[open-development] 2013 Aid Transparency Index out today

Thu Oct 24 15:41:59 UTC 2013

Dear all,

<Apologies for any cross posting>

The 2013 Aid Transparency Index (ATI) is launched! The full ranking and
accompanying analysis is available on a new interactive microsite:
ati.publishwhatyoufund.org <http://www.ati.publishwhatyoufund.org/>.

The Index will be formally presented today at *3.30pm EST* at the Brookings
Institution in Washington, with a live webcast:
http://www.brookings.edu/events/2013/10/24-opening-up-aid. You’ll need to
sign up if you’d like to watch. We’ve got a great panel and expect a full
house.

Please do circulate this widely. You can follow the Twitter debate on
#2013ATI.

If you are interested in coordinating communications activities, please do
contact Publish What You Fund’s Communications Manager, Nicole
Valentinuzzi: nicole.valentinuzzi at publishwhatyoufund.org, who can provide
you with our press pack.

Here are a selection of interesting stories/coverage:

http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2013/oct/24/aid-transparency-major-donors-failing-france-japan?CMP=twt_gu

http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-13-929_en.htm

http://developmentseed.org/blog/2013/10/24/transforming-iati-data/

http://www.globaleverantwortung.at/start.asp?ID=255349

http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/presscenter/pressreleases/2013/10/23/undp-leads-multilateral-organizations-in-global-aid-transparency-/

Best wishes,

David Hall-Matthews
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