The National Anti-Corruption Strategy (NACS) 2024-2028 establishes Malaysia's national policy framework for addressing corruption and strengthening integrity, transparency and accountability across government and society. It continues and supersedes the National Anti-Corruption Plan 2019-2023 and sets objectives concerning institutional and governance reform, the rule of law, public accountability, participation and enforcement. The Strategy identifies four targets for 2028 relating to the rule of law, government effectiveness, control of corruption and Malaysia's ranking in the Corruption Perceptions Index. The Strategy is organised around five areas: Education, Public Accountability, Voice, Enforcement and Incentives, comprising 60 substrategies with designated implementation periods and responsible agencies. Measures concerning education include incorporating ethics, integrity and anti-corruption matters into schools, higher education and technical and vocational education and training. Public accountability measures include proposed legislation on public procurement, an integrated procurement system, beneficial ownership disclosure for participation in public procurement, internal audit and governance measures in public services, organisational anti-corruption measures, and proposed legislation on public access to government information. Measures concerning participation and enforcement include engagement with civil society organisations, communities, business chambers and legislators; national assessments and research on corruption; international cooperation on corruption prevention; proposed reforms concerning whistleblower protection and political financing; establishment of an Ombudsman; review of provisions concerning corrupt practices in electoral legislation; and measures concerning corruption proceedings and border enforcement. The Strategy also provides for financial and tax incentives linked to participation in anti-corruption programmes and anti-bribery management systems. Implementation is assigned to specified lead and supporting agencies. The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, through the National Governance Planning Division, is responsible for coordinating and monitoring implementation and for monitoring, evaluation and reporting on strategies and substrategies. The implementation framework provides for Strategy Performance Review Meetings, quarterly progress reporting by stakeholders, monitoring and evaluation reports, and review through the National Governance Committee and the Special Cabinet Committee on National Governance. The Strategy also refers to Malaysia's obligations under the United Nations Convention against Corruption, in particular Articles 5 and 6 concerning coordinated anti-corruption policies.
ماليزيا · 2024-01-01