This strategy was prepared by the Public Sector Integrity Division of the Directorate for Public Governance under the leadership of Janos Bertók and Julio Bacio Terracino. The strategy was drafted by Gavin Ugale, Lisa Kilduff, and Angelina Zhao. The strategy benefitted from insights provided by Angelos Binis. Editorial and administrative support was provided by Meral Gedik, Rania Haidar, Aleksandra Bogusz, and Thibaut Gigou.
The OECD expresses its gratitude to the government of the Slovak Republic for its commitment and co-operation in developing this strategy, in particular Denisa Žilláková, General Director of the Central Co-ordination Body, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for Investments and Informatisation, Matúš Drotár, Director of the Department of Methodology and Coordination of Institutions within the Central Co-ordination Body, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for Investments and Informatisation, and Igor Jašurek, Senior Expert within the Department of Methodology and Coordination of Institutions of the Central Co-ordination Body, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for Investments and Informatisation. The OECD would also like to thank the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport, the Ministry of Environment, the Ministry of Transport and Construction, the Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family, the Ministry of Finance, the Public Procurement Office, the General Prosecutor’s Office, the Anti-Monopoly Office, the Procurement Unit of the Deputy Prime Minister’s Office, the Anti-Corruption Unit of the Government Office, and central contact point (CCP) OLAF for their participation and invaluable inputs for this strategy.
The OECD wishes to thank the international group of experts that contributed to the strategy and workshops, namely, Pilar Sáenz de Ormijana Valdés, Head of the Support Unit within the Anti-corruption Prosecutor´s Office, Spain, Declan Wylde, Head of Finance, Transport Infrastructure, Ireland, Simon Hannah, ESIF Compliance and Quality Assurance Manager, United Kingdom, Jo Kremers, Senior Audit Manager, Ministry of Finance, the Netherlands, Andris Kairišs, EU Funds Project Manager, Latvian School of Public Administration, Mark Schelfhout, Head of Unit Audit Shared Management I, DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, European Commission, and Rando Undrus, Anti-Fraud Advisor, Agricultural Registers and Information Board, Estonia.