KUCHING: A system to prevent corruption in the state civil service – the Anti-Bribery Management System (ABMS) – is being introduced this year.
State Secretary Datuk Amar Jaul Samion said ABMS was an internal control system of an organisation to detect, prevent, operate, enforce, evaluate and improve anti-corruption management more effectively.
ABMS outlines various policies and procedures that must be adhered to and used by organisations as an anti-corruption measure.
“It will help the organisation implement an effective management system in preventing, detecting and addressing corruption,” he said.
“I have approved the proposal for the ABMS pilot project to be implemented this year involving six agencies and the first workshop (for this) was held on Jan 11-13. I hope by June, these pilot agencies will be certified.
“These agencies will be a pioneer, a benchmark and a reference to other ministries, departments and agencies to implement similar initiatives in the future,” he said at the launch of the ABMS pilot project on Tuesday (Feb 8).
The six are the Ministry of Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts; the Chief Minister’s Department; Forest Department; Islamic Religious Department; Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) and Regional Corridor Development Authority (RECODA).
Jaul said while Malaysia declined in terms of the Corruption Perceptions Index 2021 (CPI), it should not dampen the spirit to increasing the CPI in the future to give confidence to investors.
The National Policy for Good Regulatory Practice (NPGRP) which contains improvements to new and existing regulations was launched in July 2021, he said.
“This aims to produce more efficient, effective and transparent public service delivery. Government agencies should provide the best service not only to the people but also to stakeholders,” he said.
He said ministries and agencies and policy regulators need to act more proactively in developing more quality and transparent regulations.
“The rules provided are not only to be complied with but also to curb impropriety such as corruption, abuse of power and malpractice and leakage from occurring,” he added.
