On March 5, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev attended a meeting of the National Council on Combating Corruption. The meeting analyzed the work carried out on creating corruption-free environment and defined further goals.
In his speech, the head of state mentioned that corruption is a serious challenge in the course of reforms.
Uzbekistan has taken measures to combat the causes of corruption, including the adoption of the law on public procurement, digitalization of the system of elections and tenders, as well as the establishment of healthy competition.
In the pre-school and school education system, more than 10 types of services have been fully converted to electronic format.
The higher education system was also digitalized: a system for taking tests and selecting universities based on their results was introduced.
Due to the use of body cameras by traffic police inspectors, the sale of license plates through auctions, and the elimination of paper protocols, corruption factors have been significantly reduced.
The president emphasized that the fight against corruption is an ongoing process and outlined the future tasks in this sphere.
It was noted that law enforcement agencies are mainly focused on detecting and punishing corrupt acts, while preventive measures aimed at eradicating corruption factors are neglected.
The fight against corruption begins with the selection of professional and dedicated employees for the civil service. In this regard, instructions have been given to improve procedures for hiring and evaluating candidates.
The need to adopt a law on the declaration of income of civil servants was noted, and a draft of this law will be submitted for public discussion.
The president said that the fight against corruption is a national task and a matter of conscience for every patriot of the country. “If we all join forces, we will definitely achieve significant positive results. That is why mahalla (neighborhood) activists, the older generation, intellectuals, writers and poets, art and culture workers, businessmen, well-known figures, leaders, deputies and senators — the entire public — should become united and consider corruption as a ‘plague on the body of society’,” the president said.
