Thirty-five donor organisations and governments have so far released implementation schedules for the common standard on aid information, with at least five more plans likely to be published in the coming weeks. It is encouraging that donors representing the lion’s share of global aid flows have delivered on their Busan commitment of outlining their plans […]
The Canadian International Development Agency (Agence canadienne de développement international) has begun publishing their aid data to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI). Canada signed up to IATI at the 4th High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness at Busan. CIDA’s publication – including important results information – is the first of its kind from a […]
Including progress on aid transparency within Canada’s Open Government Partnership Action Plan
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has warned the Canadian government that recent changes to foreign aid are actually confusing — and in some cases hurting — development efforts in the world’s poorest countries. The warning is contained in a major report released yesterday that cited a lack of transparency, $377 million in […]
Sweden, Canada, Spain, Tanzania and Denmark have committed to improving their aid transparency at the first international Open Government Partnership (OGP) conference. A review of 35 country action plans – covering countries from North and South America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa – shows a wide range of different priorities which mirror the unique […]
At the first international Open Government Partnership (OGP) meeting yesterday, Canada presented their Action Plan, which acknowledges the way in which the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) will make information about their aid spending easier to find, use, and compare. Canada’s Action Plan outlines Year 1 plans to review all IATI requirements and publish a plan to make […]
