Businesses and NGOs working in the mining, oil and gas industry joined forced with the Government today to mark the launch of the UK’s implementation of the Extractives Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI). The Initiative, which was set up to increase transparency, improves the way revenues from oil, gas and minerals are managed and makes sure […]
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has become the first multilateral development bank to publish private sector and geocoded aid data to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI). The AfDB became the 19th signatory to IATI in April 2011. IATI is a voluntary initiative that seeks to improve the transparency of aid in order to increase its effectiveness […]
The G8 is finally delivering on aid transparency promises with all countries committing to full and timely implementation of the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI). This includes France, Italy and Japan, for the first time. Implementation of IATI is achievable and consistent with the goals of the Lough Erne Summit, as it provides a standard […]
The Committee on Foreign Affairs has expressed concerns over ‘stalled efforts’ in making American aid transparent in a letter to USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah. A bipartisan effort, the letter was issued ahead of the G8 Summit to press USAID about their implementation of the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI). The Committee requested a timeline for delivery, as […]
UNICEF today posted detailed information on its programme activities and funding to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI). The newly released data provides details of UNICEF’s current work in 128 countries, seven regional office locations and 16 headquarters divisions. This includes allocations for the 2012 programme budget, expenditures by sector and planned programme budget estimates covering the […]
Last Saturday, the UK Government hosted a pre-G8 Tax, Trade & Transparency event in London. In the open data session, Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude identified three corresponding challenges: to make all data open by default, to consider privacy but not to let it be an excuse, and to invest in the demand side and give more […]
