AKIPRESS.COM - An OSCE-supported anti-corruption summer school programme began with a launch event in Nur-Sultan, the OSCE reported.

The event is the first in a series of 18 seminars that will last for one month and cover Kazakhstan’s major cities, including Kokshetau , Petropavlovsk, Kostanay, Aktobe, Uralsk, Atyrau, Aktau, Kyzyl-Orda, Turkestan, Shymkent, Taraz, Almaty, Taldykorgan, Ust-Kamenogorsk, Semey, Pavlodar and Karaganda.

The launch in Kazakhstan’s capital was organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan in partnership with Transparency International Kazakhstan and the Anti-Corruption Agency.

Some 65 representatives of civil society, media, academia and government organizations focused on practical examples of effective anti-corruption practices and international experiences in combating corruption. They also discussed Kazakhstan’s anti-corruption legislation, the civil sector’s role in promoting transparency and accountability, as well as the application of anti-corruption standards in business operations.

The anti-corruption summer school is part of the Programme Office’s multi-year efforts to promote good governance by focusing on anti-corruption activities in Kazakhstan.