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Potholes, progress and open data
Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - 18:51

Ingrid Koehler has a very nice post on potholes and progress and open data.

Challenges of the Raw Data Revolution
Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - 14:49

On the first anniversary of the very successful US data.gov initiative, bubble juggling Hans Rosling from the GapMinder Foundation was speaking at the World Bank on Friday arguing for what he calls a “mindset upgrade for a multi-polar world”.

Coalition agreement on International Development released
Thursday, May 20, 2010 - 16:32

The full text of the Coalition’s programme for government is published today. There is much to welcome in the international development chapter, including a reiteration of the commitment to reach the 0.7% GNI spending target on aid from 2013, and to enshrine this in law.

Equally important from aidinfo’s perspective is the emphasis on greater transparency, with a commitment to publish details of all UK aid spending online, and to push for similar levels of transparency internationally.

Less information, more data, please
Wednesday, May 19, 2010 - 16:44

Terrific post by Giulio Quaggiotto at the World Bank PSD blog on the trend towards more publication of data, rather than or as well as information and analysis (and as well as spin). The key point is that organisations (such as government donors and international institutions) should focus on getting the data out there, rather than trying to intermediate it for their users. Giulio says:

Aid and development under the new government
Wednesday, May 19, 2010 - 16:20

Since he has held the International Development brief for the Conservatives since 2005, the announcement that Andrew Mitchell is the new UK Secretary of State for International Development came as no surprise. His understanding of, and commitment to, development issues has won him respect from many working in the sector.

The aid transparency movement
Saturday, May 15, 2010 - 07:07

David Sasaki has posted a very useful overview of the aid transparency movement on Global Voices Online.

There is one nuance I would add. He finishes his post with this thought:

Taking the guesswork out of aid
Thursday, May 6, 2010 - 16:00

Esther Duflo explaining, in a TED talk video, ways in which we can improve aid evaluation.

How to get feedback from aid beneficiaries?
Wednesday, May 5, 2010 - 13:06

What are good ways to get feedback from the intended beneficiaries of an aid programme? Can we use text messaging and other technologies to crowdsource monitoring?

Aid projects and the wisdom of crowds
Friday, April 30, 2010 - 18:05

Christopher Fabian tells the story of something that happened yesterday. Somebody came up with a not-very-good idea for foreign aid: “Let’s collect 1 million t-shirts from the US and send them to Africa.”

UAE holds aid transparency workshop
Friday, April 30, 2010 - 17:34

The UAE has held a training workshop on financial accountability and transparency in aid, in collaboration with the Charity Commission for England and Wales and Islamic Relief UK.

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