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UK to Create International Anti-Corruption Innovation Hub

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The United Kingdom will create a so-called anti-corruption innovation hub with the possible participation of several other countries, including France and the United Arab Emirates, the UK government said Thursday.

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LONDON (Sputnik) — Currently, the UK capital of London hosts the global anti-corruption summit attended by high-ranking politicians from a number of countries.

During the summit, a number of countries, participating in the summit, including France, Netherlands and the United Kingdom are expected to announce measures aimed at tackling corruption.

"We will incubate an Anti-Corruption Innovation Hub to connect social innovators, technology experts and data scientists with law enforcement, business and civil society to collaborate on innovative approaches to anti-corruption," the government said in its national action plan for 2016-2018.

"Several countries have expressed interest in participating in the Hub: Switzerland, Indonesia, Spain, Georgia, UAE, Australia, Norway and France," the document reads.

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