Digital transformation holds key to combating corruption: Nazaha chief

Digital transformation holds key to combating corruption: Nazaha chief

By Majd Othman

KUWAIT: The Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) organized on Thursday the second edition of its forum on the occasion of the International Anti-Corruption Day, titled “Digital Transformation and its Role in Promoting Integrity and Fighting Corruption” at the Authority’s headquarters. The forum coincided with the 20th anniversary of the issuance of the United Nations Convention against Corruption in December 2003 when the UN launched a slogan entitled “Towards a United World Against Corruption” with the participation of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and a number of government agencies, civil society experts, academics and specialists.

“Despite international and national efforts, the world still faces many challenges and great difficulties in extending its efforts to combat corruption and prevent its causes,” said Chairman of the Authority Abdulaziz Al-Ibrahim in his opening speech. He said, “Perhaps the most prominent of them is the use of modern technology in corruption crimes. With the expansion and development of technology in the world, keeping pace with digital transformations, it has become one of the most important goals of countries to ensure growth in all fields while protecting them against corruption and enhancing the causes of their sustainability,” he said.

“Nazaha was keen on highlighting