UK Prime Minister David Cameron has confirmed that the focus for next year’s G8 summit will be securing global growth and prosperity through championing open economies, open governments, and open societies. David Hall-Matthews, Director of Publish What You Fund, said: “We are pleased that the UK’s Presidency will keep transparency high on the agenda at […]
A new study by Transparency International (TI) finds that development assistance from emerging economies is less transparent than traditional donors, particularly when it comes to disclosing where the money goes and giving locals a say. Conducted with researchers from Columbia University and Hertie School of Governance, the study examined how traditional (Germany and the United States) and emerging (Brazil, China and India) providers of development cooperation […]
Today, UN Women became the 100th publisher to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI). David Hall-Matthews, Director of Publish What You Fund, said: “This is encouraging news. We are impressed by the number of agencies and NGOs who are now publishing their information to IATI, alongside major donors such as the World Bank and DFID. IATI is the most useful […]
The Publish What You Fund team presented the findings of the 2012 Aid Transparency Index to the European Parliament in Brussels last week. The European Union’s budget negotiations are currently the hot topic in Europe, as EU leaders will be meeting this week for an extraordinary summit to focus on the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), […]
Justine Greening, U.K. Secretary of State for International Development, today launched DfID’s new Open Aid Information platform at the Open Up! conference in London. The platform will provide detailed information on specific DfID projects in developing countries as well as activities by DfID partners, such as multilateral development banks and private sector contractors. DfID is the highest […]
Last week, all eyes were on America as Barack Obama was re-elected President of the United States. This week, focus is shifting to the Administration’s priorities for the next four years. At Publish What You Fund, we decided to draft our own Aid Transparency Wish List to the U.S. Administration: An ambitious and detailed implementation plan: this […]
