Enthusiasm in EU for spending transparency
Transparency International (TI) EU wrote last month of the mounting awareness and support for increased transparency in spending of EU funds.
Haiti Aid Map launched by InterAction
Interaction have just launched ‘Haiti Aid Map’, a prototype website developed by InterAction which maps 1045 relief and development projects operated by a total of 47 organizations in Haiti. It allows users to visualise NGO activities happening on the ground in near real time. The data can be filtered by commune, "cluster" (the issue area a program focuses on), or the organization operating the project.
Elrick: Why reinvent the wheel?
James Elrick yesterday responded to the recent NYT article, ‘Digital Diplomacy’, with a blog on FreeBalance called ‘Why reinvent the wheel?’
More aid data needed to inform increase
Andrew Mitchell, Secretary of State for International Development announced yesterday, 18th July, that UK spending on Afghanistan aid projects will increase by 40%.
Ingram: Obama needs to lead on aid reform
George Ingram, Co-Chairman of the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network today writes for the Huffington Post, calling for U.S. President Obama to lead on aid reform in his article ‘Aid Reform Within Reach: Time for the President to Lead’.
IT reform needed for effective government spending
Peter Orszag, Director of the Office of Management and Budget in the White House, wrote on 28th June that IT improvement was needed to increase spending efficiency and service quality in government.