Progress has been made on EU aid transparency, but member states still lag behind non-member states, says the AidWatch report released today. Released by Concord, the European NGO confederation for relief and development, the AidWatch Special Report 2012 assesses the process of the Busan Partnership Agreement and the quality of EU aid. David Hall-Matthews, Director of […]
UK Prime Minister David Cameron has confirmed that the focus for next year’s G8 summit will be securing global growth and prosperity through championing open economies, open governments, and open societies. David Hall-Matthews, Director of Publish What You Fund, said: “We are pleased that the UK’s Presidency will keep transparency high on the agenda at […]
A new study by Transparency International (TI) finds that development assistance from emerging economies is less transparent than traditional donors, particularly when it comes to disclosing where the money goes and giving locals a say. Conducted with researchers from Columbia University and Hertie School of Governance, the study examined how traditional (Germany and the United States) and emerging (Brazil, China and India) providers of development cooperation […]
Today, UN Women became the 100th publisher to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI). David Hall-Matthews, Director of Publish What You Fund, said: “This is encouraging news. We are impressed by the number of agencies and NGOs who are now publishing their information to IATI, alongside major donors such as the World Bank and DFID. IATI is the most useful […]
Justine Greening, U.K. Secretary of State for International Development, today launched DfID’s new Open Aid Information platform at the Open Up! conference in London. The platform will provide detailed information on specific DfID projects in developing countries as well as activities by DfID partners, such as multilateral development banks and private sector contractors. DfID is the highest […]
Belgium has become the latest donor to sign the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), taking the total number of signatories up to 35. Belgium has shown leadership in the field of transparency, particularly in its support of the Busan common standard. Now by signing up to IATI, Belgium is demonstrating its continued commitment to the agenda. Through use of […]
