1. Tools for Transparency and Monitoring of Natural Resource Contracts
Licensing & Contract Transparency – the new normal?
February 3, 2013
Michael Jarvis, Program Leader Governance for Extractive Industries

2. ResourceContracts.org Collection of contracts and licensing documents
Analyses and summaries of key points
Search and download
Unique links for sharing via /social media
Easy to read (no PDF/Acrobat needed)
A growing repository (with your help!)

3. ResourceContracts.org

4. ResourceContracts.org Summary page

5. Guides to Documents

6. Template for Key Terms
These notes are put at the beginning of relevant sections, a user may have to scroll down in the document to see all the pieces that are relevant.
(These notes have unique web links of their own – see “link” icon.)

8. Contract Monitoring Roadmap

9. Contract Monitoring Roadmap

10. Extractive Industries Data
maps.worldbank.org/extractives/afr/ghana

11. COLLABORATION PLATFORMS

12. Open Contracting – the new normal
Open Contracting – the new normal? Michael Jarvis and Michael Roesch OGP, 16 January 2013

13. What is Open Contracting?
Open Contracting is a new and growing movement focused on enhanced disclosure and participation in public contracting.
Open Contracting (OC) is a new and growing movement focused on enhancing disclosure and participation in public contracting.

14. How does OC work?
OC emphasizes a multi-stakeholder approach, and is a cross-sectoral and cross-regional effort.
OC seeks to reinforce existing initiatives while also broadening participation from government, civil society and the private sector at the global and country levels.

15. Platform for input
1. Address any concerns e.g. potential commercial sensitivities 2. Help ensure contract information is properly understood, contextualized and utilized 3. Inform guidance to governments on contract disclosure – what/why/when/how 4. Inform evidence base of impacts 5. Strengthen process that can reinforce “win-win” deals

16. Short Term Targets up to 18 months)
Mechanism for industry and government input
Open Contracting Principles relevant to extractives context
Case studies of impacts of disclosure (+/-)
Guidance for contract disclosure good practice
Clarified position re non-objection to government led disclosure