The project intends to support the creation of a level-playing field and fair market conditions in three pilot countries from the Adriatic Region (Serbia, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina) in order to enhance competitiveness and integrity in a sustainable and inclusive way.

It aims to gather government officials, business representatives, civil society and academia to form a “Collective Action” to address country-specific drawbacks by applying international standards, by:

IACA will train and educate participants in its academic degree programmes, Summer Academy trainings at IACA, Regional Summer Academy (RSA) and Regional Alumni Conference. Students and participants will be provided with a neutral platform for learning with innovative curricula in a unique, international, interdisciplinary, and inter-sectoral setting.

Siemens launched the global Siemens Integrity Initiative in 2009, with more than USD 100 million to support organisations that fight corruption and fraud through Collective Action, education and training.

24 projects from more than 20 countries were selected for funding in the Second Funding Round of the Siemens Integrity Initiative to receive funding of up to USD 35.554 million. Funding applications were received from more than 180 well-known non-profit organisations from about 60 countries.

Siemens launched the global Siemens Integrity Initiative in 2009, with more than USD 100 million to support organisations that fight corruption and fraud through Collective Action, education and training.

Over 30 projects from more than 20 countries were selected for funding in the First Funding Round and received overall funding of up to USD 37.7 million. More than 300 project proposals from more than 66 countries were submitted.

The project aims to change the dynamics of the interaction between business and tax administrations and to deepen the cooperation between tax authorities and other law enforcement agencies in countering tax evasion and other financial crimes. The project would promote the concepts of good tax governance and the importance of a transparent tax system for economic development and how law enforcement agencies and tax authorities can cooperate to counter the misuse of beneficial ownership and client/attorney privileges to counter evasion and money laundering.

The main purpose of this project is to improve the ease of doing business in Mozambique by reducing corruption and broadening ethics management capacity, thus advancing organisational integrity.

It is envisaged that interventions based on a Collective Action approach and strengthening business integrity capacity will contribute to reducing corruption in business activities, resulting in enhanced business practices in Mozambique.