The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Thursday launched a new online portal allowing open, comprehensive public access to data on the agency’s work in 177 countries and territories, fulfilling a commitment to full transparency by 2013. “Transparency is a top priority for UNDP and a vital element in maintaining the trust vested in us […]
Publish What You Fund has begun to work on bridging the gap between aid transparency and climate finance. This week, as international climate change delegates meet in Doha, we teamed up with Climate and Development Knowledge Network and ODI’s Climate Funds Update to highlight the potential for the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) to be […]
Progress has been made on EU aid transparency, but member states still lag behind non-member states, says the AidWatch report released today. Released by Concord, the European NGO confederation for relief and development, the AidWatch Special Report 2012 assesses the process of the Busan Partnership Agreement and the quality of EU aid. David Hall-Matthews, Director of […]
Joint blog post by aidinfo Team Lead Simon Parrish and Director of Publish What You Fund, David Hall-Matthews. This week sees the IATI Secretariat announcing the milestone of 100 IATI publishers. This is a fantastic achievement and one which we should celebrate. While some prominent transparency champions – including the UK, World Bank, and the Hewlett […]
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 […]
