| Date: | February 2009 |
| Type: | Statutory Reports and Official Records |
| Subject: | ADB administration and governance; Governance and public sector management |
| Series: | Report to the President: Office of Anticorruption and Integrity Annual Report |
Description
This report describes the mandate of the Asian Development Bank’s Integrity Division, Office of the Auditor General (OAGI), its processes and procedures; and its achievements in 2008. It features summaries of cases screened and investigated in 2008. It also describes OAGI’s 2008 recommendations to ADB management, operational departments, and other entities; outreach and communication initiatives to advance awareness of and understanding of the anticorruption policy; learning and development activities for both OAGI staff and ADB partners; and continued collaboration and coordination endeavors with other multilateral development banks.
This report includes a section on challenges ahead for OAGI, including discussions on workload and resources; information technology, data management, and analysis; supporting Strategy 2020; and OAGI independence and administration. A section on whistle-blower protection is also discussed in this report.
Contents
- Executive Summary
- Performance at a Glance
- Year in Brief
- The Integrity Division: Mandate, Staffing, and Organizational Chart
- Achievements in 2008
- Challenges
- Whistle-Blower Protection
- Appendixes
- How to Report Fraud or Corruption