Belgium has become the latest donor to sign the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), taking the total number of signatories up to 35. Belgium has shown leadership in the field of transparency, particularly in its support of the Busan common standard. Now by signing up to IATI, Belgium is demonstrating its continued commitment to the agenda. Through use of […]
The Canadian International Development Agency (Agence canadienne de développement international) has begun publishing their aid data to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI). Canada signed up to IATI at the 4th High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness at Busan. CIDA’s publication – including important results information – is the first of its kind from a […]
Data covering five years of spending by United Nations organizations has now been made available on UNOPS new open information hub. Alongside the $56 billion worth of UN-wide procurement data, the data.unops.org site presents detailed information related to the 1,000+ projects UNOPS supports, in an interactive and accessible format. UNOPS is a central resource for […]
This week, the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation asked all endorsers of the Busan Declaration to commit to publishing specific pieces of information to the agreed common standard for aid information by December 2012. The implementation schedules ask for each piece of information, whether organisations will be publishing them, and by which date. Endorsers further committed […]
World Bank contracts will be available online as part of a global initiative to fight corruption and get governments to disclose their deals with private companies. In Johannesburg this week for the first Open contracting initiative meeting, Sanjay Pradhan, vice-president of the World Bank Institute said the organisation would “walk the talk”, ensuring its own contracts are disclosed […]
The 2012 Aid Transparency Index not only assesses what current aid information is published by donors – it also includes an assessment of the quality of a donor’s Freedom of Information (FOI) legislation. A robust and well-defined FOI policy is a key element to a donor’s overall transparency. These policies effectively open a donor’s transparency […]
