Doha: The State of Qatar highlighted the National Strategy to Promote Integrity, Transparency and Corruption Prevention 2025-2030, at a side event held as part of the eleventh session of the Conference of the States Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption (COSP11). Dedicated to presenting the strategy, the session was chaired by Public Relations and Communication Director at the Administrative Control and Transparency Authority (ACTA) Abdulwahab Saleh Al Kuwari.
According to Qatar News Agency, the strategy was highlighted as one of the prominent national achievements pertaining to integrity and transparency, marking a milestone in the State of Qatar's efforts to consolidate these values and enhance cooperation with the international community. The session was attended by numerous officials, experts, and representatives of national and international entities.
During the session, Head of the Awareness Department at ACTA Fatima Al Naama stated that the national strategy's upcoming five-year plan includes precise targets, comprising 32 strategic objectives to be implemented through 78 national projects, with the participation of 16 main implementing entities and support from 35 supporting entities, ensuring comprehensive implementation and integrated roles across various sectors of the State.
Al Naama pointed out that the strategy was developed as part of ACTA's mandate in accordance with Amiri Decree No. (6) of 2015, which reorganized the Administrative Control and Transparency Authority. The strategy aims to contribute to achieving higher levels of integrity and transparency in the management of public funds and to strengthen the system responsible for preventing and combating corruption in all its forms, through an integrated national framework based on institutional coordination and synergy among relevant entities.
Al Naama emphasized that ACTA adopted a comprehensive participatory methodology in developing the strategy, engaging relevant national entities within the integrity and transparency ecosystem at all stages of drafting. This approach was complemented by a review and analysis of various national and international references, including the Permanent Constitution of the State, Qatar National Vision 2030, the National Development Strategy, Sustainable Development Goals 2030, relevant international conventions and instruments, reports on the implementation review of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC), international indicators, as well as analyses of relevant national data and statistics.
The Head of the Awareness Department at ACTA noted that the strategy is built around four main pillars forming an integrated national integrity system, which include the public sector, to enhance transparency and strengthen human and institutional capacities; the private sector, to promote integrity practices and strengthen partnerships with the public sector; legislation and law enforcement, to develop a modern and effective legislative and institutional framework; and society, to raise public awareness, integrate values of integrity into educational curricula and research activities, and enhance youth participation.
She further explained that each of these pillars is based on specific intermediate outcomes, from which clear, measurable, and assessable objectives are derived, thereby enhancing implementation efficiency and ensuring the achievement of the desired impact at the level of state institutions and society. Concluding her remarks, Al Naama affirmed that the strategy is a national framework supporting good governance and sustainable development, contributing to embedding values of integrity, accountability, and transparency across various sectors, in line with the Qatar National Vision 2030.