TIAP_RPM 2008 Workshop 2a Geo-Sung KIM Transparency International – Korea (South) May 24, 2008 Tagaytay, Philippines Youth Integrity Index and Youth Integrity Promotion Programme

I. Youth Integrity Index TI-Korea, 20082

1. Background TI-Korea proposed strong anti-corruption education in schools to the Ministry of Education and Human Resource in But the officials rejected it and, moreover, they were against it. TI-Korea developed a questionnaire to measure the status of youth integrity. With the support of the Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs, Education Office in Busan, and the Daegu City, TI-Korea and its local HQs have conducted six surveys on youth’s perception on corruption and integrity during TI-Korea, 20083

2. General overview of YII The purposes of those surveys were to know Korean youth’s perception on corruption and to expose youth’s mindset in regard to integrity. The results demonstrated urgent and necessary need of integrity education for youth in Korea. TI-Korea, 20084

2. General Overview of YII (cont’d) Period Dec Jun Sep Jun May 2006 Jun RegionSeoulDaeguNationalBusanDaegu Number of Samples 1, ,0171, ,003 Reliability 95% ±3% N/A 95% ±1.7% 95% ±3.5% N/A TI-Korea, 20085

3. Questionnaire TI-Korea asked youth’s responses on the following assertions: –“I don't feel I need to obey the law when no one is looking.” –“I would overlook corruption on the part of my families or relatives.” –“I am ready to pay bribes to solve my difficulties.” TI-Korea, 20086

3. Questionnaire (cont’d) –“Even if I were to witness corrupt activity, I would ignore it as long as it didn't harm me directly.” –“I will engage in corruption for a get-rich-quick dream of one billion Won ( ≒ one million USD) at the risk of 10-year imprisonment.” –And others… (including “Korean society is corrupt.”) TI-Korea, 20087

4. Major Results TI-Korea, 20088

1) “I don't feel I need to obey the law when no one is looking.” TI-Korea, 20089

2) "I would overlook corruption on the part of my families or relatives." TI-Korea,

3) “I am ready to use bribes to solve my difficulties.” TI-Korea,

4) “Even if I were to witness corrupt activity, I would ignore it as long as it didn't harm me directly.” TI-Korea,

5) “I will engage in corruption for a get-rich-quick dream of one billion Won ( ≒ one million USD) at the risk of 10-year imprisonment.” TI-Korea,

5. Major Findings TI-Korea,

1) Consistency in Results TI-Korea, Seoul 01Daegu 02National 02Busan 05Daegu 06Daegu 07 Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree SDA Sum (%)100

TI-Korea, ) Variable: Region

2) Variable: Region (cont’d) TI-Korea,

2) Variable: Region (cont’d) TI-Korea,

3) Variable: Gender (cont’d) TI-Korea,

4) Anti-corruption education! We can make difference. TI-Korea,

Youth integrity promotion is the best way to prevent corruption. The earlier, the better! More active participation of female in anti-corruption movement. YII results can be used as a CPI forecast. –20 years later… TI-Korea, ) Implications

II. Youth Integrity Promotion Program TI-Korea,

1. Aims of YIP To expose the problems in youth's mind in regard to integrity To make an urgent call for anti-corruption education To develop an alternative education program for youth (Guidelines, Tool-kit…) To install TI’s department/center/institute for sustainable YIP program in the region TI-Korea,

2. Duration of YIPP TI-Korea, YII is the first introductory part of the YIP Program and will be expanded into global level. YIPP’s main part is to develop alternative education programs for your integrity promotion. Youth camps, model schools, and youth integrity groups can be developed for better YIP.

TI-Korea, Overall Goal: –Strengthening awareness on youth integrity –Making a methodology with a common questionnaire for global YII Purpose: Research on Youth Integrity in regard to Corruption Objectives: Database for Youth Integrity and future educational projects Activities: Survey Conduction 3. YII pilot survey in 2008

Input: Budget and Human Resource Output: Common questionnaire, Survey Methodology, and Survey report(s), YII Report 2008, Database, Press Report Outcomes: Making Common Ground for Youth Integrity Promotion Program Impact: Awareness Raising, Strengthening of Education on Integrity and the Fight against Corruption TI-Korea, YII pilot survey in 2008 (cont’d)

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