Code of Conduct for Preventing Corruption in the Civil Service

Name of code

Code of Conduct for Preventing Corruption in the Civil Service

Originator of code

Federal Ministry for Arts, Culture, the Civil Service and Sport - Department III Civil Service and Administrative Innovation

Country

Austria

Original language

English/German

Year of creation

2008

Type of code

Public institutions

Main frame of accountability

Political

Transparency

Public

Legal and regulatory context

Non-mandatory

Implementation and enforcement

Procedural

Diversity

Yes

AI/automation

No

Abstract

The Code of Conduct for the Prevention of Corruption in the Civil Service by the Federal Ministry for Arts, Culture, the Civil Service, and Sport is a set of anti-corruption rules for civil servants in Austria. As part of the civil service, employees are committed to the principles of the rule of law, loyalty, transparency, objectivity, fair treatment, integrity, and responsibility. According to the ministry’s website, there are plans to make the contents of the code into a fixed element of initial and further training for all civil servants. Particularly relevant is the 4th chapter, pointing out the responsible use of social media. It offers examples of the freedom of expression, the publication of personal data, privacy settings, location data, social engineering, and copyright. Employees should keep in mind, that they represent the civic service even during private activities and refrain from making discriminatory and offensive statements.

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