South Korea

Integrity Pacts in South Korea - Country Overview

Integrity Pacts in South Korea - Country Overview

Mission

Ensure transparency and integrity in public procurement processes across various sectors in South Korea

Activities

South Korea has implemented an Integrity Pact in public procurement in the city of Seoul starting in 2000. The use of Integrity Pacts expanded to other municipalities and a version of an Integrity Pact was developed to apply to the contracts of the Ministry of Defense starting in 2002.

As the use of the IPs expanded, the form of the Integrity Pacts also changed – with some Integrity Pacts not resulting in the oversight of external monitors. According to the 2015 Learning Review, the South Korean Contract Act of 2012 was amended to include provisions for the Integrity Pact.

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Status

  • active
    The initiative or project is currently being worked on.

Countries Operations

Countries Host

Scope

  • national
    Initiative that operates in and focuses mainly on one country, whether on a national or sub-national level.

Industry

Stakeholders

  • Private sector
    Privately owned commercial (for-profit) entities of all sizes, including SMEs
  • Public sector
    National and sub-national, local government entities, agencies from all branches (policy-making, executive, adjudication)
  • Civil society
    non-governmental organisations (national or international), foundations funded by private entities, faith-based organisations, Professional associations, Industry associations, Chambers of Commerce, Local Global Compact Networks

Type

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