How is Publish What You Pay governed?

How is PWYP Norway governed?

The Norwegian Publish What You Pay chapter, like all other PWYP national chapters in the global campaign, has an autonomous and independent platform, but adhere to PWYP’s principles and mission statement
The PWYP Norway secretariat is led by the national coordinator. The secretariat is an independent body representing and being accountable to its member organisations . The secretariat is responsible for developing and implementing strategic decisions for PWYP Norway’s work
The highest decision-making body is the Annual Meeting where all the member organisations have a vote.
Each year the Annual Meeting appoints the Reference Group of organisations whose mandate is to provide support for the national coordinator in the strategic work and help fundraise for the PWYP Norway secretariat and activities.
Since May 2008, the following three member organisations have served in the Reference Group for Publish What You Pay Norway:

Please read more about the PWYP Norway secretariat .

How does Publish What You Pay Norway work with the international network?

Publish What You Pay Norway operates in close coordination with the rest of the global PWYP coalition.
As a civil society platform we welcome a continous dialogue, exchange of necessary and relevant experience and information, and collaboration with all partners.
The international network presents an opportunity to either work closely together with some nodes in the network or ad hod depending on needs, and to collect necessary and relevant information. The network can be mobilised during international campaigns.
Publish What You Pay Norway informs the international network on priorities and activities in order to secure PWYP’s bottom up approach where national priorities inform international priorities.

How is Publish What You Pay as an international network governed?

All national coalitions have autonomous and independent platforms. However, all organisations are members of the same international network.
All national coalitions have unique structures, organisations, leadership, activities, and financing sources.
National priorities inform international activities in order to secure a bottom up approach.
On the international level, the bi-annual International Strategy Meeting is the highest decision making body for international strategies and campaign work.
On the national levels, the highest decision making body is the Annual Meeting where all the member organisations have a vote. In most national coalitions, the Annual Meeting appoints the Reference Group/Steering Group of organisations whose mandate is to provide support for the national coordinator in the strategic work and help fundraise for the PWYP secretariat and activities.
Publish What You Pay has an international secretariat in London to support coordination on international campaign work and activities.