Department of Government Ethics

    In an effort to join an anti-corruption trend among nations and establish a social value of integrity, the Central Integrity Committee of the Executive Yuan has been boosting the “Action Plan for Clean Politics”, which requires government agencies to proactively promote campus integrity and emphasize moral education, so as to implant the idea of political ethics into pupils’ mind. In response to the plan, the Department of Government Ethics and the Department of Education of Taipei City have been cooperating since 2009 in organizing “I Love Integrity” Speech Contest for Elementary School Students to help parents teach and instill values of virtues, such as integrity and morality, in the younger generation during the contest.

    This year, with a major increase in registration due to our supportive parents and teachers, 53 young contestants joined the 4th Contest, which was held at the International Conference Hall on the 10th floor of Taipei Public Library (Main Library) from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Aug. 4th, 2012. The panel of judges included Professor Yang Yuyang from National Taipei University of Education, He Guanqing, vice captain of Teacher Lin's Storytelling Team at Taipei Public Library, Jin Shangfang from Little Kangaroo Story-Telling Troupe of the Hsin-Yi Foundation, Sun Chengjie, Director of Puppet Beings Theatre Company, and our representative guests from the Agency Against Corruption, the Transparency International Chinese Taipei and the Department of Education of Taipei City, whose remarks shed light on not only the significance of integrity, but also the positive effect that integrity can bring to the establishment of social integrity and efficiency. Weaving the idea of integrity in their stories, or even amplifying on integrity with their own experiences, pupils all did handsomely well that the top 15 were awarded by Mayor Hau Lungbin in person at the Clean Government Commission of Taipei City on Sep. 25th, 2012. The Contest is widely praised and well received.

    In order to encouraging students to develop virtues of integrity, the Department of Government Ethics has devoted considerable amount of effort into education system, such as holding the “I Love Integrity” Speech Contest for Elementary School Students, the Integrity Camp for high school teenagers, the Honesty Cup College Debate Contest, etc, to raise the awareness of integrity among people from all walks of life in the long term.