The Open Up! conference on transparency and open government was recently hosted by the UK Government’s Department for International Development (DfID), Omidyar Network and Wired UK magazine. The conference welcomed development practitioners from around the world to take part in a variety of events and sessions throughout the day, seeing how the use of technology could transform the lives…
It’s big news that the UK are pledging a further £814 million in aid to the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI) over the next 4 years. This will save the lives of 1.4 million children. David Cameron’s speech at the GAVI conference on Monday focused on the importance of this contribution and the impact it will… [more]
We’re hoping for a major step forward on aid transparency today, as signatories and Steering Committee members of the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) meet in Paris to agree the remaining items to be included in the IATI Standard. Phase 1 of the standard was agreed last July, and in January this year, the UK’s… [more]
Andrew Mitchell wrote an article in the Guardian today. It was in response to Madeleine Bunting, who has been critical of DFID’s new policy direction, in particular their “3-part mantra… (of) value for money, focus on results and transparency”. We commented on this article last week, emphasising the importance of transparency in aid and the… [more]
The announcement from Andrew Mitchell, the Secretary of State for International Development, on Sunday that Britain will increase aid to Afghanistan by 40% has been widely discussed in the media. This is, after all, something which directly affects British troops, with Mitchell emphasising the positive impact that he believes the proposed increase in aid will have… [more]
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