Time: 14:00 - 15:00 CET
Contract transparency has rapidly evolved from being a frontier issue to a global norm. In the extractive sector, it helps citizens understand and monitor compliance with the terms, obligations and payments of extractive projects in their countries. The efficient management of tax regimes depends on sharing the information among government agencies.
Contract Transparency is a key element in strengthening confidence in the extractive activities. It enables citizens and stakeholders to monitor compliance with the terms, obligations and payments that derive from the extractive projects. It allows for comparisons across the different contracts being agreed to by a government, as well as across countries. These comparisons provide stronger evidence on the soundness of contracts and the fairness of their terms. In the end,
In preparation towards 2021, we invite you to participate in the upcoming webinar that will focus on EITI work plans on Thursday, 3 December 2020.
Date: Thursday, 3 December 2020
Time: 11:00-13:00 Paramaribo, 10:00 -12:00 Georgetown and Port of Spain
Presentation by the EITI International Secretariat: “Work plans and national objectives”Examples from implementing countries: challenges and opportunitiesQ&A and planned follow-up
As countries prepare for the upcoming year, the Asia Team at the EITI Secretariat is organising a workshop entitled: Formulating effective work plans and measuring results in the Covid-19 context. This workshop will build the participants’ capacity to develop work plans that are responsive to the needs of the times, considering the limitations posed by the Covid-19 crisis to EITI implementation.
This session clarified what the aim of systematic disclosure is, why it is important to include in workplans, and how summary data can support in tracking these efforts. This hybrid webinar also included an open discussion where countries were able to learn from one another and share their own experiences.
Topic Systematic disclosure of EITI data and summary data checklist – Anglophone Africa Who: National Coordinators,
As part of our efforts to support implementing countries that are interested in using the EITI to mitigate corruption risks, the EITI Secretariat together with Transparency International’s Accountable Mining Programme and the Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) hosted a virtual side event on Anti-Corruption on Monday 19 October.
The presentations used at the meeting can be found below.
The 48th EITI Board meeting will be held virtually on 14 and 15 October, 11:00 - 15:00 CEST. This meeting is by invitation only.
Draft agenda of the 48th EITI Board meeting will be uploaded here shortly.Minutes will be uploaded on our website following the meeting.Follow the highlights on Twitter with #EITIVirtual2020.Learn more about the EITI Board 2019-2022 and about previous Board meetings
