Gangbuk-gu Senior Officials' 'Commitment to Integrity Practice'

Seventeen Days of Integrity Training for Senior Officials... Education on the Improper Solicitation and Graft Act to Eradicate Abuse of Power Practices

Gu Mayor Lee Soon-hee: “The Culture of Integrity in the Public Service Begins with the Mindset of Senior Officials”

Gangbuk-gu, Seoul (Mayor Lee Soon-hee) held an integrity training session on the 17th at the district office auditorium for senior officials at grade 5 and above, including Mayor Lee Soon-hee, to promote a culture of integrity free from solicitation and abuse of power.

The lecture was delivered by Ha Jong-sam, a specialist instructor from the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission Integrity Training Institute, focusing on “Unfair Intervention and Solicitation Related to Contracts” and “Prevention of Abuse of Power Practices in the Public Service.” About 70 senior officials attended and pledged to take the lead in fostering a culture of integrity.

The main topics included ▲Prohibition of unfair intervention in contracts ▲Analysis of cases violating the Improper Solicitation and Graft Act such as improper use of budgets and acceptance of money or entertainment ▲Eradication of abuse of power practices and codes of conduct.

Mayor Lee Soon-hee stated, “The culture of integrity in the public service begins with the mindset of senior officials. I hope senior officials will take the lead to pass on a spirit of integrity free from corruption to their juniors.”

Meanwhile, Gangbuk-gu Office is implementing various innovative integrity policies to foster an organizational culture of integrity, including ▲Establishing a self-learning integrity system using the administrative portal ▲Integrity pledge ceremonies for all employees ▲Integrity meetings with the mayor ▲Integrity-themed three-line acrostic poem contests.

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