International Anti-Corruption Day. The seminar on the topic "Corruption Perceptions Index. The role of media in combating corruption. "

December 9, 2016 in the International Anti-Corruption Day, as part of anti-corruption measures held a seminar for the employees of the branch on the topic "Corruption Perceptions Index. The role of media in combating corruption. " Opening the seminar, with the opening words of the director of the branch Lekerova SO He spoke about the history of the proclamation of the day for the fight against corruption, also said that the branch office on a permanent basis is working to establish an anti-corruption culture workers, and therefore initiated a variety of formats, including lectures, discussions, seminars, etc. The seminar noted that corruption - it is a complex social, economic and political phenomenon that, in varying degrees, affects all countries, irrespective of level of development. It slows down the economic development of society and undermines the foundations of the state. The level and extent of corruption existing in the country hamper economic development have a negative impact on the investment climate, reduce the image of the country, the international interest in cooperation with the Republic of Kazakhstan. In a global study among countries in terms of the prevalence of corruption in the public sector, according to the report of Transparency International, Kazakhstan ranked 123 out of 167 possible. the media (the media) - So, one way of combating corruption discussed in this workshop. The undoubted advantage of the media is their impartiality and affection to events that determines their objective and accurate evaluation, due to which citizens are able to formulate a constructive and objective conclusions. Because of the information function of the citizens formed the overall picture of political events. In this context, citizens' access to information base, revealing the action of political bodies, regarded as one of the indicators of a democratic political system. The seminar examined video of the news feeds on events in the country in the framework of anti-corruption policy, the moment of detention officers and the measures taken, as well as public service announcements. Of course the responsibility of strengthening, it should be remembered every law-abiding citizen of our society and can not be said that the role of media in combating corruption is not significant. On the contrary, the media is one of the main institutions of the fight against the corrupt authorities, enterprises and officials. By providing the media due independence and freedom, it is possible to raise the level of efficiency of actions and investigations of journalists, thus increasing the percentage of solved cases of corruption in modern society.