On 23/02/2023, the online training seminar organised by the International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities (IAACA) on the modern applications of forensic sciences in the prevention and response to corruption phenomena was completed.
The two-day web seminar was attended by NTA executives, who had the opportunity to be informed by experts from their counterparts, on the use of modern information and methodological tools for fraud and corruption detection and investigation. This training seminar was attended by 1,000 officials (approximately) of international anti-corruption authorities from 55 different countries around the world. The seminar presented good international anti-corruption practices and strategies as well as all the latest developments in fraud prevention.
This training seminar is part of the active participation of the NTA both in the International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities and in numerous other international anti-corruption networks (e.g. NCPA, SPIO), offering added value and high expertise to its staff through international experience and exchange of good practices.
More specifically, in the framework of the seminar, the following sections were analysed:
- Introduction to forensic sciences and their application to fraud prevention and detection as well as to related crimes
- Forensic analysis and cryptocurrency
- Corruption detection through financial analysis techniques
- Applications of forensic accounting in the investigation of complex corruption cases.
The keynote speakers, high-ranking executives with expertise in the above-mentioned areas, shared their experience in the application of modern prevention techniques and methods, presenting examples from the investigation of real cases. The above qualified officials come from the following authorities:
- Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), Hong Kong, China
- Central Vigilance Commission (CVC), India
- Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), Malaysia; and
- Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB), Singapore.
More information is available on the website of the International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities.