Transparency International-Korea (henceforth, TI Korea), a non-governmental organization, was founded on August 24, 1999 through a coalition of civil organization with a purpose “To raise greater awareness in people, to eliminate the widespread corruption in the society, and to contribute in building a righteous society through anti-corruption activities.”
Our main activities include:
1.) Anti-corruption movements and activities
2.) Research and development of anti-corruption policies and legislations
3.) Introduction and implementation of Citizen’s Ombudsman
4.) International networking
Even today, TI Korea is known domestically as ‘Anti-Corruption Network in Korea’ (ACNK), but it is known internationally as Transparency International Korea Chapter. To eliminate the unnecessary confusion, we unified both names and came up with ‘Transparency International Korea’ during the 7th Annual Meeting.
OUR VISION
A world in which government, politics, business, civil society and the daily lives of people are free from corruption.
We envision…
A government with officials that truly act as civil servants, for being…
- models of integrity, transparent values, and service;
- provider of guidance and wisdom for upright governance or citizens;
- adept listener and actor to the people’s wishes and not for private gain;
- not masters but true public servants
A politics with politicians of clear vision for social, economic and environmental issues…
- politics without being political and no hidden agenda;
- politicians with vision to exchange ideas across political views;
- politics with no prejudice of region, affiliation, affinity, gender, status, religion, beliefs, race, ethnicity, etc.
A business environment that promotes fair trading, compliance and exchange of goods…
- fair competition with other business establishment;
- transparent sources and values of goods being produced;
- corporate and social responsibility
An aware and awakened civil society…
- citizens that participate in social development movements;
- communities that partake in their local activities that promote values of integrity and accountability in various areas;
- civil society that cultivates a new breed of generation with transparent behavior and values