Culture of Integrity (ES0125)

3.6.1. Dissemination and awareness-raising of the values of integrity and public ethics

Brief description

Promote the dissemination of the values, principles and tools of the Integrity System of the General State Administration (AGE) among public employees of Government Delegations, Sub-delegations and Island Directorates, with the aim of strengthening the culture of integrity, transparency and public ethics at all territorial levels of the AGE.

Objectives

Promote awareness within the organisation of the values of integrity, public ethics and institutional responsibility as the basis for a solid organisational culture committed to public service"

3.6.2. Training for senior staff and public employees

Brief description

To foster a strong ethical culture throughout the public administration, involving both public employees and senior officials as well as the general public. The aim is to consolidate public ethics as an essential pillar of conduct and decision-making in the public sector, promoting a management model based on integrity, transparency and accountability. It also aims to encourage society to participate actively in building and sustaining a shared system of integrity that strengthens trust in institutions and ensures responsible and open governance.

Objectives

This commitment is aimed at:
• Update and align these manuals and guides with the latest regulations and international best practices, strengthening the AGE's capacity to prevent, detect and manage conflicts of interest and other conduct contrary to ethical principles.
• Identify and assess the current status of regulatory resources, manuals and guidelines available in the General State Administration (GSA) in order to detect possible gaps, overlaps or areas for improvement in current regulations related to ethics and public integrity.
• Provide practical tools that are accessible and applicable to daily work, enabling public employees to identify and prevent situations of ethical or integrity risk, thereby contributing to the improvement of the organisational climate and institutional trust.
• Consolidate an ethical culture from the first day of joining the civil service and throughout the entire administrative career, through a training strategy based on: short training capsules on frequent ethical dilemmas, self-assisted training modules accessible online, and self-assessment tests that allow each person to measure their level of understanding and commitment to the principles of integrity and good governance.
• Provide specific training to staff responsible for ethical management in different centres and units, providing them with up-to-date knowledge, dilemma-solving skills and tools to ensure effective compliance with integrity standards in their areas of activity.
• Strengthen transparency and accountability by incorporating explicit commitments to integrity and conflict of interest prevention into Service Charters as a public expression of the ethical commitment of administrative units.
• Encourage collaboration between public administrations, promoting the creation of a centralised, accessible and updated repository of good practices, tools and resources on public integrity, which facilitates mutual learning and continuous improvement.