This blog was written by MFAN Co-Chairs George Ingram, Carolyn Miles, and Connie Veillette. It was originally published on the MFAN blog here. On Tuesday, President Obama delivered his next-to-last State of the Union address in which he laid out an ambitious, and largely domestic, agenda for his last two years of office. While the […]
This is a guest blog post from the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief Sharing and using reliable data is essential for improving international development programs and holding donors and partners accountable for impact. That is why the principles of data quality, transparency, participation and collaboration are at the heart of efforts by the United […]
This is a guest blog by Ravindra Shakya, Country Director, Restless Development Nepal Young people make up a huge part of Nepal’s population, and many of them struggle to find formal employment. Starting small enterprises is a common way to try to make a living, but youth often lack access to the skills and support […]
This guest blog has been written by Craig Fagan of Transparency International. More than a decade since 9 December has become known as International Anti-Corruption Day, it is clear that this day could equally be called Anti-Poverty Day. Corruption indicators, both national and global, show that it is the poorest countries and poorest people that […]
Guest post by Abby Paulson- Open the Government The Obama administration publicly declared a dedication to open government early on with a pledge to become the most transparent in history and later co-founding the Open Government Partnership (OGP). The OGP requires participating countries to create National Action Plans including concrete commitments to improve government openness. […]
Guest post by Ben Taylor, Twaweza “We will require organisations receiving and managing funds from DFID to release open data on how this money is spent in a common, standard, reusable format. They will need to require this of sub-contractors and sub-agencies – right through the aid chain.” That was Justine Greening, UK Secretary of State for […]
