Transparency Initiative (EITI)

58 Open online survey
FIGURE 6: FUTURE EXPECTATIONS OF IMPACTS
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No Contribution
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Small/medium contribution
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High contribution
12.9%
84.7%
Reconciliation of Payments
15.3%
82.4%
Improved Fiscal Transparency
28.5%
70.3%
Informed Public Debate
11.8%
36.5%
51.7%
Efficient Use of Revenues
7.0%
41.9%
51.1%
Democratic Accountability of Governement
12.9%
36.5%
50.6%
Increase of Government Revenues
5.9%
48.2%
45.9%
Better Management of Social Tensions
6.2%
49.4%
44.4%
Ease of Doing Business
15.9%
52.4%
31.7%
Better Management of Ecological Effects
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
OPEN QUESTIONS
14. Respondents named as the most important result of the
EITI that there is higher transparency between companies,
governments and civil society. The dialogue between
these three parties and the inclusion of the civil
society is underlined as especially important.
15. Respondents named as the most negative result that
they do not see a palpable impact on country level, even
though they think it is a good initiative. This answer
was often given by CSO representatives and academia.
In contrast, government officials rather claim the
too high expectations in the initiative as the most negative
impact. Further, several respondents think that the
initiative is not well-known among citizens and thus
not widely discussed in public. Some see the additional
work for companies of reporting the figures as a burden
as well as the costs accruing while there are no visible
positive results. Other responses rather relate to the
improvement of the initiative and criticize missing environmental
or corporate social responsibility standards.
In connection to this, many participants think that
data and reports are not widely understood by the public
and that information needs to be more easily accessible
and understandable.
16. The importance of the Civil Society Protocol was pointed
out. The CSO Protocol – which sets out guidelines for
freedom of expression and assembly – was made part of
the EITI Standard in 2015.
17. It was expressed that there is a need for research about
the EITI to assess its impacts and effectiveness and that
information is collected as standardized as possible to
make inter-country comparisons.
18. Several respondents wished for a stable system, in
which requirements of the EITI standard will not
change too often.