Achieving a data revolution in sustainable development: open data for development We welcome the appointment of the Independent Expert Advisory Group (IEAG) on the Data Revolution. We believe that open, timely and comparable data is needed to unlock the power of information to drive positive outcomes for sustainable development. Definition of a data revolution A data […]
The European Investment Bank (EIB) published the first set of data on its development operations to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI). This first report includes all contracts that were signed in 2014 in countries outside the EU (except EFTA countries). From now on, it will report data on a monthly basis, i.e. the IATI files will […]
On September 18-19, USAID’s Frontiers in Development Forum will engage a dynamic community of global thought leaders and development practitioners to address the question: How will we eradicate extreme poverty by 2030? The event will bring together some of the brightest minds and boldest leaders on ending extreme poverty, and lay the groundwork for a broad coalition of […]
Campaigners are urging the UK Treasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne to help halt a dangerous slide towards secrecy at a giant bank of which the UK is an owner. The already secretive European Investment Bank is proposing to make it far harder for European citizens to find out what it is up […]
Development Initiatives today launched the Global Humanitarian Assistance (GHA) report, providing an up-to-date and comprehensive picture of global humanitarian financing. Humanitarian crises are messy and complicated – and so is the reporting. Produced annually since 2000, the GHA report answers some basic questions around humanitarian funding: Where does the money come from? Where does it go? How does it get there? […]
The United States’ largest spending aid agency, USAID, has published its plan for increasing openness and transparency. Although delayed by several months after the June 1st deadline, USAID’s Open Government Plan is an improvement on its previous ambitions. The report references USAID’s ongoing commitment to publish aid information to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), and its goal […]
