The role of the GIO in prevention of crime and corruption in executive agencies

GIO as one of the regulatory agencies plays an effective and continuous role in the fight against corruption. Corruption is a complex phenomenon influenced by many factors including cultural, administrative, economic and social issues. Understanding these factors is necessary for prevention of corruption and an endemic pattern should be used in accordance with the conditions of the community. According to the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the new anti-corruption strategy of the GIO should be a pathological one concerning the main causes of corruption. A significant part of the duties of GIO focused on proper implementation of laws and regulations that has a preventive role in the context of corruption including privatization, downsizing the government, development of e-government services and other types of the fundamental issues.