Focus on the need to foster Education on Integrity.

 

Progress and challenges for Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, North Macedonia (FYROM), Kosovo, Montenegro, and Serbia


WHY EDUCATION ON INTEGRITY MATTERS 



There is strong evidence of the extent to which corruption leads to unfair market conditions, hampers competitiveness and is ultimately detrimental to economic growth. In the Adriatic region, businesses continue to identify high levels of corruption and lack of transparency as a key constraint to the economies’ growth and competitiveness. The OECD CompetitivenessOutlook for South East Europe 2018 found a number of policy shortcomings that need to be meaningfully addressed in practice, including a need to foster education on integrity. 

Progress and challenges for Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, North Macedonia (FYROM), Kosovo, Montenegro, and Serbia.

Despite the fact that a growing number of OECD member and non-member countries are educating for public integrity there is evidence that the topics do not or insufficiently form part of the academic curricula, which results in limited knowledge and discussion about them among professors and students.


Integrity is one of the key pillars of political, economic and social structures and thus essential to the economic and social well-being and prosperity of individuals and societies as a whole.
 The OECD Recommendation on Public Integrity calls on countries to raise awareness of the benefits of public integrity, to reduce tolerance of violations of its standards, and to carry out related education initiatives wherever appropriate.
 Countries that work on education for public integrity commit to harness young people's natural desire for fairness and equity. The goal being sustainable cultures of integrity and a better future for all.
 The OECD Education for Integrity: Teaching on Anti-Corruption, Values and the Rule of Law toolkit emphasises the necessity of mobilising key stakeholders to incorporate education for integrity into the school system. This toolkit can be used by stakeholders in the Adriatic region.
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