UNODC joins forces to deliver technical assistance to Myanmar for their National Corruption Survey
Nay Pyi Taw (Myanmar) Virtual– The UNODC-KOSTAT Centre of Excellence for Asia and the Pacific, was joined by its Sister Centre of Excellence, the UNODC-INEGI Center of Excellence for Latin and America and the Caribbean, to provide Technical Assistance to the Myanmar Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in collaboration with the UNODC Myanmar Country Office.
Having worked with the Access to Justice Initiative (A2JI) to deliver a perception of corruption survey in 2018, the ACC is continuing its efforts to develop anti-corruption measures by conducting a national survey to measure the experience and perception of bribery among businesses, in 2020. The goal is to better understand the changing dynamics of bribery, particularly prevalence, incidences and mechanisms of bribery between the business sector and government institutions.
To assist with this goal, UNODC has been training the ACC to enhance its statistical capacity in accordance with the UNODC Manual on Corruption Surveys. The survey will also receive input from Republic of the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (UMFCCI), with the support of the Kingdom of Denmark Embassy in Myanmar.
To develop national statistical capacity and to understand the more technical elements of survey implementation, the Centres of Excellence provided advice on key methodological elements of developing a corruption survey. These elements included: setting survey goals; survey design; sample frame sources; sampling methods; fieldwork; and analysis.
The ACC requires transparency at the core of their work. Therefore, the survey’s methodology needs to ensure high methodological standards for high-quality data to provide legitimacy for the survey results, which is a crucial element to increase trust in the ACC as the national leader in the fight against corruption.
This technical assistance relies in the framework of the UNODC-UNDP Manual on Corruption Surveys (2018), to produce country information for monitoring the 2030 Agenda, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, specifically for indicator 16.5.2.
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For further information, contact:
Mr. Matthew Harris-Williams