The Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency and the Valencia Provincial Council united by the «New challenges of Public Sector Contracting: ODS and Next Generation Funds»

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The AVAF has participated in the course “New challenges in Public Sector Contracting: ODS and Next Generation Funds” organized by the Valencia Provincial Council, and coordinated by Ylenia Diaz, general secretary of the Riba-roja del Turia city council and Cristina González Gabarda of the Valencia Provincial Council.

The reporting channels as an instrument for the achievement of solid institutions of SDG 16 has been the title of the conference given by the Agency within the framework of the DIVAL course.

The SDG 16 of the 2030 Agenda, focused on the promotion of just, peaceful and inclusive societies has been the guide of the course. “Significantly reduce corruption and bribery in all its forms” (SDG 16.5) and “Create effective and transparent accountable institutions at all levels” (SDG 16.6) have been present in the development of the learning experience.

The director of the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency, Joan Llinares, shared with the students the background of the AVAF, the functions attributed by Law 11/20216 to create the Agency (prevention, training, documentation, protection of whistleblowers, analysis and investigation ) as well as the alerts received in the complaints channel regarding public procurement.

The Order of the Ministry of Finance and Public Function HFP / 1030/2021, of September 29, which configures the management system of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan. He introduced the obligation to develop and approve anti-fraud plans for all those organizations that were to manage funds. Next Generation was also present throughout his speech.

As a result of the impulse given by this Order to the need to have tools that allow recognizing risks, Joan Llinares presented the AVAF Guide: The Public Integrity Plan: Roadmap and Facilitating Annexes. https://www.antifraucv.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Guia_avaf_plan_de_integridad_publica.pdf that will allow the development of an institutional integrity system in public organizations.

As detailed in the aforementioned guide, “It is not enough to approve a public integrity plan and publish it. With that, the entity will have put on the number, but, to start the race, it will have to become aware of the importance of said plan and put it into practice at all levels of its organization, as part of a process that implies dedication, continuous improvement efforts and actions, but which will undoubtedly be very positive for elected officials, public managers, public employees and for the general public. “

The complaint channels, one of the manifestations of the institutional integrity system, has focused the presentation of Gustavo Segura, director of analysis and investigation of the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency.

The public employees selected by the Valencia Provincial Council have had the opportunity to approach the complaint channel tool that the Agency has and that can be used as an external complaint channel that all public entities must have at their disposal. as of December 18, 2021.

To learn more about the complaints channel of the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency, you can access the webinar held a few months ago, available on the AVAF You Tube channel. https://youtu.be/E5S_jPCbkjM

Unisocietat Paterna debate on transparency, accountability and good governance in Covid-19

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Unisocietat Conference in Paterna, November 18, 2021

The Valencian Antifraud Agency participated in the Unisocietat training activity of the University of Valencia organized in Paterna to discuss transparency, accountability and good governance in COVID-19.

The activity was carried out within the framework of the collaboration agreement between the Agency and the University of Valencia and aims to raise social awareness of collective ethics and the prevention of fraud and corruption in all areas of public life throughout the Valencian territory. .

The conference was attended by 15 people, and generated a debate on public information and the right of access, the limit of fundamental rights during the first months of the pandemic, and emergency contracting. And how decisions to streamline procedures posed a risk for corruption.

The conference was led by the professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Valencia, Lorenzo Cotino Hueso, who analyzed the first decisions in times of a pandemic from fundamental and constitutional rights. It addressed the right of access to public information and how it influences the collective trust and ties of society.

The Agency representative, Marita Oliver, focused attention on the Agency’s actions in preventing fraud and corruption.

In the debate, emphasis was placed on requests for public information and the right of access, on building citizen and institutional trust, and on the role of transparency councils.

Formulas for a more integrated administration. The Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency at NovaGob 21.

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Joan Llinares, director of the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency, has participated in the round table, ” Formulas for a more open and comprehensive administration” at the Ibero-American Congress of Public Innovation NovaGob 2021.

The table focused on the best use of Next Generation funds. From the perspective of open government and public ethics, the director of AVAF has highlighted that the management and implementation of the NGEU Funds must be transparent and linked to the direct needs of citizens, avoiding the waste of public resources.

Similarly, Joan Llinares highlighted the need to integrate the anti-fraud cycle in all dimensions of public management and, especially, in the management of Next Generation funds. The Anti-Fraud Cycle focuses on the prevention, detection, correction and prosecution of corruption.

In this sense, the head of the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency has highlighted the importance of prevention and training in integrity and public ethics for the achievement of a more comprehensive public administration.

The need to increase participation in the field of public administrations has also been underlined. Joan Llinares gave the AVAF Participation Council as an example, a manifestation of initiatives and proposals to improve the performance of public administrations.

Furthermore, the director of the AVAF has stressed that the training of personnel at the service of public administrations is essential for the construction of more comprehensive institutions. The director explained that the Agency’s training task aims to generate learning experiences and explore new formats to reflect together with public employees and citizens.

Finally, Joan Llinares affirmed that the strength of the institutions is essential. Control systems are discredited and this is the ecosystem in which corruption is most at home. Degrading institutions is the goal of corruption. Recovering and maintaining the trust of citizens is essential to combat it and this is achieved by feeling faithful to the principles of integrity, effectiveness and efficiency in the daily work of all public administrations.

Access table recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpwVdUqlRKk