Presentation by Geo Traceability on scaling up. Day 3 of the 6th ICGLR-OECD-UN GoE Forum on responsible mineral supply chains, 15 November 2013. Visit: http://mneguidelines.oecd.org/icglr-oecd-un-forum-kigali-2013.htm

1. Implementing New Due Diligence Programmes
OECD – ICGLR FORUM
Kigali, November 15th, 2013
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2.  British based company using a
Canadian technology
 Offering geo-traceability and data collection
solutions globally to public and private sectors
 Collect, store analyze and process
information on smallholder farmers
 Populate the largest web database
worldwide on commodity farming
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3. Current GeoTraceability programs
Turkey
Saint-Vincent & the
Grenadines
Ecuador
Peru
Ghana
Uganda
Nigeria
DRC
Vietnam
Kenya
Indonesia
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4. GeoTraceability: Scaling-up: Expanding current efforts and
implementing new due diligence programmes in the Great Lakes region
o GeoT is a new player in the mineral sector
• Already answering similar issues in other sectors
• Mineral stakeholders of the GLR encouraged us to
adapt our solution to the mineral sector
o Finalizing 2 pilot projects (DRC & Uganda) to test
our solution
o Now ready to scale up
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5. Innovation GeoTraceability
o Broad range of mining actors :
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Industrial multinational companies
Local private investors (large and small)
Cooperatives
Independent miners
 Need to have several solutions for several scales
 GeoT analyzes and offers a tailored solution
 GeoT offers a standardized online data sharing solution
 GeoT can partner with any relevant organization
(eg.:BSP, PAC, SAVEATMINE) to offer an integrated
solution
Competition stimulates innovation and adjusts
prices
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6. Roles of actors to stimulate the innovation
o Mining Industry
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Express clearly their needs to solution
providers
Long term commitment to the RCM
o Downstream Users
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Endorse new solutions meeting the
ICGLR requirements
Share their reporting needs
o Member States
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o Donors
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o ICGLR, OCDE and international
institutions
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Set up a clear an efficient process to
accredit new solution providers
including a validation framework
Endorse ICGLR recommendations for
innovating solutions
Provide institutional framework for the
implementation of the RCM
Provide feedback for continuous
improvement
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Encourage regional governments to
develop infrastructures (roadcommunications)
Encourage large users to buy conflict
free minerals
Support the ICGLR Member States in
their capacity building
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7. Transparent and Secure Data Sharing
Governments
GeoT Customer
Authorized Stakeholders
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