The National Institute of Potable Water and Sewage (INAPA) rReceived yesterday the certifications for compliance with the ISO 37001:2016 standards, on Anti-Bribery Management Systems, and 9001:2015, on Quality Management Systems, which demonstrates the efficiency and transparency in all the processes evaluated by the international company AENOR, .
The executive director, Wellington Arnaud, stated that this initiative to certify in anti-bribery management is aligned with the vision of President Luis Abinader to fight against corruption by reinforcing internal controls and improving procedures.
"We are convinced that, by complying with the requirements of the ISO 37001:2016 standard, we have a key tool for achieving this purpose in a sustainable manner."assured upon receiving the awards from Ariel Espejo, director of the AENOR certifying house.
He added that At first, there was a lot of uncertainty about whether such an ambitious goal would be achieved. "Today, finally, we can say that, after more than 15 months of uninterrupted work, we have achieved it and with more than satisfactory results."accurate.
He highlighted that in the world just over 4,000 public sector institutions have chosen to take on the great challenge of certifying their quality management system under the requirements of the ISO 9001:2015 standard.
Said, In relation to the ISO 37001:2016 anti-bribery standard, less than 900 companies have been certified worldwideeither. He cited the case of Latin America, where it has been implemented in countries such as Mexico, Peru, Brazil and Chile.
On his side, Ariel Espejo explained that, in addition to the certifications, INAPA obtained the IQNet recognition, for compliance with both standards, being the first time that an institution manages to enter this network, the ISO 37001, anti-bribery, in the Republic. Dominican.
IQNet is an international certification network that unites more than 40 leading certification bodies in their countries of origin. AENOR is a signatory member of IQNET.
Pride
The general director of Ethics and Governmental Integrity, Milagros Ortiz Bosch, said she was proud to have been part of this certification process by INAPA from the beginning. "I am happy to know that here what was promised was fulfilled and that the water, more than ever, is going to be clean"he highlighted.
The activity was attended by Carlos Pimentel Florenzán, General Director of Public Procurement; José HolguÃn, Deputy Minister of Government Monitoring and Coordination of the Ministry of the Presidency; and Daniel Biran Bayor, Israel’s ambassador to the country.