Combating corruption in Vietnam
(VOV) - Vietnam has been listed among the two thirds of 176 countries that scored less than 50 points in the Transparency International (TI)’s Corruption Perceptions Index 2012.
With 31 points, Vietnam ranked 123rd in the list, which was announced on December 5.
“Governments need to integrate anti-corruption actions into all public decision-making. Priorities include better rules on lobbying and political financing, ensuring that public spending and contracting are more transparent and making public bodies more accountable to the people,” said Huguette Labelle, the Chair of Transparency International.
Towards Transparency (TT) - TI National Contact in Vietnam – praised the efforts and commitments made by the Vietnamese Party, National Assembly and Government in combating corruption. However, it said, more practical measures should be introduced to gain better results and consolidate people’s trust in the Government’s efforts against corruption.
The organisation said it believes that improving transparency in the public sector and central and local administration agencies is the key solution. Furthermore, it is essential to increase public access to information and create favourable conditions for citizens, media workers and the public sector to participate in the fight against corruption.
The Corruption Perceptions Index operates on a scale from 0 (perceived to be highly corrupt) to 100 (perceived to be very open), and shows that public institutions need to be more transparent and powerful officials more accountable.
It has become apparent that incidents of bribery, abuse of power and secret dealings are still very common in many countries. The TI’s latest index shows corruption continues to ravage societies around the world.“Governments need to integrate anti-corruption actions into all public decision-making. Priorities include better rules on lobbying and political financing, ensuring that public spending and contracting are more transparent and making public bodies more accountable to the people,” said Huguette Labelle, the Chair of Transparency International.
Towards Transparency (TT) - TI National Contact in Vietnam – praised the efforts and commitments made by the Vietnamese Party, National Assembly and Government in combating corruption. However, it said, more practical measures should be introduced to gain better results and consolidate people’s trust in the Government’s efforts against corruption.
The organisation said it believes that improving transparency in the public sector and central and local administration agencies is the key solution. Furthermore, it is essential to increase public access to information and create favourable conditions for citizens, media workers and the public sector to participate in the fight against corruption.