Paul Collier argues in this Monday’s Independent that there is currently a lack of information on the cost-effectiveness of aid, which is resulting in major challenges channelling aid in Haiti in ways that will have the best impact.
An interesting article in The Economist argues that we must confront ‘The Data Deluge’ head-on.
Publish What You Fund welcomes yesterday’s opening remarks from U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Dick Lugar:
Today Hillary Clinton, U.S. Secretary of State, testifies in front of the Senate, and tomorrow in front of the House. Stating the plans for the Foreign Affairs Budget in 2011 (FY11) she will outline how much money will be spent and where it will be allocated. At the request of the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network, Publish What You Fund has submitted the questions below to be asked of Clinton. If these issues are addressed in the hearing we hope that it will be informative and allow us to anticipate greater aid effectiveness and transparency measures from the U.S.
An incredible resource for aid information – ‘A Guide to Donors’ has been compiled by the snappily-named Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Capacity Building Programme (in which Debt Relief International are a key player). The Guide provides a very welcome set of 48 comparable and comprehensive ‘donor profiles’. A great tool for transparency of donors, as well an excellent guide for everyone who might possibly be confused about how GTZ relates to KFW and BMZ (see Germany profile), or CDF, from your PRS and PRSC, the DSA from the CPIA (see World Bank prof
