NEPAD/OECD Conference on Alliances for Integrity – Government and Business Roles in Enhancing African Standards of Living

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 7-8 March 2005

Organised in the context of the OECD/NEPAD Investment Initiative, this Conference on Alliances for Integrity – Government and Business Roles in Enhancing African Standards of Living was jointly organised by the OECD, NEPAD, the UN Global Compact and Transparency International and took place on 7-8 March 2005 at the UN Economic Commission for Africa facilities, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

The conference gathered representatives of private companies, senior government officials from OECD and NEPAD countries and representatives of international organisations and of the civil society. The discussions focused on two topics, namely: 

• The emerging integrity framework for Africa; and
• The business perspectives on integrity and transparency in the African context.

The conference provided inputs to the further exploration of what the OECD, UN and African Union transparency instruments mean for improving the African investment climate and raising the well-being of its people. 

Conference documentation

• Summary Report and List of Participants
• Background and Objectives
• Agenda
• Issues for discussion
• UN Global Compact news release and conference page
• Speech by Lemma Argaw, Ethiopian Auditor General
• Integrity Environment and Investment Promotion: The Case of Tanzania, Samuel Sitta
• Presentation by De Beers, Rory More O'Ferrall
• Collective Action in the Fight Against Corruption: The Case of Nigeria, Soji Apampa
• The role of governance and transparency in achieving the development goals for Africa, Robert Okello
• Transparency and Integrity in the MDG Quality of Life Goals, Bunmi Oni
• Changing Corporate Culture and Behaviour: A Global Strategy for Business Integrity, Rainer Geiger

Reference material

• OECD-NEPAD Statement
• Policy Brief: the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises – a key Corporate Responsibility Instrument
• Policy Brief: the OECD Principles for Corporate Governance
• Policy Brief: Fighting Bribery in International Business Deals
• OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises 
• OECD Principles for Corporate Governance
• OECD Convention Against Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions
• 2004 Annual Report on the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
• Public Sector Transparency and the International Investor 
• Checklist for Foreign Direct Investment Incentive Policies 
• FDI for Development: Maximising Benefits, Minimising Costs

Conference organisers

OECD

Ms. Kathryn Gordon

Senior Economist

Investment Division

Directorate for Finance and Enterprise Affairs

E-mail: Kathryn.Gordon@oecd.org

UN Global Compact

Birgit Errath
Global Compact Office
United Nations
E-mail: errath@un.org

Transparency International

Dr. Muzong W. Kodi
E-mail: mkodi@transparency.org