On the anniversary of the UN Convention against Corruption, advocates call for oil, gas and mining transparency.
Discussions on how technology can further transparency goals raise "non-tech" questions about political power.
In its new 2011 Corruption Perceptions Index, Transparency International makes a direct link between global corruption and increasing public unrest.
Natural resource NGOs and tech experts huddle to discuss how data innovations can build knowledge.
A New York Times report documents that individual U.S. leaseholders face issues similar to those of oil- and mineral-rich nations.
On 23 November, Penplusbytes introduced RWI's oil, gas and mining media training program to Ghana's gold-rich Ashanti region.
A new paper contends that the "China Deal" reflects changes and continuity in the global economy.
Tensions were high at RWI's Beirut workshop as Iraqi lawmakers debated the role oil will play in their country's future.
The EITI has just released an amended version of its new 2011 rules, now available for download.
Iraqi parliamentarians gathered in Beirut for a three-day workshop on lawmakers' roles and responsibilities in oil and gas oversight.
The Transparency and Accountability Initiative is accepting research submissions on transparency and accountability interventions.
This September, amid heated debate, RWI and AFIEGO held two workshops on Uganda's new oil bill.
What would happen if Nigeria's government allocated oil revenues directly to citizens in the complex and turbulent Niger Delta?
Nearly 70 legislators and civil society members gather for RWI's parliamentary forum in Ghana.
As the G20 summit concluded, RWI called for the nations to endorse mandatory, not voluntary, reporting rules for oil and mining companies.
Revenue Watch welcomed its first francophone Africa "summer school" class in Yaounde, Cameroon, this September.
Karina Litvack of F&C Asset Management on how transparency reduces risk for investors.
Government officials and advocates from Mongolia and Kyrgyzstan met in October to discuss mining revenue management.
Oil and mining companies are second only to the financial sector in their reliance on tax havens, according to a new report from ActionAid.
RWI seeks individual research consultants to support the data gathering for the 2012 Revenue Watch Index.