Valencia, 18 December 2025.– The Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency (AVAF) held a working session in Valencia with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), with the participation of representatives from the Valencian Regional Government (Generalitat Valenciana), within the framework of the “Local Indicators of Corruption and Integrity Risks System” project (LOCRIiS Project, by its English acronym), funded by the European Commission.

 

In this first phase of the project, the OECD mission to the Valencian Community aims to collect information and knowledge to support the development of a proposal for public integrity indicators, based on those previously developed by the OECD itself. The objective is to adapt the indicator system to the context of the Spanish subnational entities participating in the project, as well as to define the development of the subsequent stages of the project.

 

The OECD team, composed of Mike Cressey, Franco Schiappacasse and Josep Espasa, led a workshop focused on the main areas of the proposed indicators, covering fields such as the effectiveness of control and risk management, accountability, and anti-corruption and public integrity strategies. During the session, the members of the mission highlighted and expressed their appreciation for the valuable technical contributions made by the General Intervention, the General Inspectorate of Services, and the Directorate-General for Transparency and Participation of the Generalitat, who took part in order to share their experience in the areas under analysis. The meeting was chaired by the Director of the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency, Eduardo Beut, and featured the active participation of the institution’s technical staff.

 

Following the workshop, a bilateral meeting was held between the OECD and AVAF to analyse the results of the session and to move forward with planning the next phases of the project, which is coordinated by the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency together with its counterparts in Andalusia and Catalonia.

 

Based on the information gathered during this in-person workshop and in future bilateral virtual meetings, the OECD will prepare an analytical report that will include a proposal for indicators adaptable to municipalities, as well as a methodological manual to guide data collection and evaluation. This material will be complemented by an online learning module aimed at facilitating the participation of regional and local administrations in the process.

 

At a later stage, and in order to validate the subnational public integrity indicators, the OECD, in collaboration with AVAF, will select up to three municipalities in the Valencian Community where, in mid-2026, workshops will be held to carry out a pilot data collection exercise.

 

The results of this pilot phase will enable the OECD to provide technical guidance to support the implementation of public integrity indicators across all local entities in the Valencian Community and to contribute to the design of a strategic approach that strengthens Valencian public integrity systems.