During the regular lesson of the Anti-Corruption School for Young Leaders, the participants discussed the principles of good governance and integrity (accountability, professionalism, ethics, and prevention of corruption) and spoke about the national system of integrity. Mt. Marat Atovmyan, Anti-Corruption Expert, Advocate, member of the Armenian Lawyers’ Association, presented the material.

From the point of view of effective public management, in the trainer’s opinion, mutual understanding, transparency, and ability to respond quickly is also important.

“It is well known that badly educated, non-professional, state officials cannot govern the state based on integrity issues and respect human rights. The perceived perception led to the formation of concept of Good Governance. Good Governance includes the rule of law, the effectiveness of state bodies, transparency, accountability, respect, observance and protection of human rights, citizen participation in the decision-making process. International organizations emphasize the importance of good governance and link it to democracy and human rights,” Marat Atovmyan said.

According to the expert, good governance and integrity complement each other, but good governance is more about the state and local self-governing bodies, whereas integrity should be introduced in any type of organization regardless the scope of its activity, status, ownership and legal form.

“The Armenian Lawyers’ Association” NGO is organizing the Anti-Corruption School for Young Leaders in cooperation with the Armenian CSO Anti-Corruption Coalition.

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