[open-development] Next Stop: D.C.
Karin Christiansen
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Thu Nov 18 14:33:39 UTC 2010
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_MESSAGE FROM KARIN_
Thank you to the many of you who sent your feedback on the [2]Aid
Transparency Assessment, and for those interested, some of the coverage and
comments can be found [3]here.
Links:
2. http://www.publishwhatyoufund.org/resources/assessment
3. http://www.publishwhatyoufund.org/resources/assessment/aid-transparency-assessment-comments-and-coverage
In addition to presentations at OECD and [4]IATI meetings and the [5]14^th
International Anti Corruption Conference, we will be [6]presenting the
Assessment in D.C. at the World Bank on the 8^th and Brookings on the 9^th
December.
Links:
4. http://www.aidtransparency.net
5. http://14iacc.org
6. http://www.publishwhatyoufund.org/news/2010/11/aid-transparency-assessment-launch-u-s
Yesterday, 50 CSOs have [7]written to European development leaders urging
them to increase the transparency of EC and Member States' aid. The letters
are [8]here, with responses as they come in.
Links:
7. http://www.publishwhatyoufund.org/news/2010/11/50-csos-urge-european-leaders-keep-transparency-promise
8. http://www.publishwhatyoufund.org/news/2010/11/50-csos-urge-european-leaders-keep-transparency-promise
_MORE NEWS THIS MONTH_
The [9]climate finance Bangkok Call for Action was agreed at the
Asia-Pacific Climate Change Finance and Aid Effectiveness meeting in late
October, recommending aid transparency as a prerequisite for the effective
tracking of climate funding.
Links:
9. http://www.publishwhatyoufund.org/news/2010/11/call-transparency-climate-change-funding
In the EU, development leaders were [10]urged by 50 CSOs, agencies and
platforms to fulfill commitments made at the Accra High Level Forum, and to
define a progressive position on mutual accountability and aid transparency.
Links:
10. http://www.publishwhatyoufund.org/news/2010/11/50-csos-urge-european-leaders-keep-transparency-promise
With Republicans taking control of the House following the U.S. Midterm
Elections, aid transparency looks set to [11]emerge as the area of common
ground in the foreign assistance reform agenda.
Links:
11. http://www.modernizingforeignassistance.org/blog/2010/11/08/mfan-partner-sees-aid-transparency-as-the-next-bipartisan-issue
In the UK, aid transparency remains a top priority, as outlined in the
[12]Business Plan recently published by the Department for International
Development.
Links:
12. http://www.publishwhatyoufund.org/news/2010/11/aid-transparency-central-dfids-business-plan
Today and Friday, the [13]Open Government Data Camp 2010 is aiming to build
consensus around policy issues related to open data. Organised by the Open
Knowledge Foundation, the Camp will bring together a range of expertise to
experiment and explore what can be developed with open data.
Links:
13. http://opengovernmentdata.org/camp2010
If you haven’t checked it out already, take a look at [14]AidData’s
[15]geocoding project which has now coded approximately 1 200 active World
Bank projects, mapping them to over 11 000 unique locations.
Links:
14. http://www.aiddata.org/home/index
15. http://www.aiddata.org/geocoding
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December 8 - World Bank
_14:00 - 16:00 pm, MC2-800,
1818 H Street, NW, Washington, DC._
With: Karin Christiansen, Publish What You Fund, and Senior Bank staff -
speakers to be confirmed.
December 9 - Brookings
_10:30 am - 12:00 pm, Falk Auditorium,
1775 Massachusettes Ave, NW, Washington, DC._
With: Karin Christiansen, Publish What You Fund; Ruth Levine, USAID; Nancy
Birdsall, CGD; Daniel Kaufmann, Brookings; Tithokoze Samuel, Malawian Budget
Officer; Noam Unger, Brookings.
If you would like to register an interest, please email
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_UPCOMING EVENTS_
[20]Open Government Data Camp 18 – 19 November, London
Links:
20. http://opengovernmentdata.org/camp2010
[21]TransparencyCamp 18 November, Poland
Links:
21. http://transparencycamp.pl/about-transparencycamp-poland
Panel discussion at Frontline Club ‘[22]The humanitarian aid industry: Who
is holding it to account?’ 29 November, London
Links:
22. http://frontlineclub.com/events/2010/11/the-humanitarian-aid-industry-who-is-holding-it-to-account.html?utm_source=Frontline&utm_campaign=5c544810fb-Announcing+October+events&utm_medium=email
[23]International Hackathon Day 4 December
Links:
23. http://www.opendataday.org
[24]Random Hacks of Kindness 4 – 5 December, Worldwide
Links:
24. http://www.rhok.org
EU Foreign Affairs Council (discussing transparency) 9 December
[25]International Anti-Corruption Day 9 December
Links:
25. http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/events/anti_corruption
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