Kuwait's Anti-Corruption Authority presents the country's anti-corruption prevention experience at the Arab Forum in Doha
The Public Authority for Anti-Corruption (Nazaha) presented the State of Kuwait’s experience in transitioning the code of conduct for public employees from a guiding text to a measurable institutional practice through the “Adaa” (Performance) project, at the Arab Forum for Enhancing Anti-Corruption Prevention Efforts in the Public Sector.
This came during the Public Authority for Anti-Corruption’s (Nazaha) participation on Tuesday in the works of the Arab Forum for Enhancing Anti-Corruption Prevention Efforts in the Public Sector, held as part of the sixth session of the Conference of the States Parties to the Arab Convention against Corruption, hosted by the State of Qatar in cooperation with the Secretariat-General of the Arab League, taking place from September 21 to 23 of this month.
Yasmin Al-Sharhan, the Supervisor of Cooperation with Civil Society Organizations at “Nazaha,” participated as the keynote speaker in the forum’s first session, titled “Codes of Conduct, the Reality of Implementation, and Their Impact on Public Sector Integrity.” In her presentation, she outlined the State of Kuwait’s experience in transitioning the code of conduct for public employees from a guiding text to a measurable institutional practice through the “Adaa” project.
Al-Sharhan explained that the “Adaa” project represents one of the most prominent preventive measures in the public sector. It is based on the code of conduct for public employees issued by the Public Service Bureau and rests on four integrated pillars: establishing the necessary administrative infrastructure to enhance compliance with the code; measuring and monitoring employees’ awareness and behavior; raising the awareness of personnel in relevant entities and educating them; and providing training programs that enable them to effectively implement the code.
She noted that the project was designed on a progressive system that classifies participating entities into four levels of accreditation (bronze, silver, gold, and diamond). This approach does not merely assess existing achievements but encourages continuous improvement, aiming to integrate professional conduct standards into daily operations and produce measurable impacts. Additionally, the project includes a program for training certified trainers within the entities to ensure sustainable, self-driven implementation.
She pointed out that the project has achieved tangible results since its launch. Twenty-four government entities have met the requirements for the bronze, silver, and gold stages, and the number of employees covered by awareness and training programs has exceeded tens of thousands. Furthermore, the annual “Adaa” conference has been organized in cooperation with the Public Service Bureau to honor the entities that have met the accreditation requirements and to showcase their experiences.
