The Vietnam Anti-Corruption Initiative (VACI) programme 2011 was introduced at a seminar in Hanoi on Dec. 21.
The VACI programme, themed “Enhancing public integrity and law enforcement to combat corruption effectively” includes a creativity contest and a knowledge exchange. It aims to seek and assist potential initiatives that can be developed in localities.
At the seminar, President of the Hanoi Psychology Scientific Association Dr Nguyen Tung Lam recommended solutions to prevent and combat corruption in education, including the establishment of an organisation to publicise school’s financial activities and assess education quality.
For her part, Deputy Director of the Research and Training Centre for Community Development Tran Thi Thu Ha highlighted the role of non-governmental and social organisations as well as women, farmers and education associations in putting forward practical initiatives to combat corruption.
Deputy Head of the Government Inspectorate’s Anti-Corruption Department Ngo Manh Hung emphasised the need to have a commendation policy for those involved in fighting corruption.
