Bantay Kita's (BK) research and communications officer Marco Zaplan joined and delivered a presentation during the International Open Data Conference (IODC) held in Madrid, Spain last October 6-7.
Mr. Zaplan presented on BK's DATA Portal and also the approach BK has used in gathering inputs from the very users of the portal which are the communities. He shared about BK's experience in organizing open data workshops and also the outputs of the feedback from these sessions. He stressed the importance of disclosing not just data specific to communities but also those that are relevant to their advocacies. He said that even if there are plentiful data available, making them relevant to the context of communities is one that actually makes difference. Prior to the main IODC, Mr. Zaplan also attended the Openness in Natural Resources Working Group Peer Exchange from October 4-5. The forum invited participants from various Open Government Partnership (OGP)-implementing countries to share and strategize on the challenges faced by countries in OGP natural resource commitments implementation. The group meeting was set ahead of the OGP Summit to be held in Paris, France this December.
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The Philippine Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (PH-EITI) has finally capped off the EITI Local Government Unit (LGU) roadshow after bringing the program to Palawan (September 14-15), the National Capital Region (September 21-22), and Butuan City (September 28-29).
As in previous roadshows in August 2016, the event has brought together stakeholders from civil society, industry, and government - local and national, to discuss pressing issues in the local extractive industries. Bantay Kita (BK), for its part, helped bring together local CSOs and presented its advocacies to the forum. BK Board member Atty. Gerthie Mayo-Anda of the Environment Legal Action Center presented the Mining Development Framework (MDF) and sat in the morning panel discussion. BK Board Member Dr. Merian Mani, president of the Marinduque State College, was also present in the event and closed the program. Mr Jaybee Garganera, BK Board member and National Coordinator of Alyansa Tigil Mina, represented BK in the morning panel discussion of the National Capital Region leg of the roadshow. Marco Zaplan, research and communications officer of BK, presented the MDF in the afternoon. Mr. Zaplan also represented BK in the Butuan-leg of the roadshow. The inputs from all six roadshows shall be reflected in the next EITI country report. Funding Opportunity Title: Promoting Transparency and Accountability in the Extractive Industries in the Local Level Announcement Type: Annual Program Statement Funding Opportunity Number: APS No. 001 Issuance Date: 1 October 2016 Deadline for Submission of First Round of Applications 31 October 2016 Submit Applications to: GrantsFPI@dai.com Download Full Details:
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