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Upcoming major procurements, or current defence scandals can be create the impetus for organising a defence ‘round-table’ to discuss the issue of corruption in the defence sector and various tools to counteract the problem.
This could be a half-day event, to which senior defence ministry or Presidency officials, procurement officials, Members of Parliament, Ambassadors, defence companies and the media are invited. In this model, the national chapter of Transparency International hosts the event. Transparency International UK's defence team provides the core expertise in the form of presentations on defence corruption and integrity building, experience of Defence Integrity Pacts, experience of involving the private sector positively. Transparency International Croatia hosted a roundtable meeting in February 2007 on the topic of 'curbing corruption in defence procurement', in the face of a huge upcoming armoured vehicles contract. The event led to a much-heightened awareness of the issues among both officials and the public, and to follow on requests for greater scrutiny.
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