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PROFILE : My journey to Professional Registration - Innocent Gininda

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Innocent Gininda shares his journey to becoming a registered Professional Engineer (PrEng), emphasizing the importance of mentorship, early preparation, and understanding ECSA requirements. He offers advice to aspiring PrEngs, highlighting the value of diverse feedback and a positive mindset. My journey to becoming a registered Professional Engineer (PrEng) culminated successfully in November 2024. I was fortunate to begin my career at a company with a Commitment and Undertaking (C&U) Agreement with ECSA and a robust mentorship program. This commitment to training engineers to the standard required for Professional Registration provided me with essential resources and a structured path to track my experience against ECSA requirements. Early exposure to these expectations instilled a positive outlook on registration and solidified my desire to achieve this milestone. My views on Professional Registration have remained consistently positive throughout this journey. Working alongside ...
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FACTS: Here is why the infrastructure sector is more open to corruption risk than other sectors..

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According to OECD research, 15 percent of international bribery cases occurred in the construction sector. We look at the reasons why this industry is more open to corruption than any other industry. 


The very nature of large infrastructure projects – such as roads, railways and social housing projects – leave them more open to corruption risks than other sectors here is why:
  • The scale of infrastructure projects is huge. The cost of building dams, roads, airports and railways can be tens of billions of dollars, making it easier to conceal bribes and inflate costs.
  • No two projects are the same, making it difficult to compare and easy to inflate costs.
  • Multiple approvals, licenses and permits are required throughout a project’s lifecycle, creating opportunities for bribery.
  • Poor procurement processes can encourage collusion among companies bidding for contracts.
  • Materials and quality of work are often hidden, e.g. steel is covered in concrete, brickwork is covered with plaster, and cables and pipes enclosed in service ducts. This makes it easy for bribes to be paid to certify or approve defective or non-existent work.

Corruption on large infrastructure projects can lead to skyrocketing costs, and projects that either do not fully meet the needs of the community, or even cause harm to communities. Those who suffer most are those who are most dependent on public goods and services – often the poorest and most marginalized people. Because women represent a higher share of the world’s poor, women can be disproportionately affected.

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