Transparency Initiative (EITI)

38 Generic Results Model
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Levels Areas Variables (applicable in macro data) Indicators Conditions
(conducive/obstructive)
Highly
aggregated
impact
Sustainable development
Dimensions:
• Economic
• Social
• Environmental
• Governance
Independent:
1. GDP p.c. growth in percent
2. Total population
3. Country Risk Classification
4. Inflation rate
5. Industry value added (in local currecy
units)
6. Merchandized trade
7. Total labor force
8. Interest rate
9. Corruption perception
10. Received ODA
Independent (not applied in the quantitative
model because of data limitations,
for example):
1. Gini coefficient
2. Export and Import
4. Genuine Progress Indicator (GPI)
1. Situation of target group is improved
by x% (in the dimensions of
economic, social, environmental
and governance)
Source: Sustainability indices and
reporting systems to identify relationships,
distributions, comparison
of average values, detection of
patterns, e.g. Human Development
Index (HDI); Bertelsmann Transformation
Index (BTI); Resource
Governance Index, Global Reporting
Initiative (GRI).
2. X% increase of perceived responsiveness
of government to stakeholders’
interests
Source: own survey
1. Peace/conflict
2. Political will
3. Democratic/autocratic system
4. Enforcement capacities laws and
regulations
5. Quality of investors
Impact Conditions are improved under which extractive industries better contribute to the development
In addition to the above:
of producing countries.
Possible aspects:
1. X% of people in the target group
express a positive opinion about
1.
2.
Leadership for good governance
Open dialog
EITI achieving impacts
Source: own survey
3.
4.
Accountability/responsibility
Improved living and human rights conditions
2. X policies and procedures changed
(systemic milestones achieved)
4.
6.
Increased citizen participation in decision making and conflict mitigation
Contractual problems regarding taxes, etc. are tackled
3. X% increase of pro-stakeholder
budget decided and allocated
7. Extractive companies pay compensation for damages
4. X services accessible and delivered
to stakeholders (male/female)
Outcome Fiscal transparency
Public debate
Anti-corruption Trade and investment Dependent:
1. X meetings (hearings, etc.)
Possible aspects:
Possible aspects: Possible aspects: climate
1. Business extent of disclosure
between stakeholders and
1. Freedom of information/ 1. Freedom of information/figures
and extortion and 1. Ease of doing 3. Foreign direct investments
decision makers
1. Corruption, Possible aspects: 2. Discrepancy in expenditure
government policy and
figures and information
accessible
information accessible
2. UN Convention 2. Costs of financing 5. Business regulatory environment
media by journalists on the EITI
bribery tackled
business
4. Time to prepare and pay taxes
2. X% increase of reporting in the
2. Quality assurance in government
(Change processes) 2. Public understanding
of government (UN-CAC) imple-
3. Volume of
7. Fiscal policy
compared to the previous year
Against Corruption projects
6. Equity of public resource use rating and the extractive industries
revenues and expenditure
increased
4. Quality of
9. Trade
enues reconciled compared to the
mented
investments
8. Quality of public administration 3. X increased total percentage of rev-
investments
10. Transparency, accountability and
previous year
corruption
4. Change of x ranks in the ‘Ease of
doing business’ (or other surveys).
(for variables in full details, see dataset in
5. USD X million higher volume or
study)
higher quality investments
Dependent (not applied in the quantitative
model because of data limitations, for example):
6. X% of stakeholders show change
of perceptions of EITI-induced
changes
1. Bribery incidence
2. Informal payments to public officials
3. Tax revenues
Output Stakeholders have greater capacity (in terms of expertise and means) to participate in informed and consensual
1. EITI Reports published in a timely
decision making for public or corporate policy.
manner (yes/no)
Key EITI outputs:
2. Level of knowledge of sector policy
and budget issues
1. EITI Reports, produced annually and available on national EITI websites and on eiti.org.
3. Level of awareness of rights of
2. EITI Annual Activity Reports, which track progress against EITI Requirements, objectives and progress in
stakeholders and roles of
following the recommendations of EITI Reports.
duty-bearers
3. EITI Validation Reports, evaluating country implementation against the EITI Standard.
4. Level of skills for sustainable financial
management
4. EITI Secretariat Reviews, produced occasionally as interim assessments pending Validation.
5. Level and quality of participation
in stakeholder groups
6. Level and quality of interaction between
stakeholder groups
7. Level and quality of information
available for M&E
Activities/
Processes
Inputs
1. MSG established
2. Key stakeholders capacitated
3. EI framework conditions monitored
4. Payments reported, reconciliated and disclosed
5. EI decision chain information disclosed (e.g. on licensing)
6. Reform processes of the state and for businesses identified, facilitated and driven by the EITI)
1. Decisions by the International EITI Board to develop, adjust and enforce the Standard
2. Political will, services (e.g. preparing data) and financing (e.g. staff) provided by implementing
governments, and key stakeholders (e.g. in MSG)
3. Services by the International EITI Secretariat (e.g. advice, training, facilitation, research)
4. Services and financing by supporting governments, companies, NGOs, foundations, philanthropists, etc.
(e.g. advice, training, facilitation, research)
5. Research results from academia
1. EITI training plan for MSG members,
Secretariat staff, and stakeholders
adopted and implemented
(yes/no)
2. Follow up action plans and strategies
to address EITI reports recommendations
are developed and
agreed by MSG annually (yes/no)
3. X persons trained who confirm a
knowledge and competency gain
through the training measure
4. X sensitization (awareness building)
events conducted
5. X persons sensitized
6. X% scored
1. Political will
2. Legal regime
3. Relation of media as party with government
or companies
4. (EI) Literacy
5. Quality of investors
1. Financing
2. Expertise
3. Relevance of stakeholders
4. Accessibility and comprehensiveness
of report
5. Insecurity (conflict & crime)
6. Legal restrictions