24th Steering Group Meeting 17 December 2020 Over 60 participants composed of member countries and economies of the Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia-Pacific (ACI), development partners, and observer countries participated in the 24th Steering Group Meeting held on 17 December 2020. Steering group members welcomed Azerbaijan and Georgia as new members of the ACI; discussed the ACI’s achievements in the implementation of Work Program 2018-2020; planned the ACI’s Work Program for 2021-2023; and learned from country experiences and best practices of country members and development partners. The 2 ½ - hour virtual meeting was opened by Jeffrey Schlagenhauf, Deputy Secretary-General of OECD and concluded by Lisa D. Kelaart-Courtney, Director of the Office of Anticorruption and Integrity, ADB. The 24th Steering Group Meeting marked the completion of ACI’s work program 2018-2020 achievements and laid out plans for a 3-year work program 2021-2023 in accordance with its strategic principles encompassing 3 work streams: public integrity; law enforcement; and business integrity. Feedback from participants showed keen interest in learning from the experiences, good practices, and updates from country members and development partners. Discussions on the initial findings of the stocktaking of anticorruption regional initiatives and capacity development needs provided inputs to the 3-year work program 2021-2023 being developed for the ACI. The ACI is the largest peer-learning network composed of 33 member countries and economies, supporting national and multilateral efforts to address and reduce corruption in Asia and the Pacific. ADB and OECD serve as its Secretariat. Program and Learning Materials 17 December 2020 Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) Remarks of New Members Azerbaijan Sebuhi Aliyev Remarks of New Members Georgia Pelagia Makhauri ACI Secretariat Reports Report on Implementation of the Work Program 2018-2020 ACI Secretariat ACI Secretariat Reports Work Program 2021-2023 ACI Secretariat Country Reports Australia: Bribery Prevention Network Marion Barraclough and Astley Tually Country Reports Cook Islands Anti-Corruption Agency - a description of structure Geoff Stoddart Country Reports Kazakhstan Nurdaulet Samet Country Reports CIAA Nepal: Status, Achievements and Challenges Ramkrishna Lamichhane Country Reports Country Reports Thailand's Country Report Wanwara Silpawilawan Updates from Development Partners FAIRBIZ: Promoting a Fair Business Environment in ASEAN Liviana Zorzi Updates from Development Partners Asia-Pacific UNODC Anti-Corruption Programming Cornelia Koertl Updates from Development Partners Transparency International Asia Pacific 2020 Nikola Sandoval Updates from Development Partners The ABA Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI) Peter Ritchie Disclaimer The views expressed on this website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) or its Board of Governors or the governments they represent. ADB does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this publication and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their use. By making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area, or by using the term “country” in this document, ADB does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. Event Coordinator/s OAI Knowledge and Communications Team Related Full Agenda List of Participants Country Report of Macau, China.pdf 24 SGM Report ADB Organizer/s Office of Anticorruption and Integrity Partner Organization/s OECD Topics Capacity Development Knowledge Management Governance and Public Sector Management