This session will take place at the Open Government Partnership Summit in Tbilisi, Georgia and is co-hosted by the EITI and the Natural Resource Governance Institute.
In the OGP, natural resource commitments have great transformative potential. Openness in extractives can pave the way for sustainable development, environmental protection and reduction of social conflicts. It therefore comes as no surprise that the top OGP commitment category is natural resources,
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Read the address given by EITI Chair Fredrik Reinfeldt on contract transparency
15:15-17:00 hrs
The Contract transparency landscape within EITI is changing fast. More than half of EITI member countries have disclosed extractive industry contracts and 16 EITI supporting companies have now made statements supporting publication in some form. In the last year alone,
The 40th Board meeting will take place from 28-29 June 2018 in Berlin, Germany.
Agenda and minutes are published here. Follow the meeting on twitter with #EITIBerlin18
Several side events will take place in the margins of the Board meeting. One of them is on contract transparency, and you can see more about this event here
The International Secretariat is visiting the country to carry out the first stage (Initial data collection and stakeholder consultation) of Validation. To find out more about Ethiopia (includes information on the country manager), visit the country page
Alex Gordy and Ines Marquez from the Secretariat welcomes stakeholder input in preparation to the country visits.
In resource-rich countries, corruption in the commodities, oil, gas, and mining sectors deprives communities of critical investments in health, education, and infrastructure needed for their well-being. Given the urgency of the problem, governments and civil society are using the collaborative platform provided by OGP to work together to improve natural resources governance.SpeakersEddie Rich, Deputy Head and Regional Director for Africa and the Middle East,
This workshop aims to explore options for systematic disclosure of data in government systems; to take stock of progress with beneficial ownership disclosures.It also aims to address corrective actions ahead of Nigeria's Validation.
The International Secretariat is visiting the country to carry out the first stage (Initial data collection and stakeholder consultation) of Validation. To find out more about Papua New Guinea (includes information on the country manager), visit the country page
Alex Gordy and Gay Ordenes from the Secretariat welcomes stakeholder input in preparation to the country visits.
The Board meeting draft agenda can be found in PDF below.
Find an overview of all Board meetings here
Thirty-six representatives from EITI implementing countries in Southeast Asia and the Pacific met in Manila on 25-27 October 2017, to learn from each other and share their experiences with EITI implementation. "EITI in Asia: Building capacity for impactful implementation" peer-learning workshop was organised in partnership with the World Bank for members of the multi-stakeholders groups and national secretariats from Indonesia, Myanmar, Mongolia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines,
The EITI international Secretariat will be visiting Mozambique on 1 December 2017 to discuss the validation results and follow up on validation corrective actions. Following the conclusion of Mozambique’s Validation, the Board reconised Mozambique’s efforts to embed transparency provisions in the legal framework governing the extractive sector, in the face of challenges including declining commodity prices and a public debt crisis. To find out more about Mozambique, please visit the country page.
