
Based on implementation so far, the EITI is currently considering how the standard can be improved. The EITI has established a Strategy Working Group (SWG) to identify options and present recommendations to the EITI Board in the lead up to the next global conference in 2013.
Over the past year, the Board and the SWG have considered numerous proposals from EITI stakeholders for shaping the future of the EITI. The paper ‘Building on achievements’, which was discussed at the EITI Board meeting in Oslo 26-27 February 2013, is a reflection of this work. The proposals it contains are based on the recognition that the consensus between the EITI’s stakeholders has developed. It is based on the need to improve the quality of current implementation, by making EITI reports better, implementation simpler and the EITI as stronger platform for wider reforms. The minutes reflecting the outcomes of the Board's discussions of the proposals are available here.
STRATEGY WORKING GROUP
The work of the SWG includes reviewing:
- The EITI Rules: The Principles, Criteria and Requirements; and Validation;
- Use of data from EITI reports in public dialogue;
- Possible links with related reforms in implementing countries;
- Technical assistance provision, governance and organisation;
- The findings from the evaluation of EITI; and
- Proposals and feedback from partneres and from the public consultation on EITI strategy.
The working group consists of members from all stakeholder groups.
PUBLIC CONSULTATION
The EITI Board will in the lead up to the EITI Global Conference in Sydney 23-24 May 2013 focus on drafting the changes to the EITI Standard. The Board and the Secretariat finds it important that stakeholders particularly in implementing countries are engaged in this review. The EITI invites you to submit comments and proposals on the EITI's strategic direction. Submissions should be sent by email to strategy@eiti.org. All comments and feedback will be considered when the SWG prepares its options and recommendations to the EITI Board.
Consultation on the revised EITI standard
A final draft of the revised EITI Standard, issued 26 April 2013, and for approval by the EITI Board in Sydney is available here.
A third consultation draft of the revised EITI Standard, issued 18 April 2013, is available here.
A second consultation draft of the revised EITI Standard, issued 11 April 2013, is available here. Comments received from stakeholders on this draft include:
- Abdoul Aziz Askia, Permanent Secretary, EITI Niger
- EITI Board investor constituency
- EITI Board mining constituency
- EITI Board oil and gas constituency
- EITI Board supporting county constituency: the United States
- Global Witness
- Revenue Watch Institute
A first consultation draft of the revised EITI Standard, issued 14 March 2013, is available here. Comments received from stakeholders on this draft include:
- Abdoul Aziz Askia, Permanent Secretary, EITI Niger
- Alfredo Pires, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Timor Leste
- EITI Board mining constituency
- EITI Board supporting county constituency: Norway/UK, Switzerland/Italy, the United States
- EITI Board oil and gas constituency
- Global Witness
- PWYP Australia
- PWYP Canada and the United States
- PWYP UK
- Revenue Watch Institute
- Wacam (Ghana)
Proposals to be considered by the Board at its meeting on 26-27 February 2013 include:
Proposals considered by the Board at its meeting on 25-26 October 2012 include:
- Building on achievements
- EITI Standard 2013 draft outline
- Transparency of revenue management and expenditures
- Feasibility of including license transparency in the EITI
- EITI Rules and workplan
- Proposal for a revised Validation model
- Reform EITI to require Compliant countries to publish disaggregated company-by-company revenue payments
Proposals considered by the Strategy Working group at its meeting on 26-27 July 2012 include:
- Policy proposal on the revision of the EITI Standard and validation system
- EITI reporting on sub-national revenues
- License and contract disclosure
- Enhanced data reliability
- Background information on extractive sector for EITI
- EITI and linkages for public financial management
- EITI Strategy Working Group - Proposed changes to mandatory reporting standard
- Contribution of EITI to mining governance in Africa
A note from the meeting is available here.
Proposals considered by the Board at its meeting on 27-28 June 2012 include:
- Strategic Options (Board paper 20-2-A)
- Strengthening the evaluation system for the EITI
- Engaging communitites and local CSOs at sub-national level
Proposals considered by the Strategy Working Group at its meeting on 11-12 April 2012 include:
- Report from the working group on Theory of Change
- EITI assurance data and quality review (CIPFA). The final report is available here.
- Inventory of innovative EITI practices
- Background information on the extractive sector for EITI reports
- EITI reporting by subnational governments
- Disaggregation by company
- Project level reporting
- State owned enterprises
- In-kind revenues
- Social expenditures
- Development of an EITI data standard
- Transparency in licensing and auctioning
- Licenses and the allocation of licenses
- Contract transparency
- Midstream payments
- Reporting in local content
- Suggestions for extending the EITI
- Quality assurance and recognition mechanism, including scoring
Proposals considered by the Board at its meeting in Bangka, 26 October 2011 include:
- Proposals from Publish What You Pay
- Propopsal from Publish What You Pay USA
- Proposal from Revenue Watch Institute
- Proposal from the World Bank
- Proposal from Chad
- Draft ICMM workshop summary on next steps for EITI
- Proposal from Terre des Hommes - Ingénierie, Mauritania
- Proposal from Burkina Faso
- Proposal from German BMZ
- Blog post in the United States Institute of Peace's website
- Proposal from Gender Action
The Board tasked the Secretariat with compiling a paper identifying various strategic options ahead of the Board's meeting in Bangka. The Secretariat has also commissioned a background paper that considers options for an EITI rating scheme.
For further information, please contact Sam Bartlett at the EITI International Secretariat.
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