
The JALLC provided support to a seminar on Building Integrity (BI) organized by the NATO International Staff (Political Affairs and Security Policy Division) which was held on 24 and 25 May 2018. The seminar was held at the Reduto Gomes Freire base in Oeiras, Portugal and aimed at sharing experiences regarding anti-corruption issues throughout the relevant community of interest, including the NATO Command Structure (Allied Command Transformation, and Joint Force Commands Brunssum and Naples), representatives from the US and Greece, and from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime.
CDR Gabriel Trouvė, a JALLC LL Staff Officer, and Ms. Katie Mauldin, the JALLC’s Senior Operational Research Analyst, joined Ms Susan Pond, Head of NATO' s Building Integrity Programme in one of the sessions to lead a discussion on better ways of sharing Lessons Learned and Best Practices. Ms. Mauldin gave presented how LL process and tools might increase the anti-corruption capability for the benefit of the entire community of interest. This discussion led to the identification of a number of JALLC activities that may benefit the NATO Building Integrity Programme, such as analysis projects, assessment of the NATO LL Process and Lessons Learned Outreach Engagements.
During the seminar, the JALLC' s Chief of Staff, Colonel Santos, met with the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, Mr Gene Aloise, and the Head of NATO Building Integrity Programme, Ms Susan Pond. They discussed the possibility for further cooperation between the JALLC and the International Staff to benefit the NATO Building Integrity Programme and embed BI into NATO's core tasks (including defence procurement and operational engagements). Throughout the event, the administrative assistance was provided by the JALLC's detachment in Oeiras, 1SAR Fábio Santos.