The EITI Secretariat is conducting a one-day seminar to explain the requirements under 2019 EITI Standard, focusing on beneficial ownership, contract transparency, state-owned enterprises and systematic disclosures.
The seminar will also include sessions on the role of EITI in addressing corruption, creating impact, and effectively communicating the EITI to various stakeholders.
The seminar is open to observers of the Board meeting and part of the EITI in Oslo week.
Agenda: [Print agenda in English] [in other languages]
Session notes [English] [French]. Selection of pictures on the bottom of the page.
| Time | Topic | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| 07:50-08:00 | Registration | Radisson Blu Hotel, Nydalen - Oslo, Lilo 1&2 |
| 8:00 - 8:10 | Introduction | Gisela Granado, EITI Secretariat Top 3 eiti.org page for EITI implementers: The Guide, register of board decisions, the text of the Standard online |
| 8:10 - 8:20 | Overview of changes to the EITI Standard | Gisela Granado, Christopher Claussen, EITI Secretariat [download slides] |
| 8:20 - 8:40 | Question and Answer | |
| 8:40 - 9:00 | Beneficial ownership- lessons learned from tackling technical issues | Andrew Irvine, EITI Secretariat [download slides] |
| 9:00 - 9:20 | Question and Answer | |
| 9:20 - 9:40 | Contract transparency and links to other national priorities | Isabel Munilla, OXFAM USA [download slides, highlights of global norm advances, NRGI overview of countries publishing contracts]; EITI contract transparency checklist Country examples: Chad |
| 9:40 -10:00 | Question and Answer | |
10:00 - 10:15 | Coffee Break | |
| 10:15-10:45 | Communicating the EITI | Joanne Jones, EITI Secretariat [download slides] Country examples: Trinidad and Tobago [download slides] |
| 10:45-11:15 | Deep Dive on EITI Requirements on state-owned enterprises | Alex Gordy, Indra Thévoz, EITI Secretariat [download slides], Guide on Quasi Fiscal Expenditures from the Int. Budget Partnership Country example: Ghana (GNPC) |
| 11:15 -12:00 | Question and Answer | |
| 12:00-13:00 | Lunch Break | |
| 13:00-13:20 | Systematic disclosures | Sam Bartlett, EITI Secretariat [download slides] |
| 13:20 - 13:40 | Question and Answer | |
| 13:40-14:00 | The EITI’s role in addressing corruption | Gay Ordenes, Cathy Greene, EITI Secretariat [download slides] Country example: Republic of Congo |
14:00 - 14:20 | Question and Answer | |
| 14:20 - 14:40 | Creating impact | Francisco Paris, EITI Secretariat [slide] Country examples: Ukraine |
| 14:40 – 15:00 | Question and Answer | |
| 15:00 - 15:15 | Conclusion | Gisela Granado, EITI Secretariat |
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