[open-development] 3 things we're up to - IATI Registry, Aid Information Portal and Aidlink

Tue Sep 21 16:17:20 UTC 2010

Hi All,

I'd like to share 3 of the things aidinfo is working on at the moment:

1) Development of the IATI Registry

* Earlier in the year we developed a proof of concept for the IATI registry
ahead of the Paris meetings: http://iatiregistry.org/

* OKF is now building a version of the IATI Registry using the CKAN
platform. The first iteration is up at: http://iati.ckan.net

2) Developing an "Aid Information Portal"

* Aims to be a comprehensive resource of information, advice and discussion
about information on aid.

* It doesn't store any data: at it's core, it tells a user where to find
data, how good it is and how to use it. Will include a community "Q&A"
element.  

3) Developing and piloting Aidlink - an aid information crowdsourcing tool

* We're partnering with Aidsportal and focussing on HIV/AIDS projects in a
province in South Africa. We aim to better understand the incentives and
challenges for people to contribute data on aid and to enhance a dataset
pulled from AidData.org.

* The site won't be live for a few weeks yet but there's an early mockup
here: http://i.imgur.com/l2MLe.png The concept is similar to AidData's
excellent "Enhanced Project Views" mockup:
http://www.aiddata.org/about/enhanced

I'd be pleased to hear thoughts on the above; particularly your views on
what an Aid Information Portal should be offering.

So, what 3 things are you involved in that might interested the group?

Tariq

Tariq Khokhar
Technology Innovation Analyst

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