The World's Largest Anti-Corruption Forum IACC Opens in Korea on December 1

Michael Sandel, OECD, IMF Leaders Participate
Largest Ever Scale... Conducted via Online Video Conference

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] The International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC), the world's largest anti-corruption forum, will be held in Korea from the 1st to the 4th of next month. The IACC is the world's largest anti-corruption event held every two years.

According to the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC) on the 27th, the 19th IACC was originally planned to be held in Seoul, gathering over 2,000 experts from more than 140 countries worldwide, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it will be conducted online.

The ACRC designed this event as a "platform for anti-corruption solidarity" where global citizens can participate freely. The registration fee, which ranged from 200,000 to 600,000 KRW in previous conferences, has been waived.

As a result, over 3,500 pre-registrants have been gathered. The number is expected to increase once the conference begins. The final number of registrants for the 18th conference in Denmark was about 1,600.

An ACRC official explained, "It is expected to be the largest IACC in history in both name and reality."

The Korean website specially created for Korean citizens has surpassed 150,000 visitors. The opening and closing ceremonies, all sessions, and a special talk featuring Professor Michael Sandel can be viewed with Korean interpretation.

The program has been doubled from about 60 to 120 sessions. One day before and after the official conference period will be operated as pre- and post-conference periods.

More than 500 speakers worldwide will broadly cover various international issues related to anti-corruption, including human rights, women, environment, industry, administration, and education.

There are plans for 7 plenary sessions, 104 workshops, a Fair Play Music Concert featuring 4 bands that won a global competition, and 3 anti-corruption film screenings with panel discussions.

Meanwhile, the ACRC has been preparing the 19th IACC for about two years in cooperation with the International Transparency Organization, representing the Korean government.

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