In response to the US Federal Register consultation for implementing the DATA Act, Publish What You Fund and the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network (MFAN) have submitted a document, with the four key points as follows: Agencies like USAID and the State Department should use their IATI files to comply with the requirements of the DATA […]
The ninth CONCORD AidWatch report, launched at the OECD in Paris last week, has found that EU aid is off track to meet the 0.7% commitment in 2015, with a current funding gap of €41 billion. The Aid Beyond 2015 report presents country progress from 2013 and concludes that only four EU countries are meeting […]
The world’s first Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) launched in Costa Rica today, and is set to transform the way governments publish contracting data. The OCDS is a product of the Open Contracting Partnership (OCP), developed by the World Wide Web Foundation through a project supported by the Omidyar Network and the World Bank. It […]
“Data are the lifeblood of decision-making and the raw material for accountability.” – A World that Counts, UN Independent Expert Advisory Group On Monday 24 November, join us for a lively workshop with the lead author of the new report by the UN […]
The UN Secretary-General’s Independent Expert Advisory Group’s report, ‘A World That Counts’ was presented yesterday. We welcome this much anticipated publication, which builds on the momentum generated by the 2013 report that called for a “data revolution”. We have been closely following the work of the expert group, including making a submission on the draft […]
Publish What You Fund worked with 47 civil society organisations which also promote budget and aid transparency, to respond to a consultation on the draft revised Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA) Framework. Read the full submission.
