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Afghan govt officials to be in S'pore for anti-corruption training
SINGAPORE: A group of 18 senior government officials from Afghanistan will be in Singapore for a training programme on anti-corruption.
The customised seminar from July 18 to 22 is organised under the Japan-Singapore Partnership Programme for the 21st Century (JSPP21).
Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said it is Singapore's and Japan's first collaboration in providing joint technical assistance to Afghanistan in public governance and anti-corruption.
The one-week seminar will be conducted by the Singapore Civil Service College.
It aims to strengthen the capacity of senior Afghan policymakers in good governance and managing corruption, which are key priority areas for the Afghan government. It will include visits to the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau and Supreme Court.
Two professors from Japan's Meiji University will also share on the evolution of the Japanese system of government and its experience in managing corruption.
The JSPP21 is a framework of collaboration between the Singapore Cooperation Programme (SCP) of MFA and the Japan International Cooperation Agency, under which both countries provide joint technical assistance to developing countries.
Singapore has been giving technical assistance to Afghanistan under the SCP since 2002, when it pledged a technical assistance package worth S$1.2 million at the International Conference on Reconstruction Assistance to Afghanistan in Tokyo.About 410 Afghan government officials have been trained under the SCP in areas such as public administration, education, environment, urban transport planning and healthcare.
SINGAPORE: A group of 18 senior government officials from Afghanistan will be in Singapore for a training programme on anti-corruption.
The customised seminar from July 18 to 22 is organised under the Japan-Singapore Partnership Programme for the 21st Century (JSPP21).
Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said it is Singapore's and Japan's first collaboration in providing joint technical assistance to Afghanistan in public governance and anti-corruption.
The one-week seminar will be conducted by the Singapore Civil Service College.
It aims to strengthen the capacity of senior Afghan policymakers in good governance and managing corruption, which are key priority areas for the Afghan government. It will include visits to the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau and Supreme Court.
Two professors from Japan's Meiji University will also share on the evolution of the Japanese system of government and its experience in managing corruption.
The JSPP21 is a framework of collaboration between the Singapore Cooperation Programme (SCP) of MFA and the Japan International Cooperation Agency, under which both countries provide joint technical assistance to developing countries.
Singapore has been giving technical assistance to Afghanistan under the SCP since 2002, when it pledged a technical assistance package worth S$1.2 million at the International Conference on Reconstruction Assistance to Afghanistan in Tokyo.About 410 Afghan government officials have been trained under the SCP in areas such as public administration, education, environment, urban transport planning and healthcare.
