Last week was the launch and first network meeting of the project Exploring the Emerging Impacts of Open Data in Developing Countries (ODDC), funded by IDRC and the Web Foundation. The project brings together researchers from 14 different countries, working on 17 different case studies, looking at the emerging impacts of open data in areas… [more]
Yesterday saw the publication of the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) first annual report. The report highlights success of the Initiative itself, while also demonstrating how the entire transparency movement has gained incredible momentum in the last few years. At Publish What You Fund, we have always argued that transparency and accountability are crucial for… [more]
Today, the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) has released its first annual report. The report shows what has been achieved during this first period of implementation since the IATI standard was agreed in 2011. It highlights best practice by donor agencies and some of the exciting work being done at country level in countries, such… [more]
Today (17th April) the Open Working Group (OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals starts a three-day meeting to discuss thematic issues confronting sustainable development in the 21st century. The meeting is the beginning of a process designed to look at how the actions agreed at Rio +20 can be combined with the achievements of the Millennium… [more]
Information is power. The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have had a dramatic impact on the services (access to healthcare, education and clean water) that the world’s poorest people receive – but have failed to shift power to ordinary people in the fight to end poverty. Without an explicit push to improve the quality and timeliness… [more]
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