Publish What You Fund in New Europe
An analytical piece “Europe: Taking the lead on aid transparency?” submitted by Publish What You Fund appears in New Europe’s 900th issue and here on the web.
Oxfam opens up aid data
Oxfam has just released details of every overseas project they have funded in 2009-2010; being the first big NGO in the field to do so. Now accessible online, the spreadsheet contains the title, location and allocated funds for 1070 projects.
Article 19 host successful conference on transparency in the MDGs
Less than 24 hours ago Article 19 hosted ‘Transparency, Free Flow of Information and the Millennium Development Goals Conference 2010’ in London.
Andrew Mitchell steps up UK commitment to aid transparency
Andrew Mitchell, UK Secretary of State for International Development, has sent an enthusiastic response to our letter which followed-up from the 7th July IATI meeting.
New Zealand confirms commitment to aid transparency
Today we welcome correspondence from the New Zealand Minister of Foreign Affairs in response to a letter which urged their ongoing commitment to IATI. The Minister, Hon.
Geocoding aid data to address donor duplication
A great blog from AidData explains how geocoding information on aid can illuminate where donor duplication is happening. With a geographical view of resource allocation, it is possible to increase donor harmonisation, which can in turn make activities increasingly cost-effective.
To illustrate its value, Alena Stern and Josh Powell, research assistants at AidData, map the activities of the World Bank and African Development Bank in Kenya and Mozambique.