The 2016 Aid Transparency Index is out now!
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Event: Launch of the 2016 Aid Transparency Index
Date: Wednesday 13th April Time: 10.00 – 11.30 EDT / 15.00 – 16.30 BST (GMT +1) Venue: Centre for Global Development, Washington DC Keynote Address Helen Clark, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme Presentation of the 2016 Aid Transparency Index Findings Rupert Simons, CEO, Publish What You Fund Panel Discussion Charles Kenny, Senior Fellow, Center for Global Development Michael O’Neill, Assistant […]
Why data is a feminist issue
5 March was International Open Data Day. 6 March was Mother’s Day in the UK and Ireland. Today, 8 March, is International Women’s Day, a public holiday in many countries including Russia. We already know that ‘Poverty is Sexist’, as ONE’s new report puts it. But where does data come in? The answer is because […]
Initiative for Open Ag Funding
We are pleased to announce a new project on Open Agricultural investment data in partnership with Development Gateway, InterAction, International Food Policy Research Institute and the Foundation Center. Food insecurity constitutes one of the world’s most pressing development needs. Although progress is being made, almost 800 million people worldwide still suffer from hunger. Investments in […]
Where is transparency in the hype cycle?
Development fashions go through predictable stages. At first, breathless blog posts proclaim the idea: budget support, microfinance, laptops. Soon, governments and funders are jumping over themselves to adopt the idea while wise commentators note that it is not the answer to everything. In stage three, the idea falters and the proponents bleat “but we never […]
Transparency: the new development norm?
Those familiar with our work will know that every year we assess how transparent donors are in the annual Aid Transparency Index. To do this, we monitor what’s being published over a period of around three months to give a reliable snapshot of the current state of play. Last Friday, our research team were busy […]