Transparency: What’s next for US data?
Dr Tessie San Martin, CEO of Plan International USA, outlines what the U.S. must do next for aid transparency.
US aid transparency: Looking back but pressing forward
This blog post was written by George Ingram, Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution and Board Chair of Friends of Publish What You Fund. Over the past decade aid transparency has moved from being a little-known concept to the norm. The value of making timely and accurate aid data publicly available is now widely accepted […]
An assessment of U.S aid transparency – two reports launched today
Two reports are launched today in Washington DC at an event organised by the Board of Friends of Publish What You Fund and Oxfam America. The reports outline the gains made to date on aid transparency in the U.S. and provide recommendations to the next Administration on how to maintain and indeed improve progress. Featuring data […]
Reviewing the methodology of the Aid Transparency Index
The Index methodology has remained substantially unchanged since 2013. This review is an opportunity for Publish What You Fund to ensure that the Index remains relevant for all development stakeholders. The Index methodology should reflect and collect the data needed for decision making, accountability and monitoring purposes. In order to do this, we are opening up a consultation period, where we invite the wider community to comment on our proposed changes. This will include the opportunity to provide feedback on the methodology itself, the relevance of the indicators used, the weighting system and new areas we’d like to work on.
Event: How can data revolutionize development?
The Board of Friends of Publish What You Fund and Oxfam America are holding an event to launch two reports reviewing the state of aid transparency in the U.S. and making recommendations to the next Administration. Where National Press Club, 529 14th St. NW, 13th Floor, Washington, DC When Friday October 21, 2016 9.00 – 11.00 AM […]
Event: Joined-up Data Standards and OpenAg projects at IODC 2016
The International Open Data Conference will take place in Madrid from 6-7th October 2016. Two of Publish What You Fund’s projects will be running sessions and welcome participation from those attending the conference. The OpenAg Funding project is running the session Open agricultural funding: Breaking down the silos 11.00 – 12.00, Friday 7th October, Room F. […]