The Independent Commission Against Corruption will host an international anti-graft symposium every two years to provide a platform for discussions on practical issues and challenges faced by law enforcement officers worldwide.

Speaking at the close of the First ICAC Symposium today (Wednesday), ICAC Commissioner Alan Lai Nin said the conference was part of ICAC’s long-term commitment to contribute to the fight against corruption at the global level.

“Encouraging words from delegates over the past few days have reaffirmed our conviction on the value of such a platform,” he said.

The ICAC would stick to its plan to hold the ICAC Symposium every two years so that practical law enforcement issues could be addressed and analysed at regular intervals, he said.

“In an era characterized by the IT frenzy, we too have to build our own ‘'91World Wide Web’. We need to establish a closely-knit international web of law enforcement agencies and allies so that we can cast the net of justice ever wider,” Mr Lai said.

Advancement in information technology was facilitating economic growth but it was also fast becoming a new medium for some to commit the old crime of corruption, he said.

Mr Lai noted that the symposium had helped forge a closer partnership amongst law enforcement agencies as well as that between the public and private sectors, adding that the strength of this partnership would determine how effective and successful the gl obal anti-corruption efforts could be in the years to come.

The three-day symposium, which commenced on Monday, was attended by more than 400 local and overseas delegates from 35 jurisdictions.