Good leadership key to containing corruption, says DPM Teo - Channel NewsAsia
Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean, who revealed this in Parliament on Thursday, said this figure has remained stable.
He outlined various outreach efforts by CPIB in curbing corruption, including talks to government agencies, business community and even schools.
Mr Teo, who is also Minister-in-Charge of the Civil Service, said while the Civil Service is governed by a Code of Conduct, what's important is good leadership at the top.
Mr Teo said: "Our zero tolerance approach to corruption in the public and private sectors can only work if Singaporeans continue to be imbued with the right values, and recognise that whilst corruption may be a fact of life, it is not our way of life in Singapore.
"There are a number of factors which contribute to this. Good, competitive salaries in the public sector are a key pillar. And I think we need to maintain that. But that is not enough.
"As Professor (Eugene Tan) Tan has said, strong enforcement is necessary as well. We also require good leadership by example at the top, as well as a population which rejects corruption and does not accept any form of corruption at all.""
"SINGAPORE: Public sector employees account for an average of 7.5 per cent of the total number of people prosecuted by the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) over the past three years.
Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean, who revealed this in Parliament on Thursday, said this figure has remained stable.
He outlined various outreach efforts by CPIB in curbing corruption, including talks to government agencies, business community and even schools.
Mr Teo, who is also Minister-in-Charge of the Civil Service, said while the Civil Service is governed by a Code of Conduct, what's important is good leadership at the top.
Mr Teo said: "Our zero tolerance approach to corruption in the public and private sectors can only work if Singaporeans continue to be imbued with the right values, and recognise that whilst corruption may be a fact of life, it is not our way of life in Singapore.
"There are a number of factors which contribute to this. Good, competitive salaries in the public sector are a key pillar. And I think we need to maintain that. But that is not enough.
"As Professor (Eugene Tan) Tan has said, strong enforcement is necessary as well. We also require good leadership by example at the top, as well as a population which rejects corruption and does not accept any form of corruption at all.""
My Comments:
Tone will always be at the top. This is the basic and most important parameter that forms the foundation for an effective fighting fraud and corruption in both public and private sectors. I would like to reassert what has been stated above regarding the effective fighting fraud and corruption so that one can benchmark other countries with those of Singapore:
- While the Civil Service is governed by a Code of Conduct, what's important is good leadership at the top.
- Our zero tolerance approach to corruption in the public and private sectors can only work if Singaporeans continue to be imbued with the right values, and recognise that whilst corruption may be a fact of life, it is not our way of life in Singapore.
- Good, competitive salaries in the public sector are a key pillar. And I think we need to maintain that. But that is not enough.
- Strong enforcement is necessary as well
- Good leadership by example at the top
- Population which rejects corruption and does not accept any form of corruption at all
