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by Sally Paxton and Guest | Dec 7, 2018 | Blog

Setting the Gold Standard for Transparency – The Opportunity for the New US Development Finance Agency

The new US Development Finance Corporation provides a rare opportunity to set up an agency from the beginning. We can learn from other development finance institutions (DFIs) as to what worked and what did not. This is an opportunity to reach higher, to innovate more, and to truly set a gold standard for transparency.

by Sam Collin | Dec 5, 2018 | News

News Roundup – Balancing User Needs, Webinars and TAG Takeaways

How do we balance supply and demand? We have a dilemma. How do we balance the supply of a functioning, usable aid transparency architecture with the growing demands of the numerous and increasingly competent users. How can we all ensure existing users receive the...

by Gary Forster | Nov 29, 2018 | Blog

Aid and Development Finance Data – From Useful to Useable

The aid transparency community has a decision to make. All at once we need to raise awareness of the presence of huge volumes of aid and development finance information, and at the same time support new and existing users when they have challenges accessing it. In...

by Gary Forster | Nov 21, 2018 | Blog

Our Three TAG Takeaways

Last week more than 150 aid transparency professionals met in Kathmandu at the IATI Technical Advisory Group meeting. Traditionally this meeting was a space for discussing the more technical aspects of the underlying infrastructure that supports the global aid...

by Sam Collin | Nov 21, 2018 | News

News Roundup – Introducing IATI Decipher, Webinar on Using Aid Data & Assessing US Transparency from the User’s Perspective

Introducing IATI Decipher – A Breakthrough in Data Usability We have just launched a new tool that uncovers 22,300 strategic documents and $2.6 trillion of aid and development budgets! If you have ever tried to access the treasure trove of data within the IATI...

by Sam Collin | Nov 19, 2018 | News, Events

How To Use Open Aid Data 101 – Free Webinar

Do you know what aid and development data is available that could support your work? Do you know how and where to find the details of over one million aid and development activities? If you would like to know more about the data and tools available, sign up for one of...

by Gary Forster | Nov 13, 2018 | News, Blog

IATI Decipher – Unlocking 22,300 Strategic Documents and $2.6 Trillion of Aid and Development Budgets

Today we’re launching a new tool that uncovers huge swathes of previously incomprehensible aid and development information. IATI Decipher, for the first time, visualises strategic and budget documents in the IATI Registry. This valuable data – encompassing over 22,300...

by James Coe and Sally Paxton | Nov 12, 2018 | Blog

Accessing Aid Information through the User’s Lens

In the aid transparency arena, one of the most frequently raised issues concerns data use. Why has there not been more uptake of data from the myriad of potential users? What is available and what isn’t? What are the barriers to use? With that in mind, we decided...

by Katie Welford | Nov 8, 2018 | News

News Roundup – DFI Transparency: Getting into the detail

DFI Transparency-getting into the detail In this blog, our CEO Gary Forster outlines the reasons for launching our new Development Finance Institutions transparency initiative. With the changing nature of the aid and development landscape, DFIs are playing a more...

by Gary Forster | Nov 8, 2018 | Blog

DFI Transparency-getting into the detail

“Transparency matters. It helps ensure that government money is being used fairly and efficiently, not for private gain at public expense. And it reassures citizens and the private sector alike that this is the case. Development finance is too scarce and too valuable...