Integrity Pact implementation - a Mexican experience December 2006

This report presents the results of interviews with Integrity Pact participants competing to provide a major train line through the central Mexican Valley . Interviewees were overwhelmingly positive in their assessment of their Integrity Pact experience. More than one of the interviewees suggested that the presence of the Integrity Pact pledges and the Independent Monitor were crucial in guiding the process through the most difficult periods.  All of the representatives interviewed expressed the view that the Integrity Pact gave valuable assurances to all participants of the probity of the deal, as well as demonstrating this integrity to the citizenry through enhanced transparency.

Review of a military procurement and Integrity Pact implementation in the Republic of Colombia March 2006

This report by Transparencia por Colombia and Transparency International (UK) presents results from an analysis of the procurement procedures used in the Ministry of Defense and the use of a simplified form of Integrity Pact in Colombian defence procurement procedures.:

Review of Defence Integrity Pact implementation on the Procurement of Combat Aircraft for the Republic of Colombia March 2006

This report presents lessons learned from preparing and implementing a Defence Integrity Pact on the Procurement of Combat Aircraft for the Republic of Colombia . It informs and promotes the wider use of Defence Integrity Pacts internationally. In the end the tender did not go through to completion as all but one of the bidding companies withdrew. Nevertheless, many useful lessons were learnt and are described in this report. Those lessons are now being applied to other Defence Ministries and in other Defence Integrity Pacts.

Defence Procurement Processes July 2004

This document charts the stages of a typical defence procurement process from tender to offset execution and highlights the ways in which each stage is vulnerable to corruption.

Integrity Pacts: The Experience So Far July 2004

This report provides a synopsis of the Integrity Pact experince so far. It examines the Integrity Pact model and its current applications in an number of countries and in industries other than defence.

Anti-Corruption Provisions in UK Export Controls July 2004

This report carried out by Saferworld on behalf of the PCOAT project, gives a good synopsis of the current anti-corruption regulatory environment and also examines how export controls, in particular, both at the UK and EU level could be easily tightened to make fuller provision for anti-corruption measures.

Project Summary Phase 1 June 2004

A Comparison of Defence Company Codes of Conduct May 2004

This report and corresponding charts compare a number of US and European defence company codes of conduct with selected practices, and also with the TI-developed Business Principles for Countering Bribery. It was carried out by the Institute of Business Ethics on behalf of the PCOAT project.

Chart 2: Comparison of US and European company codes
Chart 3: Comparison with TI Business Principles for Countering Bribery

Integrity Pacts: The Korean Experience December 2003

This survey examines how widely a particular style of Integrity Pacts have been introduced into the public sector in South Korea and how they currently operate. By comparing their implementation with TI's recommendations, the survey suggests improvements to ensure that Integrity Pacts successfully prevent corruption in the public sector.

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TI(UK) press release: Transparency International welcomes the announcement of the creation of a European defence industry anti-corruption working group

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