Dr. Rajiv Shah, Administrator of USAID, gave a town hall speech yesterday at the US Global Leadership Coalition. Later described as a "meat and potatoes" speech, Dr. Shah’s words resonated with the audience long after the event.
Technology is being harnessed to increase government transparency and accountability in Sub-Saharan Africa, writes Rebekah Heacock for the Transparency and Technology Network. Numerous governments including that of Angola, Kenya and Uganda publish parts of their financial activities online in an attempt increase effective resource-use and decrease public perception of corruption.
The Cable has obtained and published a leaked copy of the Presidential Study Directive on Global Development (PSD-7). "A New Way Forward on Global Development" highlights the importance of donor coordination in order for aid to be transparent and accountable
Bread for the World calls for ‘accountable, transparent, predictable and better coordinated aid’ in Haiti’s reconstruction. The article by David Beckmann (also co-chair of the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network) in the Miami Herald yesterday (5th May) brings attention to the need for a ‘new foreign assistance framework […] to make sure aid is reaching the Haitian people and is delivered with greater efficiency.’
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been trained in aid transparency and financial accountability in order to work towards being a more effective aid donor. The workshops were held in collaboration with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, Islamic Relief UK and the UAE Office for the Coordination of Foreign Aid (OCFA).
“Despite the level of commitment, time and energy invested in the Aid Effectiveness Agenda since 2003 progress has been limited. This briefing focuses on the relationship between better information about aid and delivering on aid effectiveness. After setting out what the Aid Effectiveness Agenda is, this note goes on to explore the relationship between each […]
