Topics
Beneficial ownership, Civic space, Contract transparency and monitoring, Corruption, Global initiatives, Legislation and regulation, Licensing and negotiation, Mandatory payment disclosure, Measurement of governance, Non-fiscal costs and benefits, Open data, Tax policy and revenue collectionConference Centre of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi)
Invalidendstarsse 48
Berlin
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The contract transparency landscape within the extractive industries is changing fast. More than half of Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (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, new contracts were disclosed for the first time in Ghana, Guyana, and Malawi; the Kyrgyz Republic passed a law requiring publication of licenses; and the Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea, and Mexico have produced state-of-the-art contract portals.
But how can citizens benefit? What’s in it for the companies? And what should governments do as part of a comprehensive package reforms in this area? Organized by the EITI Secretariat, NRGI, OXFAM, OpenOil and Open Contracting Partnership, this event will examine evolving practices and provide a forum for stakeholders to discuss how the movement can use contract transparency to support robust, stable and fair deals. It will showcase two new reports on the issue: Oxfam’s 2018 company contract disclosure survey and NRGI and Open Contracting Partnership’s new research on best practices in concession awards.
Moderator
Presentations
Invalidendstarsse 48
Berlin
Note: Registered attendees must bring identification for admission to the buidling.
Register here
The contract transparency landscape within the extractive industries is changing fast. More than half of Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (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, new contracts were disclosed for the first time in Ghana, Guyana, and Malawi; the Kyrgyz Republic passed a law requiring publication of licenses; and the Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea, and Mexico have produced state-of-the-art contract portals.
But how can citizens benefit? What’s in it for the companies? And what should governments do as part of a comprehensive package reforms in this area? Organized by the EITI Secretariat, NRGI, OXFAM, OpenOil and Open Contracting Partnership, this event will examine evolving practices and provide a forum for stakeholders to discuss how the movement can use contract transparency to support robust, stable and fair deals. It will showcase two new reports on the issue: Oxfam’s 2018 company contract disclosure survey and NRGI and Open Contracting Partnership’s new research on best practices in concession awards.
Opening remarks
Fredrik Reinfeldt, EITI Chair and former Prime Minister of Sweden
Moderator
Jonas Moberg, Executive Director, EITI International Secretariat
Presentations
Isabel Munilla, policy lead, extractive industries at Oxfam America
Johnny West, founder, Open Oil
Gavin Hayman, CEO, Open Contracting Partnership
Discussants
Gisela Granado, EITI International Secretariat
Tom Butler, CEO, International Council on Mining & Metals (ICMM)
Pablo Anzorena, Deputy General Director of Hydrocarbon Revenue Operations and Management, Public Credit and Treasury Secretariat, Government of Mexico
Nicole Bieske, Head of Program, Transparency International, Australia
Jean-François Lassalle, Senior Adviser to the President E&P at Total