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MCC & Open Data

This is a guest blog by Sheila Herrling, Vice President of Policy and Evaluation at the Millennium Challenge Corporation. The…

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Transparency Camp & Chinese aid

Last week l  was in Washington D.C. to attend the Sunlight Foundation’s excellent Transparency Camp and present our plans for…

Posted in Blog, Technology for Transparency | Posted by: Rachel Rank
 
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It’s Time To Move From Rhetoric To Action On Aid Transparency

[Guest blog By Sam Worthington, president and CEO of InterAction. Also posted here.]

Today, transparency is thought to be as essential for effective…

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Changes to the 2013 Aid Transparency Index

Earlier this month we started data collection for the 2013 Aid Transparency Index.

As the Index is our most important advocacy…

Posted in Blog, International Aid Transparency Initiative, Technology for Transparency | Posted by: Shreya Basu
 
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Glass Houses…INGOs and Walking the Walk on IATI

[Guest post by Tessie San Martin - Plan International USA CEO. Also posted here]

Over 40 governments, along with UN organizations and…

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Successes – and challenges – for IATI, one year on

Yesterday saw the publication of the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) first annual report. The report highlights success of the…

Posted in Blog, International Aid Transparency Initiative | Posted by: David Hall-Matthews
 
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Why Congress Should Care About the International Aid Transparency Initiative

[Guest post by George Ingram: Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development. Also posted here.]
 

As the long-dreaded sequestration process begins to set in, U.S….

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The first climate finance fund signs IATI

[Guest post by Dima Shocair Reda, Adaptation Fund - bio at end]
 
 

The Adaptation Fund Board officially signed on…

Posted in Blog, Climate Change, International Aid Transparency Initiative | Posted by: guest
 
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Bring That Lantern Over Here: Why Budget Transparency Matters

Guest post by Rodney Bent (see bio at end), originally posted on Sunlight Foundation blog.

Over the past 18 years,…

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UK’s Foreign Office plots its route to aid transparency

[Cross-posted on the Open Government Partnership site]

The UK is a global leader in open data but the picture is still…

Posted in Blog, International Aid Transparency Initiative, Technology for Transparency, UK | Posted by: Andrew Clarke