Tuesday, August 31, 2010 - 15:06
We were thrilled to hear the latest on Francis Bacon’s open data requests, in which the transparency researcher contacted 8 large international development NGOs asking for spending details on projects for that financial year.
Monday, August 23, 2010 - 15:33
There has been an interesting debate online about what kind of transparency should be expected of NGOs for projects in which they receive government funding.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010 - 15:32
Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 15:47
A substantial body of aid information has, for the first time, been geocoded.
Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 14:06
Friday, August 6, 2010 - 16:37
Liberia has once again put itself at the forefront of transparency in Africa with the Finance Minister's announcement on 31st July that the government has now put in place adequate measures to ensure transparency in all sectors of Liberian society
Monday, August 2, 2010 - 15:06
The US strategy for meeting the MDGs was announced on Friday and includes some welcome references to the need for US aid flows to be transparent. aidinfo urges the US to ensure that they collaborate with the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) to ensure that information is provided in a standardised and accessible way.
Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 16:18
A new guest blog from aid transparency advocates, OpenAid, who have created new groups on Facebook and LinkedIn.
Thursday, July 22, 2010 - 13:27
DFID announce a 40% increase in aid to Afghanistan, diverted from funds currently going to some Eastern European and South American countries, amid fears from parts of the development sector that such a move may be subject to transparency and corruption issues.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010 - 15:40
Take a look at this guest blog from
Open Aid, fellow aid transparency pioneers, as they consider Sweden's new approach to aid and development.
