The NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency and The African Development Bank (AfDB) have put greater aid transparency as a key element of their priorities for the Fourth High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Korea. In November 2010 representatives from across Africa met in Tunis to identify common African positions to take into the international policy […]
The AidWatch Report 2011, released May 19 highlights the importance of aid transparency and the striking variation amongst EU Member States’ progress towards aid transparency. There are good performers among emerging and traditional donors, and among large and small member states, which suggests that all aid agencies should be able to deliver on their aid […]
The UK Department for International Development (DFID) has this month released its updated Business Plan for 2011–2015. This states that “DFID is committed to being a global leader on transparency. DFID regards transparency as fundamental to improving its accountability to UK citizens and to improving accountability to citizens in the countries in which it works. […]
Last week The Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) published a work plan which outlines its intended activities over the next three years. ICAI is the independent body responsible for the scrutiny of UK aid, focussing on delivery of value for money and maximising impact for recipients. The Commission decided which programmes to focus on […]
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, delivered a speech at Google Zeitgeist 2011 this week, focusing on the benefits of open data and the effects it is having on government. Osborne claimed that the UK coalition government was fully embracing new media technology: “From day one of the coalition Government, we have chosen to […]
Today the World Bank have become the third aid donor, and the first multi-lateral agency to publish their aid information to the International Aid Transparency Initiative Registry. The World Bank come after the UK Department for International Development and the Hewlett Foundation in publishing their information to the newly agreed standard. The IATI Registry is a […]
