ECSU`s Ethics and Liaison Unit Held Training
Ethiopian Civil Service University Ethics Liaison Office held a training with a theme: "The Fight Against Corruption Needs Our Concerted Efforts " on March 21,2014. One hundred ninety three students from Institute of Tax and Customs Administration participated in the training. The objective of the training is raising the trainees’ awareness on the causes and remedies of corruption so that they could contribute their share in the fight against corruption.
Ato Gebre Tibebu, Head of Ethics and Liaison Office in the occasion said corruption hinders development and it hurts everyone who depends on the integrity of people in a position of authority. So, every one of us have responsibility to combat all forms of corruptions.
He described types of corruption as: Petty, Grand and Political Corruptions. Petty, Small scale corruption is the everyday corruption that takes place at the lower tier, where the public officials meet the public. Petty corruption is bribery in connection with the implementation of existing laws, rules and regulations.
Political corruption is any transaction between private and public sector actors through which collective goods are illegitimately converted into private-regarding payoffs.
High level or grand corruption takes place at the policy formulation end of politics. It refers not so much to the amount of money involved as to the level in which it takes place: grand corruption is at the top levels of the public sphere, where policies and rules are formulated in the first place.
According to Ato Gebre economic, political, social-psychological and cultural, and organizational conditions are factors that aggravate corruption. After the presentation the participants forwarded questions and concerns. Why does the government focus on lower level corruptions? Why asset and property registration act is delayed? Ato Gebre finally reacted to the questions and points raised as concerns.
It was learnt that the Ethics Liaison Office had also given trainings to one hundred students of Institute of Urban Development Studies in the same topic and also to one hundred Estate and General Service Department staff in Service Delivery Ethics.