On 18 September, the Brookings Institution and partner organizations will host an event to discuss new developments in how transparency, accountability, and participation initiatives, supported by complementary reforms, can contribute to reducing corruption and achieving sustainable development. The event will be webcast live, and viewers can follow the conversation on Twitter using #Transparency.
This new index shows promise in some developing countries, but raises alarms over sovereign wealth funds and citizens' freedom to hold governments to account.
In late June, the Tunisian minister of energy, mines and renewable energy announced a five-point plan to increase extractive industry transparency. Rooted in the country’s commitment to implement the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, this is a watershed moment for Tunisia.
Ongoing reforms present an unprecedented opportunity to improve management of Myanmar’s multi-billion-dollar jade and gemstone industry, and reorganization of the sector may proceed most effectively if it is informed by the experience of other gemstone-producing countries.
The Natural Resource Charter Benchmarking Framework is a tool for benchmarking a country’s management of oil, gas and minerals against global best practices. Created in response to government and civil society demand for a practical way to measure resource governance, the framework is the product of five years of expert input and testing in more than 15 country projects.
The Charter is a set of principles for governments and societies on how to best harness the opportunities created by extractive resources for development. It is not a recipe or blueprint for the policies and institutions countries must build, but instead provides the ingredients successful countries have used.
