Brian Atwood, Chair of the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee (DAC), has confirmed the organisation’s strong commitment to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI). At a speech last night in London, Atwood impressed the crowd by saying the DAC is behind the aid transparency movement. He asserted that as much as 30% of aid is lost on transaction costs, […]
A group of influential Americans are joining the call for aid transparency in the U.S., as part of a new advisory committee on the government’s implementation of global initiatives. The committee will provide strategic advice to Publish What You Fund, the campaign for aid transparency, on its efforts to advocate for the U.S. government to […]
At the World Bank today, Publish What You Fund will participate in an event about the progress made towards implementing the Busan Partnership. Hosted by Oxfam, the session will explore how to ensure the groundwork laid there will lead to better development impact, particularly with the global monitoring framework to be agreed upon in June. The […]
Publish What You Fund and partner organisations hosted a successful event on aid transparency at the Open Government Partnership yesterday, chaired by Elisabeth Ungar of Transparency International Colombia. Prominent international panellists, such as UK Minister for the Cabinet Office Francis Maude and US Senior Director for Multilateral Affairs Samantha Power, asked how transparency goals can be promoted to better fulfil […]
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 […]
Speaking at the Open Government Partnership yesterday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reaffirmed the United States intention to join the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), generally praising the open government initiative. Clinton spoke about the role of technology as one of the keys to open government and to increasing citizens’ engagement with their leaders. She added that […]
