Context
The Province of Lucca is a local authority in northern Tuscany, with 387 000 inhabitants, the third Tuscan province by number of inhabitants, on an area of 1773 km² with 33 municipalities. The province is a local body intermediate between the municipality and the region, with the task of looking after the interests and promoting the development of the provincial community, whose territory includes several municipalities. For this reason, it is extremely important to look after the interests of the territory from the point of view of the corruption phenomenon, implementing preventive measures of transparency, to communicate good administrative action. Above all, as this relates to the PNRR period (Piano nazionale di ripresa e resilienza – National Recovery and Resilience Plan, 2021–2026), established to address the economic and social impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy, as well as tackle existing structural weaknesses, and promote environmental and technological advancements.
Objectives
The model is an organic system of procedures, principles and rules to be followed to reduce the risk of corruption offences and to identify concrete corrective measures. It aims to reduce risk, as corporate governance is designed to help organisations create, maintain and realise public value. This requires compliance with state legislation and the guidelines of the Italian Anti-Corruption Authority (Autorità Nazionale Anticorruzione – ANAC). The model was designed with the following missions:
- Develop a preventive anti-corruption strategy.
- Monitor the anti-corruption strategy of each public body.
- Ensure transparency in public administration.
- Guarantee the integrity of civil servants and to disseminate a culture of integrity and legality, ensuring that the guidelines become real programming tools useful for achieving the Administration’s objectives.
These last objectives are at the core of the project ‘risk planning measures in the Province of Lucca’.
Implementation
The province’s model was developed and is managed internally, encompassing strategic planning and employee training. This model prioritises employees as stakeholders in good administrative practices. Citizens and businesses also benefit, ensuring a transparent administration that upholds the law. In addition, an internal working group monitors compliance using control sheets to identify issues. Subsequently, these issues are addressed with corrective measures.