“رشيد” تطلق أسبوع النزاهة الرقمي في الجامعة الأردنية

Rasheed Integrity and Transparency (Transparency International – Jordan) launched yesterday Integrity Week for the second consecutive year, with the support of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs and funding from the Zivic Program / Institute for Foreign Relations, under the supervision of the Integrity and Anti-Corruption Commission and in cooperation with the University of Jordan.

According to Abeer Madanat, the Executive Director of “Rasheed”, Rasheed devoted this week to focus on “digitalization and its role in enhancing integrity and fighting corruption”, as technology has become one of the most important ways to combat corruption, especially since we have an opportunity to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of public administration and the involvement of citizens through technology.

Madanat  highlighted that digitization strengthens the links between government institutions and citizens and reduces the possibility of corruption by ensuring transparency in the provision of services digitally, which enhances the concept of integrity transparency and increases oversight over the electronic  services provided.

Madanat added that “Rasheed” will be holding four awareness lectures on: digitization and its role in promoting integrity and fighting corruption, as well as the role of digitization in conflict management and resolution in order to build community peace and digital advocacy campaigns.

In addition, the scouting activities and its role in promoting integrity and fighting corruption will be discussed, as “Rasheed” believes that this type of activities contribute to creating leaders who are able to rely on themselves and work within a team, which will make them open to the other and have a high sense of responsibility, which will support the anti-corruption process. And it enhances their integrity values, according to Madanat.

She points out that “Rasheed” works through its youth-related programs to enhance the concept of integrity and transparency through innovation, communication with the local community and the involvement of youth in decision-making processes, by adopting societal issues which the participants examine in depth to provide innovative solutions and recommendations that seek to Solve societal issues.

Rasheed (Transparency International-Jordan) aims to reinforce the involvement of the Jordanian citizen in anti-corruption activities, protect public, private, and local governance institutions against corruption, enhance the efficiency and independence of control agencies specialized in the area of anti-corruption, strengthen the integrity of the legislative and judicial authorities, and reinforce the performance of Rasheed (Transparency International-Jordan) towards achieving its mission and vision.