<p> CONSULTATIVE WORSHOP AGENDA ON REVISING ANTI-CORRUPTION LAW</p><p>Vinh Phuc, June 24th, 2016 Co-organizers: Government Inspectorate of Vietnam and WB</p><p>Time Contents/ Speakers</p><p>9h00 - 9h15 Registration</p><p>9h15 - 9h20 Introduction of participants</p><p>9h20 - 9h30 Opening speech - Leader of GI - Representative of the WB</p><p>Session 1: Overview on the shortcomings and limitations of the Law on Preventing and Combating Corruption (Anti-corruption Law) 2005 and presentation of tentative key issues of the draft revised Law 9h30 - 9h50 Presentation 1: Shortcomings, limitations of Anti-corruption Law 2005 and presentation of tentative key issues of the draft revised Law By: Mr. Nguyen Tuan Anh, Deputy Director of Legal Department, GI - Shortcomings, limitations of Anti-corruption Law; - Viewpoints, orientation for revising Anti-corruption Law; - Overview introduction of the draft revised Law; 9h50 - 10h10 Presentation 2: Proposal for improvement of Anti-corruption Law from the perspectives of the citizen and business – through PAPI and related indices of Vietnam By: Dr. Sarah Dix, Advisor on public governance and anticorruption, UNDP Vietnam - Situation of corruption and anti-corruption from the perspectives of PAPI, PCI and other related indices; - Some proposals for the improvements of Anti-corruption Law from the perspective of the citizens and business. </p><p>10h10 - 10h50 Discussions on the situation of corruption, shortcomings of the Anti- corruption Law and key issues of the draft revised Law. By: participants Time Contents/ Speakers</p><p>10h50 - 11h00 Wrap-up of Session 1 By: Chair</p><p>11h00 - 11h15 Tea break</p><p>Session 2: Measures to enhance the effectiveness of preventing and detecting corruption; recommendations for revising, supplementing provisions of the current Anti-corruption Law</p><p>11h15 - 11h30 Presentation 3: Shortcomings, limitations in preventing, detecting corruption and proposing of tentative issues to be revised, supplemented By: Dr. Dinh Van Minh, Director of the Government Inspectorate Research Institute - Shortcomings, limitations in preventing, detecting corruption identified through the review of 10 years implementing Anti-corruption Law - Directions, viewpoints and orientations for preventing, detecting corruption. - Propose of issues on preventing, detecting corruption in the draft revised Law </p><p>11h30 - 11h45 Presentation 4: Enhancing the effectiveness of preventing, detecting corruption from the perspective of public officials, business and the citizens By: Ms. Tran Thi Lan Huong, Senior Specialist, WB, Vietnam - Effectiveness of implementing measures to prevent an detect corruption seen from the Surveys conducted by the WB and GI (in 2012 and 2016) - Management of conflict of interest to improve the effectiveness of corruption prevention and detection – issues arising in improving the provisions of the current Anti-corruption Law. </p><p>11h45- 12h25 Discussions on the situation of corruption prevention and detection and proposal for revising, supplementing related provisions of the current Anti- corruption Law By: participants</p><p>12h25 - 12h30 Wrap-up of Session 2 By: Chair 12h30 - 13h30 Lunch break</p><p>Session 3: Role of non-state actors in anti-corruption and measures to prevent and combat corruption in business activities Time Contents/ Speakers</p><p>13h30 - 13h45 Presentation 5: Role of non-state actors in anti-corruption and proposals for revising Anti-corruption Law to promote anti-corruption in business activities By: Dr. Tran Duc Luong, Ex-Deputy Government Inspector General - Shortcomings, limitations in regulations on the role of non-state actors in anti-corruption. - Practical requirements for promoting anti-corruption in business activities - Contents on the role of non-state actors in the draft revised Law and anti-corruption in business activities. 13h45 - 14h00 Presentation 6: Promoting anti-corruption for the development of a business environment with integrity in Vietnam By: Mr. Dau Anh Tuan, Director of Legal Department, VCCI - Analyzing, assessing business environment in (GCR by WEF; PCI…) and demands for developing a business environment with integrity. - Initiatives of Vietnam’s businesses on fighting corruption in business activities. - Proposing anti-corruption measures in business activities in Vietnam and measures to promote the roles of enterprises. 14h00 - 15h00 Discussions on anti-corruption in business activities and measures to enhance the role of non-state actors By: participants 15h00 - 15h10 Wrap-up of Session 3 By: Chair 15h10 - 15h30 Tea break Session 4: Transparency, control of assets and income of people holding public office and recovery of corrupt assets from the perspectives of several countries in transition; lessons for Vietnam 15h30 - 15h45 Presentation 7: Overview on current provisions of laws on transparency of assets, income and corrupt assets recovery; proposed options for revision By: Mr. Ngo Manh Hung, Deputy Director General of anti-corruption Department, GI. - Current situation of Vietnam’s legal system on transparency of assets, income of people holding public office and corrupt asset recovery. - Options for transparency and control of assets, income of people holding public office and improve the effectiveness of corrupt assets recovery Time Contents/ Speakers</p><p> covered in the draft revised Law. </p><p>15h45 - 16h00 Presentation 8: Mechanisms for transparency, control of assets, income of people holding public office and recovery of corrupt assets by several countries in transition; lessons for Vietnam By: UNODC expert - Introduction of regulations on transparency, control of assets, income for the purpose of anti-corruption of several countries - Introduction of non-conviction based forfeiture and experiences of several countries - Recommendations for improvements of Vietnam’s regulations to enhance transparency and control assets, income of people holding public office and recovery of corrupt assets 16h00 - 17h00 Discussions on measures to enhance transparency and control assets, income and recovery of corrupt assets By: participants 17h00- 17h15 Wrap-up of Session 3 By: Chair 17h15 -17h30 Closing remarks By: Leader of GI</p>