For many of us working with the EU, September certainly feels like going “back to school” following an extended summer period when most EU institutions close down. But new European Commission President Jean-Claude Junker has been hard at work over the holidays putting together his “dream team” of European Commissioners, which he announced two weeks […]
The European Investment Bank (EIB) published the first set of data on its development operations to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI). This first report includes all contracts that were signed in 2014 in countries outside the EU (except EFTA countries). From now on, it will report data on a monthly basis, i.e. the IATI files will […]
Last week, I spoke at the USAID Frontiers Forum, explaining how aid transparency can help eradicate poverty by 2030. Right after me, in another (albeit larger) room, Secretary Kerry told a packed audience about the importance of transparency and open data. As far as we at Publish What You Fund are concerned, the more people […]
[This event has already occurred – watch below] Keynote Speaker Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Nigerian Minister of Finance Panelists Ambassador Deborah Birx Global AIDS Coordinator Haoliang Xu United Nations Assistant Secretary General & UNDP Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific Dalitso Kubalasa Executive Director, Malawi Economic Justice Network Rachel Rank Director, Publish What You Fund […]
A Discussion on the Value of Transparency Hosted by Interaction, including speakers from AidData, Development Initiatives, Foundation Center, Open Aid Partnership, Oxfam America, & Publish What You Fund This online discussion is following a six part blog series addressing questions such as: What does it mean to be transparent? How do organizations become transparent? Does transparency […]
Guest post by Karl Peterson, Sida Last week, Sida (Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency) launched a new version of the Swedish aid tracker Openaid.se – showing Sweden’s aid to the world from 1998 to present date. Here is the inside story. Sida has been publishing IATI data since 2011, but this is the first […]
