Producer, storyteller, data designer, wrangler, maker of useful information services, open gov and open process advocate https://nitter.gq/t.co/YxXW1aMkuC
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Joined June 2014
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Mel Flanagan retweeted
"A cake of tax refunds and an icing of government grants". How PwC consulting paid no tax on $1.2b income last year #auspol
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Registration for #OGPEstonia is open!
Join us on Sept. 6-7 in Tallinn, where reformers will discuss how digital governance & #opengov values of transparency, accountability & participation can renew democracy & fight back against autocratic threat.
ogpsummit.org
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Join OGP as it launches its 5-year strategy to make the Partnership even more responsive to the community of #opengov reformers & to better tackle the democratic challenges we face today.
Register for an insightful conversation with #opengov reformers ⬇️
bit.ly/future-of-opengov
Mel Flanagan retweeted
Really important piece of work for us at OO that will shape our guidance to governments on privacy and access to BO registers. Short turnaround for EoIs by 16th Mar (funder d/l) so please share widely!
đź‘€We're #hiring a #consultant to support #research into core issues highlighted by the judgement by the Court of Justice of the European Union on #BeneficialOwnership registers.
➡️openownership.org/en/about/j…
#CJEU #consultancy #LegalResearch #DataProtection #RemoteJobs #jobs
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"While not perfect [the NACC bill] lays the foundations for a proper federal integrity system.
But it’s worth having a close look at the legislation and where it can be strengthened even further"
Read our CEO @ClancyMoore's analysis in @GuardianAus 👇
theguardian.com/australia-ne…
Mel Flanagan retweeted
Our Accountable Mining Program lead @aecarballo has co-authored a piece for @ConversationEDU
The authors dive into Chile's new draft constitution - 'one of the most progressive and environmentally conscious legal texts on the planet’
theconversation.com/one-of-t…
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Australians have voted for #integrity, fighting corruption and good #goverance. We welcome the new government and stand ready to work together to improve #transparency in our resources sector #auspol
pwyp.org.au/news/2352022new-…
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🔎Case Study on how @PWYPtweets and civil society used data for advocacy to call for international #gas companies in #Myanmar to stop financing the #junta pwyp.org.au/publications/153…
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Last week, @ICMM_com announced that its 28 members had agreed a new commitment on contract transparency.
In this blog, I explain why I think this is important and why civil society scrutiny will be essential to make implementation a success.
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Mel Flanagan retweeted
How is the energy transition affecting extractive corruption risks? What are the leading concerns and what is at stake?
We're are presenting at the upcoming @opengovpart Summitalong with @EITIorg & @NRGInstitute #opengov
Register here: forms.office.com/pages/respo…
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🗓️ Understanding the relationship between #infrastructure, #corruption, & #conservation can facilitate more effective responses. Join our @NadineFernz & other leading experts at the @TNRCproject virtual panel on Monday at 9 am EST. Register to attend: worldwildlife.org/pages/tnrc…
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Join the launch event for our new #OpenContracting Legislative Guide, surveying 8 #publicprocurement leaders' practices, the @WTO's GPA & @EU_Commission. With experts from Chile, Lebanon, Ukraine & UNCITRAL.
🗓️14 October, 9am EST
Register us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
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Media Release: Australia needs good governance and #mining sector #transparency as @ScottMorrisonMP announces new $2billion fund for #critical #minerals in Australia pwyp.org.au/news/3092021good…
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Interview w @suelannin on @keithjpitt might be breaking promise from @JoshFrydenberg to join @EITIorg This goes against views of @bhp @WoodsideEnergy @MineralsCouncil @APPEALtd who all want highest standards of resources sector #transparency youtube.com/watch?v=eKok5Nfj…
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The effects of COVID-19 on the #mining industry have increased #corruption risks, say @drtimgrice and Nicole Bieske. It’s a “perfect storm of challenges”.
devpolicy.org/the-perfect-st…
Mel Flanagan retweeted
This month, we’re featuring two reformers behind the Prozorro.Sale platform – Oleksii Sobolev and Khrystyna Zelinska. 🇺🇦
Learn how this innovative e-trade system allows the government to sell or lease its property transparently:
bit.ly/faces-ukraine
#OpenGov
Mel Flanagan retweeted
Another example about why #mining #gasandoil companies need to publish what they pay at the project level. Commonwealth and fellow Australians not getting a fair return from offshore gas @MThistlethwaite @Senator_Patrick @JoshFrydenberg
theguardian.com/business/202…
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Our @milamila07 at #TicTec presenting findings and recommendations for better #COVID19 emergency procurement from 12 countries. Here's the report: open-contracting.org/resourc…
#TICTeC @milamila07 introduces @opencontracting's report into the use & abuse of emergency pandemic procurement. They found there wasn't good open data in most of the countries they looked at and even in those where it was a mandate, there were delays that impeded monitoring.
Mel Flanagan retweeted
All countries that implement the EITI Standard are now required to publish new and amended contracts in the extractive sector - a milestone that has been years in the making.
More on contract #transparency in our latest brief: eiti.org/document/policy-bri… #opendeals2021
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⏰News: US laws weaken global fight against #corruption showing need for Australia to show leadership to stop corruption in #mining #oilandgas sectors pwyp.org.au/news/uslawsfaili… @PWYPUSA