1. New Communication Technologies in the Fight against Corruption Rebecca LI Assistant Director of Operations Independent Commission Against Corruption Hong Kong

2. Independent Commission Against Corruption Established in 1974 Independent – answerable to Chief Executive, HKSAR

3. 3 – Pronged Strategy Enforcement – Operations Department Prevention – Corruption Prevention Department Education – Community Relations Department

4. Community Relations Department Division 1 Division 2

5. CRD – Division 2 7 Regional Offices Carry out prevention education through face-to-face contact Handle complaints & enquiries

6. CRD – Division 1 Promote public awareness of the anti-corruption cause Disseminate anti-corruption messages through mass media Promote positive values through schools, etc.

7. CRD – Division 1 (contd) Mass Media Publicity ICAC Advertisements reflect changing corruption trends Drama Series: ICAC Investigators 2004, 2007, 2009……

8. CHANGE The Internet www.icac.org.hk

9. Press Release Wanted Person Corruption Statistics Report Corruption – check list Checks & Balance Survey Data

10. www.icac.org.hk Prevention & Education Corruption prone areas Corruption prevention best practices Awareness tests on corruption risks

11. www.icac.org.hk ICAC International Anti- Corruption News Newsletter Counterparts related links

12. www.icac.org.hk ICAC Channel Audio/visual channel ICACs internet platform for promoting probity messages & enhancing transparency

13. www.icac.org.hk ICAC Channel : 2 Stations Infotainment Station Programme Station

14. www.icac.org.hk ICAC Channel: Infotainment Station ICAC Express: ICAC major events In Focus: ICAC advertisements Conversations: cyber platform for experience sharing Zooming In: sr. officers experience

15. www.icac.org.hk ICAC Channel: Programme Station ICAC Investigators…… Drama series produced & broadcasted over the years

16. www.icac.org.hk ICAC Club TeensLand

17. www.icac.org.hk e-mail alert – Newsletter e-mail subscription – update on ICAC matters

18. www.icac.org.hk W hat Next……?

19. Web 2.0 Services Windows Live Services - One network concept

20. Challenges of Internet to Investigators Enable criminals commission of multiple crimes simultaneously Facilitate their commission of cross-border crime Difficulties in establishing true identity of users & in preserving the evidence Difficulties in overcoming anti-forensic tactics Opportunity for spreading anti-crime messages in borderless cyber world

21. The methods of the corrupt may change, But the ICACs mission against corruption continues.

22. Internet / Web 2.0 borderlesscyber platform to spread anti-corruption/ anti-fraud messages