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The Papua New Guinea (PNG) Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) launched its Anti-Corruption and Integrity Strategy 2023-2025 in Port Moresby this week. The two-year Strategy is a roadmap for combating corruption within ICAC. The document is an outcome of a Memorandum of Understanding between ICAC and its partner Transparency International signed in 2021. In a small but significant ceremony, the document was officially launched. According to ICAC Interim Chairman, Thomas Eluh, ICAC foresees that the threat of corruption is not only from the outside but also within, thus it is critically important for ICAC to ensure that they have systems and processes that can help them eradicate corruption. The document ties ICAC down to four key objectives. Mr. Eluh called for greater collaboration among its partners to fight corruption in the country collectively. Transparency International Chief Executive Officer, Arianne Kassman described the launch of the two-year strategy as a milest

Your big conference call is only a few hours away, and you’ve done nothing to prepare; so where do you start? From planning ahead (which you didn’t do) to listening intently during the meeting, here are some tips on how to prepare for and properly execute a conference call as an online worker. These tips will help you stay more organized during the call and display a certain etiquette that the other callers will appreciate. Keep reading to learn where to start. Plan Ahead So maybe you didn’t follow this tip, but you still have time to do so. If your call is just a short while away, you can still do plenty of prep to get you ready for the meeting. First and foremost, what is your meeting about? A sales meeting will have a very different tone and topic of conversation than a disciplinary meeting. Depending on what information is to be discussed during your meeting, you’ll need to prepare differently. While some meetings will require meeting-specific prep, there are some general preparati