Malaysia Anti Corruption Academy - MACA

Malaysia Anti Corruption Academy - MACA was established and announced by the 5th Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi at the 4th steering committee meeting of ADB-OECD Anti Corruption Initiative for Asia and the Pacific 2007 held in Kuala Lumpur. In general MACA will be the regional hub for anti corruption capacity and capability building to fight corruption by promoting best practices in investigation, monitoring and enforcement and venturing in new areas such as forensic accounting and forensic engineering.

Many international institutions and organizations have agreed to cooperate with Malaysia in developing anti corruption programmes including conducting the courses, trainings, seminars and workshops annually that would cater for the Asia Pacific region. This is made possible through the bilateral and multilateral networkings with other enforcement agencies in the region such as the ICAC Hong Kong, FBI, BMR Brunei Darussalam, KICAC (Republic of Korea), CPIB Singapore, NCCC Thailand and many others. Through these programmes, it is hoped that MACA will become an important anti corruption learning and training centre in the Asia-Pacific region.

The establishment of MACA will enhance the competency and professionalism of the Anti Corruption Agency officers. MACA will be responsible for preparing the courses in various fields such as investigation, prosecution, Intelligence, prevention, financial management, security, leadership, training for trainers and information technology. The establishment of this academy reflects the seriousness and commitment of the Malaysian government to combat corruption and also as part of its contribution to the international community in the global fight against corruption.

The Objectives:

• To strengthen the independence, transparency and professionalism of MACC o fficers in executing their duties;
• To enhance the accountability and integrity of MACC o fficers through e ffective and continuous training programmes;
• To train human capital in public sectors to optimise the capacity and capability of anti-corruption;
• To increase anti-corruption training programmes through smart partnership with the private sectors;
• To expand the collaboration and cooperation with enforcement agencies, training institutions and international bodies; and
• To organize the capacity and capability development programmes for global community.

Related topic; Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia, SPRM

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