Measuring What Matters: Contemporary Approaches to Corruption Measurement and Anti-Corruption Agency Effectiveness

BACKGROUND

Corruption measurement has become a prominent issue in international anti-corruption efforts, as governments, anti-corruption agencies, researchers, and multilateral institutions increasingly seek evidence-based tools to assess corruption risks, policy impacts, and institutional effectiveness. Recent advances in the field have moved beyond broad perception-based indicators toward more diverse approaches, including administrative data, experience-based surveys, sector-specific risk indicators, and performance frameworks for anti-corruption agencies. 

This growing attention now has clear intergovernmental backing. At its eleventh session in Doha in December 2025, the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) adopted Resolution 11/5, entitled "Enhancing data collection to measure corruption and its impacts, as well as to assess the effectiveness of anti-corruption and integrity measures". The adoption of this resolution reflects an emerging international consensus that stronger data collection, more credible indicators, and better assessment of anti-corruption effectiveness are timely and necessary priorities within the UNCAC community.

This trend is especially relevant for anti-corruption authorities, which are under growing pressure to demonstrate impact, strengthen accountability, and refine their strategies based on measurable outcomes. In this context, the recent work of the International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA) on measuring the effectiveness of anti-corruption agencies offers timely methodological insights, while the experience of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) of Hong Kong, China, provides an important practical example of how institutional performance and public confidence can be tracked over time. At the same time, international initiatives are contributing to the global discussion on how corruption can be measured more accurately and used more meaningfully in policy and practice. The Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority of Saudi Arabia (NAZAHA) has helped advance the international conversation on corruption measurement under the UNCAC framework through its Global Initiative on Corruption Measurement.

Against this background, the proposed webinar will provide a timely platform for practitioners, researchers, and policy actors to exchange views on methodological innovation, institutional assessment, and practical application in corruption measurement, in line with the broader direction endorsed by States Parties under UNCAC.

OBJECTIVES

The webinar aims to: 

• Examine recent international developments in corruption measurement.

• Introduce emerging methodologies for measuring the effectiveness of anti-corruption agencies, with reference to IACA's recent framework and findings on ACA effectiveness

• Share the practical experience of ICAC Hong Kong, China, in using institutional statistics, complaint trends, and public perception data to assess anti-corruption performance and maintain public trust

• Highlight ongoing international efforts to strengthen coherence and cooperation in corruption measurement, including NAZAHA's contribution to the global initiative launched in connection with UNCAC discussions

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Officials of anti-corruption authorities, law enforcement agencies, public integrity institutions, policymakers, researchers, and other professionals engaged in anti-corruption strategy and performance assessment.

DATE & TIME

29 July 2026 (Wednesday) 

4:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Hong Kong Time, UTC+8)

LANGUAGE

English

COURSE FEE

Free