In the aftermath of the devastating Typhoon Yolanda on 8th November, there have been calls to ensure that aid is effectively coordinated, learning lessons from the way humanitarian relief and reconstruction efforts were delivered following the Haiti earthquake and the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Donors are already publishing large amounts of information about their traditional […]
This week the European Commission is hosting its annual European Development Days in Brussels on 26-27 November. The forum aims to bring together development stakeholders from Europe and around the world to promote greater effectiveness in development cooperation efforts – this year’s focus is on the Post-2015 agenda. 2013 has been a ground breaking year […]
Guest post by Lisa Ann Elges, Transparency International Climate finance is packaged as a remedy to help cure its symptoms and causes. It comes in envelopes of different sizes, all donning the ‘transparency’ label – this is public money for a public cause, after all. But the fine print tells us more. At Transparency International […]
Last week, I attended the Open Development Camp, a two day conference to explore open data, innovative technology and new ways of working can help create a better world. The conference had a great turnout, with an eclectic mix of organisations attending – all the way from, NGOs, government and aid agencies to open data […]
As the world reacts to Typhoon Haiyan and relief aid is sent to the Philippines, we hope that it will be provided generously and quickly – but also effectively. It is all too often the case in humanitarian disasters that aid is badly targeted. This results in some efforts being duplicated while other priorities are […]
The Open Government Partnership Summit was held in London last week. It brought together participants from all around the world – government officials to civil society organisations – all of which share a common interest in increased accountability and transparency. Publish What You Fund was out in force, and we used the summit as an […]
