The “ugly” of Aid Transparency? Information Systems
Guest post by Doug Hadden, FreeBalance [View the story “The “ugly” of Aid Transparency? Information Systems” on Storify]
Aid Will Not Work Better Until All Donors Share Information
LONDON – Despite making several international transparency commitments, the vast majority of the world’s donors are still not sharing enough data about their development activities. The Aid Transparency Index (ATI), released today by Publish What You Fund, is the industry standard for assessing transparency among the top 68 aid-giving organisations, from countries including the U.S. […]
Why Interaction is publishing to IATI
On Wednesday, Publish What You Fund (PWYF) will launch its 2014 Aid Transparency Index, which ranks donors according to the amount – and quality – of the aid information they publish. As a partner, we know that every year the Index prompts a mad rush around the deadline for data collection, as donors seek to […]
The Aid Transparency Index & the Post-2015 Agenda
We are on the final count down to the 2014 Aid Transparency Index (ATI) results being revealed. I wish our team going to DC the best of luck for a productive discussion around the results on the 8th. With such a distinguished panel they probably won’t need any luck! I’d like to take this opportunity […]
What we want to see in the U.S. ranking vs. what we expect to see
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 […]
EVENT: Launch of the 2014 Aid Transparency Index
[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 […]