In an article in the Seattle Times, members of the Initiative for Global Development Leadership Council – Gerald Grinstein and William D. Ruckelshaus – highlighted the need for US foreign assistance to be accountable and transparent.
Information on aid should be published proactively Public bodies engaged in funding and delivering aid, and those who deliver aid on their behalf, should proactively disseminate information on their aid and aid-related activities. They should develop the necessary systems to collect, generate and ensure the automatic and timely disclosure of, at a minimum, information on: […]
The UN Millennium Development Goals 2009 Report has recognised the need to improve the availability of data and the building of a stronger statistical system. The report noted that “reliable, timely and internationally comparable data on the [Millennium Development Goals’] indicators are crucial to holding the international community accountable”.
The Open Development Barcamp, held at the World Bank and attended by over 100 people, focused on how to make aid more transparent.
The event allowed attendees – from organizations and projects to researchers, practitioners and clients in developing countries, to have improved access to aid information, data on outcomes, knowledge, and tools.
US House of Representatives and New Rules – a network of development organisations are urging the Obama administration to support the need for more transparency in International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) decision-making.
The Georgian Municipal Development Fund (MDF) has published information on the construction processes of rehabilitation and privatization centres across
