Mar162024

Staff of the Italian National Anti-Corruption Authority (ANAC) visit the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency again

València, March 15, 2024.- A new delegation from the Italian National Anti-Corruption Authority (ANAC) has visited the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency, to continue with the exchange of experiences and procedures initiated last year.

This is the second visit to Valencia made by the Italian authority, after the one carried out last September 2023 and the subsequent visit of AVAF staff to the ANAC headquarters in Rome.

On this occasion, ANAC technicians from the area of institutional relations and computer systems have delved into different areas such as the implementation of new computer tools and collaboration with other anti-fraud and anti-corruption organizations.

The Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency thus strengthens its relationship with this European institution to obtain synergies and share experiences.

Mar132024

Ethical codes, protagonists of the new formation of the AVAF

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Valencia. – March 12, 2024

The importance of ethical codes as true frameworks of public integrity has been highlighted in the new training session given by the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency.

By virtue of the existing collaboration between the General Directorate of Transparency of the Generalitat Valenciana, the Valencian Federation of Municipalities and Province, the Valencia Provincial Council, the Castellón Provincial Council, the Alicante Provincial Council, the University of Valencia and the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency, an online conference, 3 and a half hours long, was held. The institutional welcome was given by José Tàrrega, general director of transparency of the GVA and the FVMP.

Irene Bravo Rey, Director of Prevention, Training and Documentation of the Agency, starred in the main conference of the day “How to develop an ethical code so that it is a true framework of public integrity.”

In his presentation, 12 tools were presented for the development of an ethical code that articulate a new toolbox for the promotion of this operational instrument.

The presentation is available to interested parties at the following link.

In the second part of the day, Bernabé Aldeguer Cerdá and Gonzalo Pardo Beneyto, professors of Political Science and Administration at the University of Valencia; and María Ángeles Abellán López, professor of Sociology and Anthropology at the UV, presented the institutional integrity survey at the local level that they invite all local entities of the Valencian Community to complete.

The training session had the participation of more than 50 public employees from the Valencian Community.

If you want to know the 12 tools to develop an ethical code, visit the blog of the Valencian Antifraud Agency https://www.antifraucv.es/12-herramientas-para-elaborar-un-codigo-etico/

If you wish to have specialized training in matters of integrity and prevention of corruption in your public administration, do not hesitate to write to formacion@antifraucv.es.

Mar82024

The Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency and the European University of Valencia begin their collaboration with two #DocuforumAVAF

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Valencia. – March 6 and 7, 2024

The first training activity carried out between the AVAF and the UEV has been the celebration of two #DocuforumAVAF in the subject of “General principles of crime and punishment” thanks to the collaboration of professors Susana Berrocal and Carla de Paredes.

On March 6, 2024, Anselm Bodoque, head of the Training Service, energized the debate with the first course of the Law Degree at the European University of Valencia and the following day the #DocuforumAVAF was held with the second course of the double Degree of Criminology and Law, and the double Degree of Criminology and Psychology.

The learning experience offered by the AVAF to the university students allowed for the development of a fruitful debate around the doubts and questions raised by the students, which focused on the effectiveness of the tools developed to eradicate corruption, as well as the effectiveness of fraud prevention control and audit systems, in addition to insisting on civic culture and ways to break the links between apparently minor forms of corruption and major ones.

The measures implemented in the Valencian Community to fight corruption, together with the way fraud affects the quality of public services, such as education and health, stood out among the doubts raised.

The role of citizens in detecting and reporting cases of corruption in public institutions, as well as the use of artificial intelligence to combat corruption were other questions asked of AVAF staff.

With this first activity, the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency and the European University of Valencia begin a collaborative relationship that aims to enhance the critical spirit of Valencian youth.

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