1 – 6 May 2025
Veles, North Macedonia

EPEKA Slovenia is a partner in the DigitalVsCorrupt project, which will take place under the auspices of the Institute for Applied Research for Business. This year’s theme is a training course – Corruption in Business.

Project description: DigitalVsCorrupt is an Erasmus+ CBY and WB project with the main objective to fight corruption in the EU and the Western Balkans (WB) by using digital tools and empowering young people and people in the EU and WB.

Corruption is a complex social, political and economic phenomenon that affects all countries. It undermines democratic institutions, slows down economic development and contributes to government instability. It attacks the foundations of democratic institutions by distorting electoral processes, the rule of law and creating a bureaucratic quagmire resulting from bribes. The World Bank has been tackling corruption for decades, while civil society organisations and youth organisations defend the EU’s core values of democracy, the rule of law and shared values.

Activities: meetings, training, national activities, youth exchanges, conferences and campaigns.

The project is carrying out the first educational activity in Serbia on corruption in the public sector. The training for youth workers is an innovative and relatively new topic, but crucial for building transparency, integrity and accountability. The aim of the training is to equip participants with the knowledge and tools to identify, prevent and respond to corrupt acts.

Project website : https://digitalvscorrupt.akustikum.org/

The lectures will cover:

1. Understanding Corruption
Defining corruption: explaining what corruption is, its forms and how it manifests itself in the public sector.
Practical examples: analysis of real corruption cases to better understand the concepts.

2. Legislative Framework
National legislation: Overview of the laws and regulations relating to corruption and the public sector.
International standards: Inclusion of relevant international conventions and agreements such as the UN Convention against Corruption.

3. Identification and Prevention of Corruption
Risk factors: Learning about risk factors that can lead to corruption.
Preventive strategies: Techniques and procedures to minimise corruption risks.

4. Tools and Techniques to Combat Corruption
Control mechanisms: Putting in place effective systems of oversight and transparency.
Ethics and Integrity: Emphasis on ethical decision-making and personal integrity of employees.

5. Reporting and response protocols
Reporting mechanisms: Establish secure and anonymous channels for reporting suspicions of corruption.
Response strategies: Protocols and procedures for dealing with reported cases of corruption.

6. Interactive training methods
Workshops and case studies: Active learning through group exercises and discussions.
Simulations and role-plays: Scenarios where participants put into practice what they have learned.

7. Evaluation and Further Education
Testing and feedback: Testing participants’ knowledge and skills and gathering their feedback to improve the programme.
Continuing Training: Providing ongoing educational opportunities to update knowledge and skills.

Corruption training needs to be continuously updated to remain relevant and effective in a changing legal and social environment. Well planned and delivered training can make a significant contribution to reducing acts of corruption and improving confidence in the public sector.

Activities: meetings, training, national activities, youth exchanges, conferences and campaigns.

Objectives

  • To carry out non-formal learning activities to empower youth workers and others in the field of anti-corruption in the WB and the EU through cross-sectoral cooperation.
  • To increase the capacity of the organisations involved in the CB and thus increase ICT skills in the use of digital tools to detect corruption.
  • Implement the EU Youth Strategy in the WB and raise awareness of EU values, the importance of the rule of law and shared values.
  • Promote dialogue at local, national and international level with political decision-makers on the harmful effects of corruption on the security and stability of the EU and the CB against external forces.

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Partners:

  1. EPEKA, Scientific and Research Association for Arts, Culture and Educational Programmes and Technology, Montenegro
  2. EPEKA Scientific Research Association for Arts, Culture and Educational Programmes and Technology, Serbia
  3. EPEKA Scientific Research Association for Arts, Culture and Educational Programmes and Technology, Social Enterprise, Slovenia
  4. ACOUSTIKUM ASSOCIATION
  5. EPEKA BERLIN EV
  6. QENDRA OPEN DOORS, Albania
  7. EUROPEAN OUTSOURCING INSTITUTE FOUNDATION
  8. CENTRE FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING PRIZREN
  9. TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL Iceland
  10. INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED RESEARCH FOR BUSINESS
  11. PHIREN AMENCA INTERNATIONAL NETWORK
  12. LYKIA IZCILIK VE DOGA SPORLARI KULUBU DERNEGI
  13. ARCIGAY APS
  14. Community of Municipalities of Slovenia
  15. Institut Jožef Stefan

The project is funded by the EU Erasmusplus programme and the Ministry of Public Administration of the Republic of Slovenia.

 

 

 

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