Karin Christiansen gives a comprehensive overview of the aims of the Publish What You Fund campaign, specifically focussing on the role that innovative technologies will have in facilitating aid transparency.
The Copenhagen Accord states that developed nations must provide ‘new and additional resources, including forestry and investments approaching US $30 billion for the period 2010 to 2012 with balanced allocation between adaptation and mitigation […] In the context of meaningful mitigation actions and transparency on implementation, developed Incredible progress has been made by the Kenyan Government towards transparency requirements detailed by the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness. The Ministry of Finance and Treasury in Kenya have implemented training for an Electronic Projects Monitoring System (e-ProMIS) across the 42 government ministries. E-ProMIS is a system which will allow all departments to monitor and evaluate government and donor funded development programs and projects. Liberals are now working on Parliament Hill to try to reverse the negative view they believe the world has taken of Canadian development assistance in Harper’s government. The meeting will be attended by representatiives of NGOs, academics and development groups. The aim will be to improve the overall aid performance. This includes increasing their overall financial contribution to aid, and tackling issues of transparency: On 15th January, the UK government released draft text of the legislation announced in November, to commit to dedicating 0.7% of gross national income on aid from 2013. The 0.7% target has been an international commitment for forty years, and the legislation represents a historic opportunity to see this promise delivered. For Non-Governmental Organisations in the UK, one of the longest standing advocacy goals in aid seems, at last, to be within touching distance. A timely, comprehensive practical guide for combating corruption in relief and reconstruction has been published yesterday by Transparency International (TI), the global anti-corruption organisation, in collaboration with seven major humanitarian agencies. The guide, Preventing Corruption in Humanitarian Operations: A Handbook of Good Practices, gives aid workers facing immense pressure and challenging environments the tools to confront corruption, so that they can focus on saving lives and long-term recovery.E-ProMIS technology increases transparency in Kenya
Liberals in Canada working towards more transparent aid
Comments on UK draft legislation for 0.7% aid commitment.
Transparency International publish handbook for effective aid
