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The National Institute of Drinking Water and Sewage (INAPA) rreceived yesterday the certifications for compliance with 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 company international AENOR, .
The executive director, Wellington Arnaud, stated that that this initiative to certify in anti-bribery management is under way. aligned with the vision of President Luis Abinader to fight corruptionby 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 the achievement of this purpose in a sustainable way”, assured upon receiving the awards from Ariel Espejo, director of the AENOR certifying house.
what Initially, 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”, he specified.
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.
He said that, In relation to the ISO 37001:2016 anti-bribery standard, less than 900 companies have been certified worldwide. quoted This is 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, ISO 37001, anti-bribery, in the Dominican Republic.< br />
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 Government Integrity, Milagros Ortiz Bosch, said she was proud to have been from the beginning in this certification process by INAPA. “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 stressed.
The activity was attended by Carlos Pimentel Florenzán, General Director of Public Procurement; Joseph Holguín, Vice Minister of Government Monitoring and Coordination of the Ministry of the Presidency; and Daniel Biran Bayor, Israel’s ambassador to the country.