| Direction | Sub-direction | Main activities to be carried out |
| 1. On the Memorandum signed between the government and companies | 1.1. To improve reporting forms and procedures | Analyzing reporting forms and procedures and preparing suggestions. For this: -
To study the experience of other countries and inform members of the Coalition -
To study transparency initiatives of international financial institutions and international organizations (UN, OECD) and inform Coalition members of them |
| | 1.2. To select an auditing organization | Taking part in selecting an auditing organization twice a year. In order to ensure effective involvement of the Coalition in this process: |
| | 1.3. To analyze and announce the results of the audit | 1.3.1. Analyzing the results of the audit. For this: -
To constantly monitor revenues (when, in which volume, from which source, where are they kept) -
To compare revenue-related information with other sources (Finance Ministry, Tax Ministry) |
| | | 1.3.2. Analyzing and disclosing the audit results to the public. After each report: -
To conduct five public roundtables in Baku and district centers (for 200 people) -
To publish comments on the reports in six most popular newspapers (2 independent, 2 pro-government, 2 opposition) -
To organize a special program, (one-hour) on one TV channel |
| 2. Increasing public interest and capacity | 2.1. To conduct activities targeting all categories of the population | 2.1.1. Conducting a large-scale campaign called "Oil revenues are everyone's" once a year. On this day: -
To conduct a special talk-show on TV -
To publish and hand out 100 pocket calendars -
To make and hand out 10,000 badges -
To make and hand out 10,000 summer caps -
To announce results of a journalistic competition (award-giving ceremony) -
To conduct a conference in one of the biggest conference halls in Baku (50 people) -
To broadcast the best film of the film competition on all TV channels (the competition is held three months earlier), including regional TV channels; -
To publish special posters and post them in public places 2.2.2. To publish quarterly Coalition journals 2.2.3. To translate and publish useful material published in other countries 2.2.4. To develop and enrich the Coalition's website |
| | 2.2. To increase the awareness of NGOs of oil contracts | To conduct quarterly training for NGOs (each attended by 20 NGOs) |
| | 2.3. To increase media awareness of oil contracts and to boost their activities towards informing the population of them | 2.3.1. To conduct a roundtable on the EITI for the editors of 15-20 most popular newspapers 2.3.2. To conduct training for journalists twice a year (each to be attended by 20 journalists) 2.3.3. To conduct annual journalistic competitions 2.3.4. To conduct a film competition |
| | 2.4. To boost the awareness of the younger generation | 2.4.1. To conduct special training for university teachers twice a year 2.4.2. To organize special courses for students and schoolchildren and publishing special visual aids |
| | 2.5. To assist in the establishment of a youth association to monitor oil revenues | 2.5.1. To assist the initiative group in preparing the necessary statutory documents 2.5.2. To conduct special training for the initiative group |
| 3. To boost the capacity of the Coalition | To boost the knowledge of Coalition members | 3.1. To conduct training on studying oil contracts 3.2. To study the international transparency initiative and inform members 3.3. To study the experience of other countries in using extractive industry revenues (a trip of 3-4 people to Norway and Alaska) and inform Coalition members |
| 4. To improve legislation in order to boost transparency in the extractive industry | 4.1. To bring Azerbaijan legislation in line with IMF transparency codes | To identify discrepancies and to conduct public discussions. To prepare suggestions and submit them to appropriate standing commissions of the parliament. To study the experience of other countries in this. To conduct public discussions (roundtables) |
| | 4.2. To improve the draft law on oil | To succeed in having the final version of the law on oil adopted, to organize its discussion in the Council, to prepare necessary suggestions (using the experience of other parties) and submit to a relevant commission of the parliament. To discuss the draft with parliament members |
| | 4.3. To arrange public discussion of the issue of a mandatory audit of extractive industry enterprises | 4.3.1. To study the situation pertaining to the audit of SOCAR and to hold public discussions to that effect (roundtable). 4.3.2. To prepare a list of legal acts regulating SOCAR's budgetary and financial performance, to obtain and analyze documents. To prepare suggestions towards improving transparency. |
| 5. To cooperate with other countries and public associations involved in the EITI | | 5.1. To step up cooperation with public associations of countries that have joined the EITI (exchange of information) 5.2. To conduct an international conference in Baku 5.3. To attend activities held abroad (3-4 people, twice a year) 5.4. To participate in the PWYP Coalition (exchange of information) |
| 6. To cooperate with the IAG | | 6.1. To arrange for the participation of a Coalition representative (information exchange and visits) 6.2. To arrange for the participation of the Council in the discussion of IAG suggestions |
| 7. To cooperate with international financial institutions | | To participate in the discussion of new transparency documents of international financial institutions |
| 8. To exercise control over the use of extractive industry revenues | 8.1. To exercise control over budget expenditure | 8.1.1. To cooperate with public associations exercising control over budget expenditure 8.1.2. To systematize information related to oil revenue expenditure and to post it on the Coalition's website |
| | 8.2. To exercise control over Oil Fund resources | 8.2.1. To keep track of all financial allocations from the Oil Fund. 8.2.2. To keep track of the placement of Oil Fund resources in banks and their use for investment purposes 8.2.3. To exercise control over tenders related to the use of oil revenues. For this, to analyze the information contained in the Oil Fund's press-releases and posted on its website, the information about the meetings and decisions of the Watchdog Council and other information |
| 9. To increase oil revenues (by way of reducing ineffective expenditure) | 9. 1. To record and improve effectiveness of extractive industry expenditure on ecological projects | 9.1.1. To analyze the effectiveness of environmental projects 9.1.2. To inform the public of environmental projects, their value and effectiveness 9.1.3. To conduct public discussions |
| | 9.2. To improve the use of local resources | 9.2.1. To analyze the use of local resources by extractive industry contractors, the share of local resources being used (personnel, goods, services). To inform the public. 9.2.2. To exercise control over observance of contract terms 9.2.3. To analyze the situation and to prepare suggestions on how to increase the use of local resources 9.2.4. To conduct public discussions |
