This article was first published on the Global Partnership’s Effective Development Co-operation Blog: http://devcooperation.org The world’s largest and most influential providers of aid reaffirmed their commitment to transparency this year. A high-level panel advising on the framework to follow the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) called for a “data revolution”, and G8 members specifically committed […]
We are running an online consultation on the data quality tests we run as part of the methodology used in the Aid Transparency Index. We are specifically asking for feedback on the data quality tests underpinning the automated assessment of IATI data to get feedback on how they can be improved. Guidelines on how you can provide feedback […]
Next week, the IATI Technical Advisory Group (TAG) will meet in Montreal. The name is somewhat misleading though, as the TAG includes everyone active in the IATI community – both policy AND technical staff. The last TAG was almost two years ago, and the next one might not be for a while, so we’re keen […]
Guest post by Doug Hadden, FreeBalance Is transparency a brute force technology exercise? Should IATI support require document screen scraping and financial management software data massaging? International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) classifications, designed to enable aid effectiveness across multiple projects, provide compelling internal information for decision making. Many of us involved in the aid and […]
In a significant step forward for global transparency, the first-ever “Open Contracting Data Standard” was announced yesterday by the Open Contracting Partnership (OCP). The development of a common standard for the disclosure of contracting data is a key pillar of the work of the Open Contracting Partnership (OCP)to promote disclosure and participation in public contracting – […]
Its mid-January – past the time to make (and break!) any new year’s resolutions, but still time to reflect on last year and assess the year ahead. One thing is crystal clear: 2014 is a critical year for the U.S. if it is to meet its commitments on aid transparency. In 2013, the Millennium Challenge […]
