Public Integrity in Ecuador
Towards a National Integrity System
Public integrity is necessary to respond to corruption, sustain trust in public institutions and manage crises such as COVID-19 effectively. This report analyses the institutional responsibilities on public integrity in Ecuador. It proposes concrete recommendations to address fragmentation and to build a public integrity system involving all relevant actors at national level. The report also reviews Ecuador’s strategic approach to public integrity and proposes a roadmap toward a long-term state policy in line with national and international development objectives. Finally, it examines how Ecuador could mainstream integrity within the public entities of the executive branch.
Also available in: Spanish
Strengthening the institutional arrangements for integrity in the Executive branch of Ecuador
This Chapter analyses the institutional arrangements for integrity within the Executive branch of Ecuador, highlighting the challenges in defining leadership and recognising the role of key actors in building a culture of integrity. It highlights that rather than creating a new ad-hoc Secretariat, Ecuador could leverage the co-ordination role of the General Secretariat of the Presidency of the Republic and the existing integrity-related competences of the Ministry of Labour. The Chapter also describes the composition and functions of the Ethics Committees and Anti-bribery Committees within public entities and provides an overview of integrity policies. It finds that both the Committees and policies do not embrace a preventive approach and that the units in charge of organisational change and culture could play a greater role in promoting and mainstreaming a culture of public integrity at entity-level.
Also available in: Spanish
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