NEW MEETING INTEGRITY NETWORK STATE OWNED ENTERPRISES
Tuesday June 11, 2019
Anticorruption Office (OA) organized the June 7 meeting a new Integrity
Network State Owned Enterprises, in conjunction with the Secretariat of
Institutional Strengthening Chief of Staff.
The event was held in Argentine Train Operations and was attended by
Marcelo Orfila, President of Trains Argentinos; Fernando Sánchez, Secretary
of Institutional Strengthening; and Laura Alonso, Secretary of Public
Ethics, Transparency and Combating Corruption.
As for the participating companies, representatives of General Ports
Administration, Aerolineas Argentinas, ARSAT, aysa, Banco Nacion, Mint,
Correo Argentino, Corporation Argentina Puerto Madero, Coviara, Dioxitek,
EANA, Military Industries, and Nucleoeléctrica Argentina SA
The aim of the meeting was to talk about the regime of conflicts of
interest in public enterprises and delve into the different guidelines to
address them. Carina Larocca, Integrity Policy Coordinator of the
Anti-Corruption Office, led the discussion among participants who shared
experiences and best practices of each of the companies that make up the
network.
Laura Alonso stressed that "we are demonstrating that you can manage state
enterprises with quality, especially considering users and people working
in the company." He also mentioned that companies like Argentinos or
Argentinas Airlines Trains coming from very difficult situations,
demonstrate that changes can be made. In conclusion, he said that it is
essential "to change part of each of the people working in the company."
For his part, Marcelo Orfila said that "we need to know the things that
were done in the government in the country, to transform the lives of
Argentines." With regard to the new facilities of the Retiro station he
mentioned that they "are not only part of transforming the lives of
passengers but also of the more than 20 thousand employees that has trains
Argentinos".
Finally, Fernando Sanchez said that "state enterprises beyond the point
target that each have, must have in order to do their homework" and said
that while "the good governance policies did not exist before today if they
are important. " In response, he said the Good Governance Committee deals
with systematic policies and standards to be met by these companies,
pointing out that "everyone has to bear in mind the policy of public
integrity."
Creating Integrity Network State Owned Enterprises was driven by the
Anti-Corruption Bureau in 2016 as a forum for technical exchange to develop
policies aimed at preventing and combating corruption. This network aims to
create a working group to meet regularly to exchange experiences and
recommendations for integrity; encourage the development and implementation
of integrity programs in companies in order to contribute to the management
system; and train network members, training them as change managers and
internal trainers in their bodies.
Anticorruption Office (OA) organized the June 7 meeting a new Integrity
Network State Owned Enterprises, in conjunction with the Secretariat of
Institutional Strengthening Chief of Staff.
The event was held in Argentine Train Operations and was attended by
Marcelo Orfila, President of Trains Argentinos; Fernando Sánchez, Secretary
of Institutional Strengthening; and Laura Alonso, Secretary of Public
Ethics, Transparency and Combating Corruption.
As for the participating companies, representatives of General Ports
Administration, Aerolineas Argentinas, ARSAT, aysa, Banco Nacion, Mint,
Correo Argentino, Corporation Argentina Puerto Madero, Coviara, Dioxitek,
EANA, Military Industries, and Nucleoeléctrica Argentina SA
The aim of the meeting was to talk about the regime of conflicts of
interest in public enterprises and delve into the different guidelines to
address them. Carina Larocca, Integrity Policy Coordinator of the
Anti-Corruption Office, led the discussion among participants who shared
experiences and best practices of each of the companies that make up the
network.
Laura Alonso stressed that "we are demonstrating that you can manage state
enterprises with quality, especially considering users and people working
in the company." He also mentioned that companies like Argentinos or
Argentinas Airlines Trains coming from very difficult situations,
demonstrate that changes can be made. In conclusion, he said that it is
essential "to change part of each of the people working in the company."
For his part, Marcelo Orfila said that "we need to know the things that
were done in the government in the country, to transform the lives of
Argentines." With regard to the new facilities of the Retiro station he
mentioned that they "are not only part of transforming the lives of
passengers but also of the more than 20 thousand employees that has trains
Argentinos".
Finally, Fernando Sanchez said that "state enterprises beyond the point
target that each have, must have in order to do their homework" and said
that while "the good governance policies did not exist before today if they
are important. " In response, he said the Good Governance Committee deals
with systematic policies and standards to be met by these companies,
pointing out that "everyone has to bear in mind the policy of public
integrity."
Creating Integrity Network State Owned Enterprises was driven by the
Anti-Corruption Bureau in 2016 as a forum for technical exchange to develop
policies aimed at preventing and combating corruption. This network aims to
create a working group to meet regularly to exchange experiences and
recommendations for integrity; encourage the development and implementation
of integrity programs in companies in order to contribute to the management
system; and train network members, training them as change managers and
internal trainers in their bodies.