Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is an intergovernmental economic organisation with 35 member countries, founded in 1961 to stimulate economic progress and world trade. It is a forum of countries describing themselves as committed to democracy and the market economy, providing a platform to compare policy experiences, seeking answers to common problems, identify good practices and coordinate domestic and international policies of its members.
Personal Name: Organisation for economic co-operation and development.
Managing conflicts of interest in both the public and private sectors has become a major governance issue world-wide.Β Β Β Identifying and resolving specific conflicts ofΒ interest can be difficult.Β Β Β This Toolkit focuses on specific techniques, resources and strategies forΒ identifying, managing and preventing conflict-of-interest situations more effectively andΒ increasing integrity in official decision-making which might be compromised byΒ conflicts of interest. This Toolkit provides non-technical, practical help to enable officials to recognise problematic situations and help them to ensure that integrity and reputation are not compromised. The tools themselves are provided in generic form. They are based on examples of sound conflict-of-interest policy and practice drawn from various OECD member and non-member countries. They have been designed for adaptation to suit countries with different legal and administrative systems.