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REPORT OCTOBER 2012 JOHANNESBURG,

The high-level panel was moderated by Errol Barnett from CNN and featured the participation of (left to right) Sir John Grant from BG Group, Marinke Van Riet from Publish What You Pay, Sanjay Pradhan from the World Bank Institute, Joachim Prey from GIZ, Dinkie Dube from the Office of the Public Protector of South Africa, and Heidi Mendoza from the Commission of Audits of the Philippines.

This document captures the outputs of the first global Open Contracting meeting, which took place from Octo- ber 24-26, 2012 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The meeting was hosted by the World Bank Institute (WBI) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (implemented by GIZ), in coop- eration with Transparency International, Oxfam America, Integrity Action, the Construction Sector Transparency Initiative, and the Government of the Philippines. Over 140 representatives of governments, civil society, the private sector and multilateral organizations participated. The objectives of the meeting were as follows: • To frame, profile and position the issue of Open Contracting in the larger international debate; • To bring together a diverse group of innovative actors interested in advancing Open Contracting work around the world; • To develop the agenda and initial focus for the Open Contracting movement; and • To articulate activities and targets that will move the work of Open Contracting forward in the coming 24 months. In support of these objectives, the meeting followed an interactive format mixing plenary sessions for prac- titioner explanation and context, panel dialogues for debate, and small working group break-out sessions for further analysis and action plan generation. The working groups formed organically, in response to participant identification of challenges and opportunities. Attendees debated and further refined the Open Contracting movement agenda, building upon the work-streams identified in the Open Contracting design meeting held in May 2012. Participants grappled with issues related to the application of Open Contracting in different sectors, the significance of Open Contracting within the framework of public financial management, the role of access to information, the role of the media, how to enforce legislation, how to find innovative ways to share and package contract information in a manner that is meaningful for citizens and end users, how to best utilize technology, the challenges of coalition building, how to transform national movements into a global movement, and how to translate global norms into country level outcomes.

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The World Bank’s Director of Strategy and Operations for the Africa Region, Colin Bruce, offers remarks during the opening day.

CONTENTS

What is Open Contracting and why is it Important?...... 3

Mapping the Challenges and Opportunities for Open Contracting...... 6

Developing Opportunities for Open Contracting and Capitalizing on Commitments...... 12

Governance and Advancing Open Contracting...... 14

Timeline of Targets and Next Steps:...... 15

Annex 1: Meeting Agenda

Annex 2: Participants List

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WHAT IS OPEN CONTRACTING AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?

Open Contracting is an emerging multi-stakeholder, multi-sectoral movement to strengthen norms, practices and methodologies for increased transparency and accountability in public contracting along the contracting cycle, from pre-award activities through implementation. The economic footprint of public contracting is significant in every country and there are opportunities for improved disclosure and monitoring to make a real impact.

“Why are we here? Because something has failed. Governments are not delivering via procurement and there is visible evidence of this – improving transparency is a way to start improving areas that affect people. It will ultimately be about how lives are changed, not

ROBERT HUNJA about how much information was Open Government, WBI published.” RUEBEN LIFUKA, Transparency International

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“It is only through collective action and collaborative innovation that we can make progress in opening up contracting, and by doing so, safeguarding public resources and ensuring these resources are used to deliver services to citizens.” SANJAY PRADHAN WBI

“Successful stakeholder engagement is a part of sustainability, is a part of being able to deliver as a successful business over the long term. And the broad issue of transparency – how you build trust and effective institutions is a key part of that engagement… Companies need consent for what they are doing.” SIR JOHN GRANT BG Group

“When you do Open Contracting, when notices of bidding are posted in the website, and when awards to contractors are also visible to the citizens, then you open up the spaces for participation, and you also increase the level of accountability.” HEIDI MENDOZA Commission of Audits, Government of the Philippines

[In the fight against corruption] “the world has come a long way and it is time to take the positive and encouraging elements of this experience and apply to Open Contracting.” PETER EIGEN Founding EITI Chair / Advisory Council, HUMBOLDT-VIADRINA School of Governance

Meeting participants explored the implications of Open Contracting in three economic sectors of Developing Infrastructure, Delivering Services, and Extracting Natural Resources. The Developing Infrastructure group focused on the use of e-procurement systems that can link different gov- ernment databases containing project information in one publicly accessible portal; the costs and benefits to public agencies implementing contract disclosure policies (such as increased number and quality of bids); and the mechanics of coalition building and citizen mobilization around public projects. The Delivering Services group surfaced such issues as the merits of governments outsourcing service provision to non-state actors in the face of constrained resources and capacity, the challenges of engaging civil society to utilize contract information once it is available, and the potential of innovative grievance mechanisms such as one in whereby citizens and bidders can halt procurement processes, incentivizing corrective actions within a reasonable period of time. The Natural Resources group discussed the recent experience of Tullow Oil agreeing to the publication of its contracts with the government of , the experience of Grupo Faro in monitoring extractive industries con- tracts in Ecuador, and the relationship between Open Contracting and other initiatives, including the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) and the notion of Free Prior and Informed Consent. Given the proliferation of online tools for promoting connectedness, dialogue and accountability, the meeting surfaced a number of questions around effective ways to use ICT to facilitate Open Contracting via cross sector engagement, such as: What is the connection between Open Contracting and open government? What is the role of technology in Open Contracting? And, what really needs to happen if we are to advance this agenda?

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Participants engage in a conversation about Open Contracting and natural resources. “Two actors have a formalized relationship- the Government and contractors. Open govern- ment plays a role by introducing the third actor – the citizen who benefits from the tender. We need to make a better connection between tender and citizen. This is not to mean they [citizens] need to be there for every part of process. Citizens know the level of quality. Merging Open Government with Open Contracting is about putting citizens in the process, in the loop, to see whether it was fair and effective.” CHRIS ALBON Frontline:SMS

“Government expresses itself through contracts. The speeches are just speeches, but the rubber hits the road when a speech is materialized through a procurement decision.” MARÍA MARGARITA ZULETA National Agency of Procurement and Public Contracts, Colombia

“We will get Open Contracting right if we make the information useful. That is how we can change the world. It’s critical we get the contract information in a low fiction form. This should allow CSOs to concentrate on understanding whether the contracts are delivered. Low friction contract data is critical to CSOs being able to carry out effective monitoring and focus on bettering citizens lives. We can build a million tools to do this; we need to build few and for casual users, not for people who have the luxury of time.” CHRIS TAGGART Open Corporates

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MAPPING THE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR OPEN CONTRACTING

Open Contracting exists within the context of several trends towards Open Data and Open Government, and while there are many challenges to implementation, there are also many opportunities.

CURRENT ECOLOGY Open Government Partnership

International Aid Partnership

Medicines Transparency Open Budget Alliance Initiative Open Aid International Aid Open Transparency Initiative Development Global Initiative on Fiscal Open Transparency Government

Construction Sector Transparency Initiative Extractive industries Transparency Initiative

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COMMON DNA ACROSS THIS ECOLOGY

Commitment Commitment to Commitment to Disclosure Accountability Participation & Open Data

Open Contracting: Same DNA, potential complements and unique contributions

Open Contracting Generation of Resources

Service Collections Delivery of Revenues

Procurement Budgeting and Contract Expenses Management

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CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES Participants were asked to map the challenges and sector-specific opportunities of Open Contracting, out of which the following categories emerged:

CHALLENGE: DEFINING THE EXTENT OF DISCLOSURE We need a clear definition of what information should remain confidential How to balance disclosure and confidentiality while ensuring respect for human rights and environmental protection? How to develop a disclosure and knowledge management regime?

CHALLENGE: CLARIFYING OBJECTIVES To define clearly the scope of Open Contracting and its desired impact To determine the criteria for success and a basis from which to measure success Articulating a coherent theory of change that spells out the value of Open Contracting What is the end goal of Open Contracting? Define the value added of Open Contracting for various stakeholders Gathering evidence that transparency leads to better development outcomes

CHALLENGE: EXPANDING OPEN CONTRACTING ENGAGEMENT How to sustain momentum through the development of standards, piloting, action plans involving high profile stakeholders, etc.? Creating demand/incentives for Open Contracting and political will Identifying key stakeholders and agents of change Mobilizing a critical mass of constituencies for Open Contracting Institutionalizing Open Contracting in countries

CHALLENGE: SETTING NORMS Making Open Contracting Principles relevant and feasible for the country level Building global consensus on this issue Ensuring the necessary enablers eg legislative incentives Harmonizing initiatives and practices around Open Contracting

CHALLENGE: STAKEHOLDER CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT Creating awareness and building capacity of CSOs, citizens, governments and private sector to engage with Open Contracting processes How to overcome asymmetries between suppliers of information and users of information?

CHALLENGE: EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION & DATA MANAGEMENT How to ensure contract information is communicated effectively? How to disseminate relevant Open Contracting information to diverse constituencies? What is the right data for different audiences? How to make the data useful (to move from transparency to accountability)? Developing tools for implementation of Open Contracting

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OPPORTUNITIES: SERVICE DELIVERY GROUP

CHALLENGE: SUSTAINABLE FINANCING Finding sustainable funding mechanisms for contract monitoring on the country level

MAKE CONTRACTS MORE ACCESSIBLE Simplify contracts for service delivery for CBOs for contract monitoring

MEASURE OPEN CONTRACTING Global contracting openness index

EMPOWER COMMUNITIES Develop tender monitoring toolkit for all stakeholders Community empowerment in expressing needs, procuring, assessing results, window for complaint Improve contract literacy and fluency

SHARE EXPERIENCE AND LESSON LEARNING Map already existing initiatives to learn from others Identify game changers who are leading Open Contracting by example Show how openness in aid, extractives and infrastructure has led to improved service delivery Link Open Contracting with bilateral/multi-lateral funding Create a nexus between media and advocacy agencies on how to advance best practices and benefits of Open Contracting

OPPORTUNITIES: LARGE SCALE COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY GROUP

OPEN CONTRACTING CAN SUPPORT BROADER REFORM EFFORTS Promote concept of independent land coalitions at national level – (e.g. establishment of land commission)

OPEN CONTRACTING CAN MAKE THE BUSINESS CASE TO INVESTORS Increase transparency and participation in contract formation (sale, leases and use of land) decrease risk of legal challenges to property right, expropriation, violence

OPEN CONTRACTING CAN LEVERAGE TECHNOLOGY Land Matrix an example of how open data can be better utilized to reinforce Open Contracting in the land sector.

OPEN CONTRACTING CAN PROMOTE BEST PRACTICES AND LINK TO OTHER EFFORTS Promote EU working group on land “transparency and accountability initiative for large scale land acquisitions” Part of global reflection on land governance, food security, reasonable invest, voluntary guidelines (UN), responsible agriculture partnership have been developed and ratified

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OPPORTUNITIES: EXPLOITATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES GROUP

PROMOTE BEST PRACTICES AND LINK TO OTHER EFFORTS Push Open Contracting within Africa Mining Vision and Africa Peer Review Mechanism Action Plans. African Union Approval of ATI law - an example of how to push Open Contracting Open Contracting as part of peer review mechanisms Bridge Conversation between Free Prior Informed Consent and Open Contracting Open Contracting principles in new MDGs post 2015 Indonesia – co-sharing of OGP to get them to commit to Open Contracting Open Contracting on menu of options for open government action plans 15th IACC in Brazil - get Open Contracting on the Agenda Adding contract transparency to EITI Show success stories of where Open Contracting has been adopted by countries Highlight Open Contracting through Africa Progress Panel Monitor International Finance Corporation implementation and case study

ENGAGE PRIVATE SECTOR Define meaning of business confidentiality Test appetite of other oil and gas companies in conversation Advocacy - get more public statements from private sector

SUPPORT CSOs Support CSOs to push governments (eg NARG Sierra Leone) Support international CSOs/ideas to push Open Contracting forward

ADVOCACY Advocate other IFIs to adopt Open Contracting requirements Continue to work on community development- highlight value of Open Contracting and dangers Engage parliamentarians on making Open Contracting a legal requirement

SHARE EXPERIENCE AND LESSON LEARNING Get the input of others into the WBI/Revenue Watch contracts database Use media to show benefits of Open Contracting Research on outcomes of Open Contracting Exchange visits for Open Contracting success, Explore formal and informal ways to give feedback

CAPACITY BUILDING Reducing costs + increasing technology

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OPPORTUNITIES: INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP

TOOLS Standards of Disclosure (process and mechanisms) Construction Transparency Index

CAPACITY BUILDING Curriculum for training government Use existing funding mechanisms to support and expand Open Contracting

ADVOCACY Building citizen demand and CSO participation Incentives and public sector governance Build evidence-based case and build knowledge

PROCUREMENT INNOVATION CHALLENGE WINNERS – EXAMPLES OF CAPITALIZING ON OPPORTUNITIES The Procurement Innovation Challenge was an initiative of the World Bank Institute (WBI) in partnership with the UN Procurement Capacity Development Centre (UNPCDC), the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, with the financial support of the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Public Procurement Research Group of the University of Nottingham, and Integrity Action (Tiri). The Challenge sought to share and celebrate successful stories of innovations in procurement. The following 5 winners of the Challenge participated in the Open Contracting meeting where they presented their experiences:

Creating Public Oversight in Nigeria: The Procurement Monitoring Portal Observatory by Seember Nyager of the Public and Private Development Centre, Nigeria: citizen participation in public procurement process improved transparency, accountability and efficiency in procurement systems.

Promoting Transparent Contract Awards: Shedding light on unannounced public tenders, by Sergej Muravjov of Transparency International Lithuania: freedom of information legislation played an important role in obtaining Public Procurement data and disclosing information on announced tenders, allowing civil society and media to begin monitoring public procurement.

The Best of Both Worlds: Centralized purchasing power meets local autonomy, by Jorge L. Gonzalez of the National Institute of Public Purchases, Ecuador: the health system now has a centralized procurement system (1,200 health entities were carrying autonomous purchases) supported by an electronic catalogue permitting health entities to submit purchase orders according to their needs, allowing for cost-savings reducing shortage risks and improving efficiency in the procurement of medicines.

The Power of Grassroots Procurement: Transforming Assam by giving farmers choice, by Mustaqur Rahman of the Assam Agricultural Competitiveness Project (AACP), India: an example of a community procurement process that allowed small groups of farmers to choose their own irrigation pumps from a pre-selected databank drawn up through a competitive process. The transparent and cost-effective demand-driven process enables farmers to tailor purchases to their preferences and encourages dealers to provide quality after-sales service, while still permitting economies of scale and resulted in high uptake of pumps-leading to increased productivity.

Saving Costs and Trees: Using desktop IT for green procurement, by Steven R. Samlalsingh of Petrotrin, Trinidad and Tobago: the procurement process changed from a slow, paper-heavy system to an agile, low-carbon one.

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DEVELOPING OPPORTUNITIES FOR OPEN CONTRACTING AND CAPITALIZING ON COMMITMENTS

Participants identified nine thematic areas as important to Open Contracting, subsequently forming working groups to define basic objectives for each and set goals and commitments for reaching these objectives within the coming months.

Global Principles – Objective: to establish and agree on a set of principles for the enhanced transparency and monitoring of the contracting process. Goals (Short Term): Identify the opportunities for enhanced transparency, accountability and participation across the “contracting chain” in multiple sectors; Engage in informal consultations within and across governments, civil society organizations and the private sector; Finalize a draft text; Identify opportunities for “piloting” of principles or identifying best practices; and Develop a strategy for uptake/federation/endorsement/adoption.

Technical Standards – Objective: to develop a set of specifications for the disclosure of contract information and to promote an enabling environ- ment for more accessible, comparable and scalable use of contract information. Goals (Short Term): Describe contracts as data in three specific areas: extractives, PPPs, and standard procurement; Develop concept of “know your supplier”; and refine the technical standards “requirements.”

Goals (Medium Term): Develop technical standards for the basic three stages of Open Contracting: pre-award, award, and implementation; launch pilot government disclosure project using standards.

Engaging Governments – Objective: to develop a strategy for increased government participation and commitment as an essential element to scale

up Open Contracting practice. Goals (Short Term): Group members undertook to contact supreme auditing institutions and multi-lateral organiza- tions; Central Asian and West European governments; officials in Liberia; South African procurement agencies; and American governments, as well as Australia, New Zealand and Portugal.

Engaging the Private Sector – Objective: to strengthen private sector participation and support to Open Contracting, recognizing such engagement is essential to securing substantial progress. Goals (Short Term): To engage companies and seek positions on Open Contracting, seek shareholder position, engage IFIs, identify benefits for companies, plan to update RWI contract conference report.Goal (Medium Term): Clarity on commercial

confidentiality, increased participation of private companies in Open Contracting agenda, IFIs prescribe Open Contracting in financing requirements, and emerging consensus.

Capacity Development – Objective: Enable countries to institutionalize an Open Contracting culture for improved human development outcomes in a diverse set of priority countries in policies and programs. Capacity must be built in terms of: understanding contracts; public awareness; connecting existing efforts; tools; and peer learning from other countries. Goals (Short Term): To identify a first set of priority countries and quick win opportuni- ties by establishing criteria and mechanisms for their selection. Goals (Medium Term): • Open Contracting be recognized by stakeholders in priority countries and first impacts on selected and specific human development indicators achieved; • Expand number of priority countries; and • Develop a toolkit/package of interventions for stakeholders in selected countries (based on assessments).

Measurement Tools - to design and build tools to generate comparable evidence of the progress, effectiveness and impact of Open Contracting. Goals: Develop an Open Contracting index, to map existing indices and measurement tools for use in measuring implementation and impact of Open Contracting; to design and use online resource to collect survey data on Open Contracting work, and to explore the possibility of undertaking a rigorous impact assessment to evaluate Open Contracting.

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Outreach to Other Relevant Initiatives – Objective: to ensure coherence of Open Contracting with other initiatives and encourage appropriate harmonization. Goals (Short-Term): Open Government Partnership (OGP): Open Contracting Principles introduced into OGP in Indonesia; Open Contracting registered as a “supplier” with OGP; Feed Open Contracting principles compliance options into Transparency and Accountability Initiative menu for OGP country commitments & Feed Open Contracting into next OGP Africa meeting; • Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative adopts contract disclosure requirement; • EU working group on land investments includes Open Contracting principles; • UK pushes Open Contracting as chair of G8/G20 - becomes part of agenda; • Mapping country level Open Contracting potential allies, report out Open Contracting meeting; • Explore insertion into Africa Mining Vision or work by African Parliament; • Natural Resource Charter revisions to include Open Contracting; • Outreach at International Anti-Corruption Conference to TI chapters, others; • Raise awareness in OECD; and • CoST adopts Open Contracting principles. Goals (Medium term): • Open Contracting inserted into Open Budget Index; • Open Contracting commitments in OGP action plans in Kenya and Philippines; • Open Contracting principles reflected in new WB procurement and safeguard policies; and • Principles for Responsible Agriculture Investment include Open Contracting principles.

Building Civil Society and Citizen Demand for Open Contracting – Objective: to foster sustainable and informed citizen participation in support of ensuring accountability in the contracting process. Goals (Short Term): Broaden group to include missing voices; Map CSOs engaged in this area of work; Develop awareness campaigns; Get visibility by linking to other networks, especially OGP; and to network with other CSO groups engaged in

this area of work. Goals (Medium Term): CSO mobilization to make Open Contracting part of national commitments as part of OGP in 15 countries; Adoption of RTI laws in 15 countries.

Communications and Media - to successfully position Open Contracting in the public sphere of information, to effectively document and communi- cate Open Contracting efforts, and to publicly advocate for a global Open Contracting agenda. Goals - Develop a Communications, Documentation and Advocacy strategy. Survey and collect stories on Open Contracting efforts; Establish and develop an online community of practitioners and experts. Develop key messages to effectively communicate about Open Contracting through both traditional and emerging channels.

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GOVERNANCE AND ADVANCING OPEN CONTRACTING

Participants discussed necessary building blocks to support the uptake of Open Contracting. Insights were gathered from participants along the following themes: Governance: Broadly, participants felt that although some coordinating body would be necessary, that it is bet- ter to keep Open Contracting as loose, “light footed” cross-initiative effort. Tools: It was requested that the website contain a repository of tools and knowledge; that a mechanism of micro-grants be leveraged to share and promote Open Contracting; that a competition be hosted to harness ideas on tools for Open Contracting; to create an online collaborative tool with file sharing; to create a calendar of events; to develop a specific tool for monitoring adoption/implementation of the global principles and stan- dards; and to consider e-learning around capacity development. Communications: Participants identified a need for a communication strategy around OC products and ap- proaches – including digital opportunities; to craft materials that interest general public and to build capacity of media around OC; to communicate why “open” is the right way to go; to make sure OC stories do not just show negative pictures of corruption but also of positive outcomes that it can create. The website can play an important role to bring up stories from the ground and channel them to support the larger OC collective. All agreed on the need to have a working group on communications and advocacy. Process design: Participants discussed how to stay in touch and communicate – agreement on need to show progress and be transparent on website, but also the need for some private group space e.g. for private sector on clarifying their position on the Principles. There were suggestions to meet again in one year. Some really wanted greater clarify on what “is” OC, and agreed that a roadmap for OC development would be very helpful. A related suggestion was to do a 6 and 12 month check in around commitments of group and at 12 months reconvene to decide on whether to go forward or not. As the term “Open Contracting” risks taking on a life of its own, the group should move quickly to ensure it is used in alignment with the Group’s values and therefore move quickly on principles development which foundational for how conceived. It is an open question of se- quencing how to engage – should OC partners engage key stakeholders privately and make sure to get balanced representation and input on a clear proposal prior to doing media outreach, or start promoting OC publicly so as to get more on board? Operationalizing OC: Elements were identified to move OC forward, for example: • A repository of tools/knowledge on the website, • Mechanism of micro-grants which would be leveraged to share and promote, • A competition to harness ideas on tools for Open Contracting, • Create an online collaborative tool with file sharing, combined with calendar of events (who is going to what and while there let’s do an OC meeting), • Develop specific tool for monitoring that would follow the global standards/principles and build that database, • Consider e-learning around capacity development (potentially brand), and • Look for models to get quick products. A question was raised over whether we over-emphasizing data when we should be looking at legal/institutional aspects that support OC. It was suggested to build a map of OC stakeholders. There was some concern ex- pressed over the absence of academia in process to date.

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GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE OF OPEN CONTRACTING

Following the Open Contracting meeting, the group of hosting organizations (WBI, GIZ, Transparency Interna- tional, Oxfam America, Integrity Action, the Construction Sector Transparency Initiative, and the Government of the Philippines) met to reflect upon the insights collected from meeting participants regarding Open Contract- ing’s structure and strategy to move the work forward. As a result of the input of the participants, the organizing partners agreed to an interim governance structure while longer term options are clarified:

PHASE 1 (INITIAL 12 -18 MONTHS) “Light” structure within WBI, as interim “secretariat”. Beyond 12-18 months, look for role to reside on sustainable basis outside of WBI: • Technical support • Information management • Representation/coordination to speak with authority for OC • Option of convening a plenary assembly in lieu of Board to meet twice a year, to be multistakeholder and give strategic guidance

COMMITMENTS OF ORGANIZING PARTNERS

The hosting organizations made the following commitments: • To drive change in the contracting landscape within and across sectors towards truly transparent, accountable and participatory practices that will actively contribute to increase effectiveness in development outcomes; • Our organizations and others who want to adopt similar commitments will be behind the active promotion and implementation of Open Contracting; • To leverage our networks to increase the outreach of Open Contracting and to achieve broad based and diverse support to this agenda; • To provide a dedicated team from across organizations to support the Open Contracting; • To articulate the different action plans in a coherent overall framework for action; • To sustain efforts towards mobilizing resources of different kinds to move the agenda forward; and • To invite and be open to having more groups join the steering group.

TIMELINE OF KEY TARGETS AND NEXT STEPS

NOVEMBER / DECEMBER MARCH APRIL JUNE 2012 FALL 2013 Engage with a wider range Convening of OC Pilot of integrated Disseminate 2nd OC Global of stakeholders leadership group contracting information documents and Meeting and Review of revised with other country data proposed design for potential launch of draft Principles sets” comment new governance structure based on broader “Clarified draft technical Review of revised inputs standards draft Principles based on broader inputs

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ANNEX 1 MEETING AGENDA

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OBJECTIVES

• To frame, profile and position the issue of open contracting in the larger international debate • To bring together a diverse group of innovative actors interested in advancing Open Contracting work around the world • To develop the agenda and initial focus for the Open Contracting movement • Articulate activities and targets that will move the work of Open Contracting forward in the coming 24 months

AGENDA

OCTOBER 24TH

FRAMING - 9.30am Stephan Klaus Ohme, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany Robert Hunja, Open Government, World Bank Institute

OPEN CONTRACTING ON THE GLOBAL AGENDA “Why this issue is important and why it should be on the global agenda?” Errol Barnett, CNN, Moderator Dinky Dube, Office of the Public Protector, South Africa Sir John Grant, BG Group Heidi Mendoza, Commision on Audits, Philippines Sanjay Pradhan, World Bank Institute Joachim Prey, GIZ Marinke van Riet, Publish What You Pay

LUNCH - 12.30pm - (Location: Summerhouse) AGENDA

KEYNOTE SPEECH “The evolution of the global transparency movement and the potential for Open Contracting” Introduction: Colin Bruce, World Bank Peter Eigen, Founding EITI Chair; Advisory Council, HUMBOLDT-VIADRINA School of Governance

PARALLEL SESSIONS: SECTORAL PERSPECTIVES Exploiting Natural Resources Michael Roesch, GIZ, Moderator Aidan Davy, International Council on Mining & Metals Ian Gary, Oxfam America Rosalind Kainyah, Tullow Oil Herbert McLeod, Office of the President of Sierra Leone Andrea Ordoñez, Grupo Faro

Developing Infrastructure Clive Harris, World Bank Institute, Moderator Presentation: Luis Robas Sánchez, Office of the Comptroller General, Perú Panel discussion Brett Botha, Nedbank Per Nielsen, European International Contractors Felipe Saboya, Instituto Ethos Marcos Siqueira Moraes, Public Private Partnership Unit, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Delivering Services Claire Schouten, Integrity Action, Moderator Gantsogt Khurelbaatar, Procurement Policy and Coordination Department, Ministry of Finance, Mongolia Yama Torabi, Integrity Watch Afghanistan Teresa Omondi, Forum for Transparency and Accountability in Pharmaceuticals, Kenya Tato Urjumelashvili, Competition and State Procurement Agency, Georgia

THE POTENTIAL OF “OPEN” Presentation by Beth Noveck: Exploring the link between the Open Government movement and Open Contracting

The Open Government movement and its potential for impact Felipe Estefan, Open Government, World Bank Institute, Moderator Discussants: Chris Albon, Frontline SMS Daniel Clark, AmericaSpeaks / Global Voices Rueben Lifuka, Transparency International Zambia Claire Provost, The Guardian John Wonderlich, Sunlight Foundation

ADVANCING THE OPEN CONTRACTING AGENDA “What really needs to be taken into consideration if we are to advance this agenda in the next decade?” Discussants include: Mohammed Amin Adam, IBIS Chris Taggart, Open Corporates Angelita Gregorio-Medel, Affiliated Network for Social Accountability East Asia and the Pacific Chido Onumah, African Centre for Media & Information Literacy María Margarita Zuleta, National Agency of Procurement and Public Contracts, Colombia AGENDA

CLOSE

RECEPTION

DINNER - 7.30pm - (Location: Boma)

OCTOBER 25TH

UNDERSTANDING CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES - 8.30am The history, framing and context of the Open Contracting collaboration Key challenges associated with advancing the work of Open Contracting

LUNCH - 12.30am - (Location: Pelindaba Pre-assembly area)

EXPLORING OPPORTUNITIES AND SECTORAL IMPLICATIONS Presentation and refinement of Open Contracting work streams Refining our success criteria for the Open Contracting work Interview with Procurement Innovation Challenge winners

CONSTRUCTION SECTOR TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE (CoST) LAUNCH

CoST RECEPTION AND DINNER - 7.00pm - (Location: Carnivore Restaurant)

OCTOBER 26TH REFINING THE OPEN CONTRACTING SCOPE AND ENGAGEMENTS - 8.30am

LUNCH - 12.30am - (Location: Boma)

BUILDING MOMENTUM FOR OPEN CONTRACTING

NEXT STEPS AND EVALUATION

CLOSING REMARKS

CELEBRATORY DINNER - 7.30pm - (Location: Elephant) OCTOBER 2012 JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

ANNEX 2 PARTICIPANTS LIST

www.open-contracting.org PARTICIPANTS

ENTITY NAME FIRST LAST COUNTRY Liberia Democratic Institute Harold Aidoo Liberia FrontlineSMS Chris Albon United States IBIS Mohammed Amin Adam Ghana Government of Kenya Ambassador Tom Amolo Kenya International Land Coalition Ward Anseeuw South Africa International Finance Corporation Clive Armstrong USA CNN Errol Barnett South Africa BG Group Michael Barron Young Innovations Bibhusan Bista Nepal Hewlett Foundation Kevin Bohrer USA World Bank Colin Bruce USA Construction Sector Transparency Initiative Primitivo Cal Philippines Global Integrity Marianne Camerer USA AngloAmerican Tebello Chabana South Africa Malawi Contractors Association Joe Chingani Malawi AmericaSpeaks / Global Voices Daniel Clark USA Tullow Oil Lesley Coldham United Kingdom GIZ Anel Conradie Germany Euforic Services Peter Cranston Netherlands World Bank Institute Sara Danish USA International Council on Mining and Metals Aidan Davy United Kingdom Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition Florence Denis Ghana World Bank Marcelo Donolo USA Humboldt-Vidrina School of Governance Peter Eigen Germany Public Interest and Accountability Committee Ishmael Ejekumhene Ghana BG Group Philipp Essl United Kingdom World Bank Institute Felipe Estefan USA World Bank Lina Fares Lebanon World Bank Institute Kathrin Frauscher USA Reos Partners Rebecca Freeth South Africa Oxfam America Ian Gary USA World Bank Institute Norma Garza USA Department of Public Administration, Mexico Jamie Gonzalez Montes Mexico BG Group Sir John Grant United Kingdom Affiliated Network for Social Accountability EAP Angelita Gregorio-Mendel Philippines World Bank Institute Clive Harris USA Global Witness Gavin Hayman United Kingdom Revenue Watch Institute Patrick Heller USA Keystone Accountability Kai Hopkins United Kingdom World Bank Institute Robert Hunja USA World Bank Institute Michael Jarvis USA Tanzanian Architects Registration Board Jehad Jehad Tanzania Tullow Oil Rosalind Kainyah United Kingdom Collaborative for Peace Abdulrahman Karroag Sudan Ethiopian Federal Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission Bekure Ketema Gebrermariam PARTICIPANTS

ENTITY NAME FIRST LAST COUNTRY Office of the Comptroller General, Government of Perú Luis Robas Sanchéz Perú Global Girl Media Manto Khumalo South Africa Ministry of Finance, Government of Mongolia Gantsogt Khurelbaatar Mongolia GIZ Ruan Kitshoff South Africa CIVICUS World Alliance for Citizen Participation David Kode South Africa World Bank Institute Joel Kolker South Africa World Bank Sahr Kpundeh USA Bantay Langsangan Vincent Lazatin Philippines Global Girl Media Sthokozo Mabaso South Africa Global Girl Media Kamohelo Mabizela South Africa Global Witness Megan MacInnes United Kingdom Office of the Public Protector, Government of South Africa Dinkie Dube South Africa Reos Partners Colleen Magner South Africa Treasury, Government of South Africa Henry Malinga South Africa AngloGold Ashanti Rosane Mamosa South Africa Public Procurement & Asset Disposal Bureau, Botswana Mothusi Mangoye Botswana World Bank Institute Lindsey Marchessault USA Transparency Ukraine Andrei Marusov Ukraine National Council for Construction, Zambia Sylvester Mashamba Zambia Construction Sector Transparency Initiative Petter Matthews United Kingdom Reos Partners Joe McCarron USA Commission on Audits, Government of the Philippines Heidi Mendoza Philippines IBIS Education for Development Amin Mohamed Ghana Special Investigation Unit Nomvula Mokhatla South Africa Network Movement for Justice John Momo Sierra Leone Global Girl Media Tumi Mosadi South Africa Reos Partners Shireen Motara South Africa Assam Rural Infrastructure and Agricultural Services Society Rahman Mustaqur India TI-Lithuania Sergej Muravjov Lithuania National Council for Construction, Zambia Wendy Nambule-Makpute Zambia GIZ David Nguyen-Thanh Germany European International Contractors Per Nielsen Denmark World Bank Institute Yvonne Nkrumah USA Public and Private Development Centre Seember Nyager Nigeria Integrity Action Siobahn O’Shea United Kingdom Independent Consultant Teresa Omondi Kenya African Centre for Media & Information Literacy Chido Onumah Nigeria Grupo Faro Andrea Ordoñez Ecuador Euforic Services Pier Andrea Pirani Netherlands Construction Sector Transparency Initiative Christiaan Poortman United Kingdom World Bank Institute Sanjay Pradhan USA AFROSAI-e Wessel Pretorius South Africa Keystone Accountability David Bonbright United Kingdom The Guardian Claire Provost United Kingdom Applied Research Institute of Jerusalem Bisher Qassis Palestine PARTICIPANTS

ENTITY NAME FIRST LAST COUNTRY Teacher’s Creativity Center -Palestine Abdallah Jarrar Palestine National Institute of Public Purchases Juan Ribadeneira Ecuador GIZ Michael Roesch Germany World Bank Institute Marcela Rozo USA World Bank Institute Randi Ryterman USA Instituto Ethos Felipe Saboya Brazil Petrotrin Tinmar Corporation Steven R Samlalsingh Trinidad & Tobago Procurement Policy Board, Government of the Philippines Dennis Santiago Philippines Integrity Action (TIRI) Claire Schouten United Kingdom Africa Freedom of Information Centre Gilbert Sendugwa Uganda Publish What You Pay Frenky Simanjuntak Indonesia PPP Unit, Government of Minas Gerais, Brasil Marcos Siqueira Moraes Brazil World Bank Chitambala Sikazwe South Africa SAP Danie Smit South Africa One Counts Michael Smith USA AmericaSpeaks / Global Voices David Stern USA GIZ Nadine Stiller Germany Rio Tinto Mema Beye South Africa Commissioner for Federal Ethics and Anti-Corruption Ali Sulaiman Ethiopia OpenCorporates Chris Taggart United Kingdom Global Girl Media Lesego Tau South Africa Public Procurement & Asset Disposal Bureau Dudu Thebe Botswana CIVICUS World Alliance for Citizen Participation Mandeep Tiwana South Africa Liberia Extractives Industry Transparency Initiative Samson Tokpah Liberia Integrity Watch Afghanistan Yama Torabi Afghanistan Competition and State Procurement Agency Tato Urjumelashvili Georgia World Bank Gert Van der Linde South Africa CoST Vietnam Coordinator Phung Van Quang Vietnam Publish What You Pay Marinke van Riet United Kingdom World Resources Institute Peter Veit USA AFROSAI-e Wynand Wentzel South Africa Sunlight Foundation John Wonderlich USA CoST / Ethiopia Tesfaye Yalew Ayele Ethiopia Global Youth Anti-Corruption Network Mariam Zaarijabiri National Agency of Procurement and Public Contracts of Colombia María Margarita Zuleta Colombia German Embassy, South Africa Stephan Klaus Ohme Germany GIZ Joachim Prey Germany ONE Nachilala Nkombo South Africa GIZ Christiane Kalle South Africa World Bank Institute Conrad Jardine South Africa South Africa Revenue Service Deon Stofberg South Africa Department of Public Service Administration, South Africa Mataywa Busieka South Africa Member of the Transparency International Board of Directors Rueben Lifuka Zambia World Bank Michael Stanley South Africa AusAID Jeanne Ellis South Africa