Countering Corruption is a Lesson to be Learned

Abstract

One of the recent documents expanding on the offensive nature of the anti-corruption action plan is President Dmitry Medvedev's executive order On professional upgrading of public officials whose responsibilities include countering corruption in 2010. The Russian Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation has been assigned as the only contractor for the 2010 government order for this training programme. The article presents the content of the programme and its first outcomes.