Anti-corruption Measures in the New Croatian Public Administration Office Management Regulation

The beginning of 2023 marked the started of the application of the new Office Management Regulation in the Republic of Croatia. The Office Management Regulation updates the rules and measures of office management in the performance of state administration, other state bodies, local and regional self-government units and legal entities with public authority with the requirements of digitalization and electronic communications. The new legal regulation introduces digital first, electronic office operations, also including provisions on certain anti-corruption measures. These measures are intended to prevent abuses in the office management system of the public administration system. This paper describes how the introduction of modern electronic business can simultaneously introduce anti-corruption measures and increase the legality and transparency of the work of the state and public administration. The model introduced by Croatia can certainly be an interesting example for other countries in the process of office business reform. The paper also explores the potential application of industry self-regulation anti-bribery standards.