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DAY I – WEDNESDAY, MAY 17

 

WELCOME TO PARTICIPANTS

[9:45]

Luís Reto (President of ISCTE, Portugal)

Luís de Sousa (CIES-ISCTE, Portugal) and Peter Larmour (APSEG/ANU, Australia)

 

OPENING ADDRESSES

[10:00-10.45]

His Excellency, The Former President of the Portuguese Republic, Mr. Jorge Sampaio and Introductory Speech by the Official representative from the European Antifraud Office (OLAF)

 

Coffee break [15 min]

 

PLENARY SESSION 1: LEARNING FROM THE DIVERSITY OF NATIONAL CONTEXTS AND TRADITIONS

[11:00-13:00]

Alan Doig (Teeside University, UK) "Markets, management, managed work and measurement: getting the boring bits right for Anti-Corruption Agencies"

Robert Williams (Durham University, UK) “Cycles of change and performance expectations in ACAs”

Nathaniel Heller (Global Integrity, US) “European Anti-Corruption Agencies in a Global Context: Similarities, Differences, and Policy Insights”

 

Lunch [13:00-15:00]

 

ROUNDTABLE 1: LEARNING FROM THE DIVERSITY OF INSTITUTIONAL FORMATS

DEFINITIONAL ISSUES: WHAT IS AN ACA?

CONTEXT OF CREATION: WHEN DO ACAs EMERGE?

MISSION: WHAT ARE THEY MEANT FOR?

SCOPE OF MANDATE: EMPOWERMENT OR IRRELEVANCE?

WHY AND WHEN DO ACAs FAIL?

[15:00-16:15]

 

Chair: Alan Doig (Teeside University, UK)

Rapporteur: Luís de Sousa (CIES-ISCTE, Portugal)

 

Coffee break [15 min]

 

ROUNDTABLE 2: LEARNING FROM THE DIVERSITY OF RECRUITMENT STRATEGIES

THE SOCIAL COMPOSITION OF ACAs: STAFFING

MATCHING COMPETENCES WITH SUITABLE HUMAN RESOURCES

GUARANTEEING THE INDEPENDENCE OF ACAs AND THE INTEGRITY OF THEIR MEMBERS

LEADERSHIP: APPOINTMENT AND DISMISSAL RULES

BOOSTING EXPERTISE AND PROFESSIONALISM (TRAINING)

[16:30-18:00]

 

Chair: Nathaniel Heller (Global Integrity, US)

Rapporteur: Peter Larmour (APSEG/ANU, Australia)

 

 

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WORKSHOP DIRECTOR:

Luís Sousa (CIES-ISCTE)

e-mail: [email protected]

 

 

WORKSHOP STAFF:

Carla Salema (Secretariat)

e-mail: [email protected]

 

Ana Ferreira (Secretariat)

e-mail: [email protected]

 

João Triães (Research Assistant)

e-mail: [email protected]

 

Vera Henriques (Assistant)

e-mail: [email protected]

 

Tiago Lapa (Assistant)

e-mail: [email protected]

 

 

ORGANIZATION:

Centro de Investigação e Estudos de Sociologia (CIES-ISCTE)

 

CO-FINANCED BY:

Hercule Grant Programme, European Antifraud Office (OLAF)

 

IN COOPERATION WITH:

The Australian National University (ANU)

 

OTHER SPONSORS:

Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, FCT e Público

 

PARTICIPANTS:

Heads of European Anti-Corruption Agencies (EU Member States, Candidate Countries and Associated Countries), foreign ACA officials, international organization officials, NGO representatives and academics

 

 

 

CIES – Centro de Investigação e Estudos de Sociologia

Av. Forças Armadas - ISCTE

1649-026 Lisboa - Portugal

 

Tel.: 217 903 077

217 941 404

Fax: 217 940 074

E-mail: [email protected]