The #DocuforumAVAF arrives at IES Álvaro Falomir de Almassora

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Almassora. – April 9, 2024

The work of the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency (AVAF) has been exposed to the 4th year ESO students of the optional philosophy subject at the IES Álvaro Falomir in the town of Almassora, in the Plana Alta region.

Pilar Moreno García, AVAF training technician, traveled to the Castellón town on Tuesday, April 9 with the objective of sharing the fundamental pillars of the Agency: Prevention of fraud, investigation of complaints and protection of informants of corruption.

The young protagonists of the session, thanks to the collaboration of Professor Carmen Ferrete, had the opportunity to get closer to the objectives and functions of the Agency, as well as the situation of the corruption whistleblowers shown in the documentary “Corruption: harmful organism” from Pandora Box TV.

Of great interest were the data related to the number of complaints received at the AVAF. In 2023, 556 complaints were received, 22.73% more than in 2022, 40% of them related to human resources, especially selective processes.

The protection of whistleblowers on regulatory violations offered by the Agency shows that 68% of the protected people are men, 28% women and 2% legal entities.

The students’ concern about the power that citizens can develop over public institutions to demand responsibilities was expressed among the questions posed in the learning session.

The Training Service of the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency, with the #DocuforumAVAF activity, has been present since January 2024 in the three provinces of the autonomous community with sessions in the towns of Algemesí, Vall d’Uixó and Jávea.

If you are a university, high school or 4th year ESO teacher in the Valencian Community and are interested in having the training activity “Docuforum: Corruption, harmful organism” carried out in your classroom, do not hesitate to contact the training service of the Valencian Antifraud Agency through formacion@antifraucv.es

The Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency participates in the fifth edition of the University of Valencia’s own Master’s Degree in Public Procurement and Compliance

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On April 9, 2024, the Agency participated in teaching the Master of Public Procurement and Compliance at the University of Valencia, in its fifth edition. It is a Master’s Degree with a multidisciplinary approach in which, in addition to the Agency, different entities and universities collaborate.

The director of the Agency for the Prevention and Fight against Fraud and Corruption of the Valencian Community, Joan Antoni Llinares, gave the presentation “The function developed by anti-fraud agencies in public procurement” during the last session of the program of this fifth edition of the Master.

The objective of this training activity has been to raise awareness about the importance of public integrity and ethics to reduce fraud and corruption, participating in a Master’s degree at the University of Valencia, where students who are specializing in the different particularities of public procurement, both from the private and public perspective.

The Agency’s presentation is based on the focus on knowledge about risk behaviors that may end up constituting a crime in the course of preparing the administrative file, the award or execution of a public contract.

The director of the AVAF, Joan Antoni Llinares, began by contextualizing the anti-corruption policies in the international changes since the 1990s, to continue through the regulatory framework in relation to corruption, both from the international background and from the Valencian public integrity system. To focus on the development of the Agency’s functions and actions, highlighting the importance of prevention for good administration.

During the presentation, we started from the complaints received by different control bodies with an impact on public procurement, to observe the main risks of fraud and corruption that can occur in public procurement, emphasizing situations of conflicts of interest, illustrating his presentation with examples of malpractice.

The last part of the conference focused on prevention as a tool to combat fraud and corruption, from international reference manuals, to the material prepared by the Agency, such as the Integrity Code of the Valencian Community, and the different specific materials prepared in relation to public procurement.

The director of the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency concluded his speech by thanking the University of Valencia for the invitation and the co-director of the Master, María Ángeles Jareño, and wishing the students much success in their professional future.

The IES Antoni Llidó in Xàbia, new stop for the #DocuforumAVAF

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Javea. – March 7, 2024

The Training Service of the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency visits the town of Jávea, in the Marina Alta region, for the first time with #DocuforumAVAF.
The activity designed to publicize the work of the AVAF in the Valencian Community among 4th year ESO and high school students has visited the three provinces of the autonomous community since January 2024 with sessions in the towns of Algemesí and Vall d’ Uixó, which is now joined by Jávea in Alicante.
The Antoni Llidó Secondary Education Institute has been the first this school year in which two docuforums have been held on the same day. Pilar Moreno García, AVAF training technician, traveled to the town of Jávea on Thursday, March 7 for the occasion.

The activity was aimed at students in the 4th year of ESO and 1st year of high school studying the subjects of economics and business promotion, thanks to the collaboration of teacher Aina Moragues.
The protagonists of the learning experience have been 60 students and alumni in total, who after watching the documentary “Corruption: harmful organism” by Pandora Box TV in the classroom, shared their doubts and questions about the issues raised in the documentary to be . results by the AVAF technical training technician who visited their classrooms.
The protection conditions for informants regarding regulatory infractions offered by the AVAF, as well as the penalties imposed related to corruption crimes, were some of the questions posed by IES Antoni Llidó students.

With this new training action, the AVAF continues to contribute to the prevention of fraud and corruption through debate between students who will soon become full citizens.

If you are a university, high school or 4th year ESO teacher in the Valencian Community and are interested in having the training activity “Docuforum: Corruption, harmful organism” carried out in your classroom, do not hesitate to contact the training service of the Valencian Antifraud Agency through formacion@antifraucv.es