A two-member delegation from the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is currently participating in the 2nd Global Conference on Harnessing Data to Improve Corruption Measurement, held from 2-4 December 2025 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, USA. The conference is jointly organized by the International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA), OECD, UNDP, UNODC, and World Bank, and brings together policymakers, academics, practitioners, and civil society leaders from across the world to strengthen global efforts in data-driven anti-corruption reforms.
During the conference, the ACC was invited as one of the panelists for the session titled ‘Building Integrity – Tackling Corruption Risk in Public Services and Infrastructure’. In this session, the ACC presented Bhutan’s experience in developing and institutionalizing national mechanisms to measure corruption and anti-corruption performance.
The presentation highlighted Bhutan’s key initiatives, including the National Integrity Assessment (NIA), National Corruption Barometer Survey (NCBS), and the Organizational Integrity Plan (OIP), tools that combine perception surveys, experience-based assessments, and field verification to provide a comprehensive understanding of corruption vulnerability across public service delivery. The ACC also shared insights on how Bhutan mainstreams integrity indicators into national planning, budgeting, and performance evaluation frameworks to ensure sustained implementation across public agencies.
The ACC further showcased Bhutan’s ongoing work on the Agency Integrity Maturity System (AIMS), an emerging tool designed to translate assessment results into actionable institutional behavior by generating integrity maturity scorecards for agencies and linking integrity performance to accountability and incentives.
Bhutan’s participation underscores the country’s continued commitment to strengthening integrity systems and contributing to global knowledge on corruption measurement. The conference also provides an important platform for peer learning, collaboration, and exchange of best practices in enhancing transparency, accountability, and evidence-based policymaking.
