President Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan said on Friday 3rd September 2010 that aid transparency is still critical to the effective delivery of assistance to flood victims. The President also urged that this information be put online to achieve “total transparency in foreign aid”.
PRESS RELEASE:
WANTED: the truth behind climate funds
Brussels, September 3, 2010
Russell Williams, writing for Government Technology, says online transparency remains a top priority for federal government agencies as it builds trust, saves money, and encourages users to come back. However, the ACSO E-transaprency Index report has shown a recent decline in citizen satisfaction with government transparency online.
What is highlighted is that while the information may be available online, it is not accessible or user-friendly enough: “Some sites may need to put more emphasis on improving search, navigation or site functionality.”
An analytical piece “Europe: Taking the lead on aid transparency?” submitted by Publish What You Fund appears in New Europe’s 900th issue and here on the web.
Oxfam has just released details of every overseas project they have funded in 2009-2010; being the first big NGO in the field to do so. Now accessible online, the spreadsheet contains the title, location and allocated funds for 1070 projects.
Less than 24 hours ago Article 19 hosted ‘Transparency, Free Flow of Information and the Millennium Development Goals Conference 2010’ in London.
