News Archives - Publish What You Fund

by Katie Welford | Mar 2, 2018 | News

New leadership at Publish What You Fund: message from Giles Bolton, Chair

Rupert Simons is stepping down as Chief Executive of Publish What You Fund after three years. During Rupert’s time, Publish What You Fund has strengthened its role as the leading advocate for global aid transparency. The 2016 Aid Transparency Index showed that aid...

by Katie Welford | Feb 15, 2018 | News

DAC publish code lists in machine-readable format

Publish What You Fund wholly welcomes the introduction of machine-readable code lists by the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC). Last year, our resident tecchie Andy Lulham blogged about creating his own maintained, machine-readable DAC-CRS code lists in...

by Katie Welford | Nov 20, 2017 | News

The frontiers of data interoperability for sustainable development: where next?

The latest report from the Joined-Up Data Standards [JUDS] project explores where progress has been made, what challenges still remain, and how the new Collaborative on SDG Data Interoperability will play a critical role in moving forward the agenda for...

by Katie Welford | Nov 3, 2017 | News

Better to be open about aid than fiddle the figures

Publish What You Fund gives a cautious welcome to agreement on foreign aid reform, but urges greater transparency so that aid can make a bigger difference The OECD’s Development Assistance Committee (OECD-DAC) met this week in Paris to consider reforms to how foreign...

by Katie Welford | Oct 30, 2017 | News

New project: US Foreign Assistance

Publish What You Fund is excited to announce a new project that will interrogate open aid data – including that published to IATI – in order to assess the impact of potential changes to US foreign assistance. The project will combine a deep-dive into the...

by Catherine Turner | Aug 15, 2017 | News

The 2018 Aid Transparency Index: Donor selection and timeline

We are pleased to announce the donors that will be included in the 2018 Aid Transparency Index and the timeline for data collection. Data collection for the 2018 Index will start on 1st December 2017 and end on 9th March 2018. The final report will be launched in June...

by Katie Welford | Jul 31, 2017 | News

What proportion of aid is actually transparent? A new discussion paper

If you took part in our recent Aid Transparency Index methodology review, you will know that one of the key issues we grappled with was how to measure the ‘visibility’ of a donor’s data. By visibility, we mean the amount of information a donor...

by Katie Welford | Jun 15, 2017 | News

The 2018 Aid Transparency Index methodology is here

The Aid Transparency Index is the only independent measure of aid transparency among the world’s major aid organisations. To date, it has contributed to raising 25% of global aid to a high enough standard to be useful and used by others. The Index continues to...

by Katie Welford | Apr 26, 2017 | News

Parties urged to keep UK aid transparent and effective

Two organisations working to promote aid transparency, accountability and effectiveness welcome the continued cross-party consensus to protect the aid budget and spend aid in the most effective way. The One Campaign and Publish What You Fund recognise that the United...

by Katie Welford | Apr 11, 2017 | News

Read our 2016 Annual Report

Publish What You Fund’s 2016 Annual Report and audited accounts are now available to view online. In his Chair’s letter, Giles Bolton recognises the continued role that transparency has, even in the changing global political climate. The report also covers...