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Enhancing Transparency and Integrity in Lobbying: OECD Principles Overview

Explore how the OECD Principles on Lobbying promote transparency, integrity, and informed decision-making in lobbying activities, including definitions, regulations, and views of lobbyists. Learn from data and lessons to set global standards.

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Enhancing Transparency and Integrity in Lobbying: OECD Principles Overview

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  1. Roundtable 6: Lobby regulation JánosBertók Head of Public Sector Integrity Division Organizaciónpara la cooperación y el desarrolloeconómico(OCDE) Santiago de Chile 12-13 January 2012

  2. Transparency and Integrity in Lobbying: OECD Principles Overview How can the OECD Principles on Lobbying help? What are elements of strong lobbying regulation? How is lobbying defined? How we got here: data and lessons learned? What are the views of lobbyists?

  3. How can the OECD Principles on Lobbying help? • Depoliticise on-going debate based on lessons and data • Principles recognise: • Lobbying is a reality • Supports informed decision making • Highlight areas of concerns and challenges • Risks to level playing field: lack of transparency and privileged access • Improprer conduct • Present guidance and solutions to set standards for transparency and integrity in country contexts

  4. What do the Principles offer? • 1. Provide Guidance • Level playing field – maintaining equilibrium of views • Enhance transparency – disclosure on key aspects • Foster integrity – guidelines on expected behaviour • Secure compliance – enabling institutions and modernise procedures • 2. Menu of Policy Options • 3. Whole of Government Approach

  5. What are the elements of a strong lobby regulation? • Rules adequately address public concerns, conform to the socio-political context, consistent with the wider regulatory framework • Clear definition of lobbyist and lobbying • Disclosure requirement: intent, beneficiaries, funding • Set enforceable standards of conduct for fostering a culture of integrity in lobbying: avoid misuse of confidential information, conflict of interest • Mechanisms for implementation and securing compliance: management, monitoring and enforcing

  6. How is Lobbying defined? • Oral or written communication with a public official to influence decision making (legal, policy or administrative) • What is the scope? • executive and legislative branches; • national and sub-national level;

  7. What data and lessons learned? Lobbyists, Government and Public Trust: Volume 1. Increasing transparency through legislation Volume 2. Promoting integrity by self-regulation

  8. What are the views of lobbyists? It takes two to lobby: the other side of the coin Experience with self-regulation Views of lobbyists on transparency

  9. Views of lobbyists 1:

  10. Views of lobbyists 2:

  11. Views of lobbyists 3:

  12. Views of lobbyists 4:

  13. Views of lobbyists 6:

  14. Views of lobbyists 7:

  15. Transparency and Access to InformationAccessibility of most commonly available information released by central government (2010)

  16. Nivel de declaración de los intereses privados en los tres poderes del gobierno -Promedio de los países de la OCDE Fuente: Encuesta de la OCDE sobre integridad. 2010

  17. Nivel de declaración de los intereses privados en los tres poderes del gobierno Fuente: Encuesta de la OCDE sobre integridad. 2010

  18. Nivel de declaración de los intereses privados a través las áreas de riesgo-Promedio de los países de la OCDE Fuente: Encuesta de la OCDE sobre integridad. 2010

  19. For further information Website: http://www.oecd.org/gov/ethics Selected publications: • Government at a Glance (2011) • Public Governance Review : Brazil - Managing Risks for a Cleaner Public Service  (2011) • Lobbyists, Government and Public Trust, Vol. 2:  Promoting Integrity by Self-regulation (forthcoming) • Lobbyists, Government and Public Trust, Vol. 1: Increasing Transparency through Legislation (2009) • Principles for Enhancing Integrity in Public Procurement (2009), & Toolbox (2010) Contact: Janos.Bertok@oecd.org

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