Seoul Conference 2000


About the conference The Seoul Conference was the annual conference 2000 of the ADB/OECD Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia and the Pacific. The Initiative was launched in 1999 at a workshop for countries of the Asia and Pacific region held in Manila under the auspices of the ADB and OECD and attended by 250 participants from over 35 ADB and OECD countries and economies (Manila, October 1999). Its objective is to put in place the framework conditions for effectively combating corruption by identifying appropriate political, institutional, and other reforms necessary for the various participating countries. The participants of the Seoul Conference formally endorsed the ADB/OECD Anti-Corruption Initiative. The Seoul conference has reported on progress achieved in the region in fighting corruption, focused on corruption prone areas such as tax administration, police forces and public procurement, and laid the groundwork for further partnerships among all players in the region. The two-day-and-half program included presentations by senior government officials, civil society and media representatives and business people, case-studies, focus-groups and roundtables. For more information, download the Conclusions and Recommendations of the Seoul Conference, prepared by the co-chairmen of the conference (pdf format). Conference Evaluation: Conference participants were asked to evaluate the Conference by means of a questionnaire. Please view the summary of responses received from 33% of the Conference participants.
participants Participants of the Seoul Conference included representatives of the Asia-Pacific business community, the media and NGOs, as well as senior policy makers and officials from the ministries of justice, interior, finance and accountability institutions. This large diversity of participants strongly facilitated co-operation and alliances between the many stakeholders in the fight against corruption. 34 ADB regional member countries and economies (1) and OECD member countries (2) were present at the Soul Conference. International organisations, bilateral agencies and other institutions included the Asia Foundation, the UK Department for International Development, the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, the International Federation of Consulting Engineers, the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs, the Pacific Basin Economic Council, Transparency International, the United States Agency for International Development, United Nations Development Program, the World Bank and the World Bank Institute, the World Trade Organisation, and many local and regional NGOs. Fore more details, consult the full list of participants. (1) Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, PR China, Fiji, Hong Kong, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kasakzstan, Korea (Republic of), Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Samoa, Singapore, Chinese Taipei, Tajikistan, Thailand, Vanuatu, Viet Nam (2) Argentina, Australia, Canada, France, Japan, Korea (Republic of), Netherlands, New Zealand, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States
partner institutions conference host: Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea partner institutions of the seoul conference included: DFID (Department for International Development, UK) KAF (Konrad Adenauer Foundation) PBEC (Pacific Basin Economic Council) UNDP (United Nations Development Program) USAID (United States Agency for International Development) associated partners of the seoul conference included: Transparency International (TI) The World Bank Institute