Measuring corruption is essential for understanding its causes, consequences, and trends, as well as for designing and evaluating effective responses. By developing reliable and comparable indicators and data, we can enhance transparency, accountability, and evidence-based policymaking in the fight against corruption.

From 2 to 4 December 2025, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), and the International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA) are convening the Second Global Conference on Harnessing Data to Improve Corruption Measurement. The conference will take place in hybrid format at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.

The Conference will bring together policymakers, practitioners, and experts from governments, civil society, international organizations, and academia to exchange experiences, good practices, and innovations in measuring corruption and the effectiveness of anti-corruption policies.

Through interactive plenaries, technical panels, and expert roundtables, the Conference will explore topics such as the operationalization of the Vienna Principles, the launch of the Global Anti-Corruption Digital Dashboard, and the metadata of the Statistical Framework to measure corruption. Sessions will also cover user-centred approaches, digital innovations, and emerging methods for collecting, analyzing, and using data to prevent and combat corruption.

Day 1: Taking Stock – Tuesday, 2 December 2025

• Opening Ceremony
• High-Level Plenary Panel
• Session 1: International and regional experiences to measure corruption: challenges and good practices
• Session 2: Under the surface: Harnessing survey data to explore corruption beyond perceptions and experiences in society
• Session 3: Measuring corruption at the Private-Public Intersection: Measuring public procurement and bribery in the private sector (focus on business surveys)

Day 2: Innovation, Emerging Methodologies and Multi-Stakeholder Approaches – Wednesday, 3 December 2025

• Session 4: Building Integrity in Public Service Delivery and Infrastructure – Innovative Approaches and Multi-Stakeholder Methodologies to Reduce Corruption Risks
• Session 5: Measuring effectiveness of anti-corruption agencies
• Session 6: Application of AI and Machine Learning (ML) in Measuring Corruption
• Session 7: Measuring IFFs, illicit markets and tax evasion

Day 3: Looking Ahead: The Future of Corruption Measurement – Thursday, 4 December 2025

• Session 8: Fueling anti-corruption strategies: building sound statistics for next-generation corruption analytics
• Session 9: Measuring effectiveness of anti-corruption measures, including using review mechanism
• Session 10: Future direction of measuring corruption
• Closing Ceremony: Adoption of outcome document / roadmap towards strengthening corruption measurement

Registration

Please find the registration link below:
https://indico.un.org/event/1019059/

Programme details, including session topics and speakers can be found here: https://hdcmprogramme.my.canva.site/2-4-december-2025