample answers v
21 Ability to add attachments v v
22 Full text search into questions and answers v
23 Dynamic interface fonts, styles and colours v
24 Rich text input and spell checkers v
25 Indication of source and contact for each article v v
26 Generation of technical assistance requirements grid as excel export v
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Expected product to be presented to CoSP for
approval

• A knowledge management system on the national and
  sub-national levels which help agencies in each
  State Party to manage and coordinate data
  collection on the review of implementation.
• It will serve as a knowledge and document
  repository that keeps track of sources of
  information relating to each article of the five
  instruments.
• Process controlled at all stages by country
  concerned
• Beyond the traditional data collection towards
• Facilitation of knowledge and case management on
  the national level offering added value for
  domestic purposes

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The Expected Final Outcome

• User-friendly System and Processes
• Mutually supportive
• Updated, valid and widely available information
• Integrated sources and initiatives information
• Knowledge for self-assessment, identification of
  TA needs, comparative analyses for best practices
  and lessons learnt
• Model for other instruments
• Synergies with other conventions
• Significant support to efforts relative to
  domestic, regional and global rule of law,
  justice and governance

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So what is SharePoint used for in real life?

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Enhancing a collective conscience

• Single portal for all activities, initiatives and
  documents
• Collaboration on issues
• By multiple agencies/organisations, stakeholders
  and professionals who are geographically
  dispersed
• Institutional memory
• Access - anywhere and anytime
• Leveraging knowledge and experience
• Promotion of common interests, coordination and
  planning

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Thank you so much
Nikos Passas 1-617-373 4309 n.passas_at_neu.edu niko
spassas1_at_yahoo.com