The 2014 International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) technical meeting finished with participants feeling positive about the future of open data and development transparency. New Chair of the Technical Advisory Group (TAG), John Adams of UK’s DFID said: “The TAG was amazing – the range of people, the energy, the enthusiasm were fantastic. We have a […]
Le ministère des Affaires étrangères a mis en ligne ce matin un nouveau site interactif sur l’aide française au Mali. Publish What You Fund, Oxfam France, et ONE France se félicitent que ce nouveau site soit enfin conforme au standard international de l’Initiative Internationale pour la Transparence de l’Aide (IATI). Ces organisations saluent aussi cette […]
We are running an online consultation on the data quality tests we run as part of the methodology used in the Aid Transparency Index. We are specifically asking for feedback on the data quality tests underpinning the automated assessment of IATI data to get feedback on how they can be improved. Guidelines on how you can provide feedback […]
Next week, the IATI Technical Advisory Group (TAG) will meet in Montreal. The name is somewhat misleading though, as the TAG includes everyone active in the IATI community – both policy AND technical staff. The last TAG was almost two years ago, and the next one might not be for a while, so we’re keen […]
Guest post by Doug Hadden, FreeBalance Is transparency a brute force technology exercise? Should IATI support require document screen scraping and financial management software data massaging? International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) classifications, designed to enable aid effectiveness across multiple projects, provide compelling internal information for decision making. Many of us involved in the aid and […]
Its mid-January – past the time to make (and break!) any new year’s resolutions, but still time to reflect on last year and assess the year ahead. One thing is crystal clear: 2014 is a critical year for the U.S. if it is to meet its commitments on aid transparency. In 2013, the Millennium Challenge […]
