[open-development] 2014 Aid Transparency Index launch - 8 October 2014, 9am ET

Fri Oct 3 16:49:17 UTC 2014

Very exciting Mark. Look forward to seeing where there have been
improvements in the last year.

Rufus

On 3 October 2014 17:01, Mark Brough <mark.brough at publishwhatyoufund.org>
wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Just a quick plug of our Index launch next week - if you'll be in
> Washington then please do RSVP, otherwise you can also watch the Index
> launch via the livestream -- link below.
>
> Looking forward to seeing lots of friendly faces there, and hopefully some
> new ones too!
>
> Mark
>
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> From: Publish What You Fund <info at publishwhatyoufund.org>
> Date: 3 October 2014 17:02
> Subject: REMINDER: 2014 Aid Transparency Index launch
>
>
>                         Publish What You Fund
> 2014 Aid Transparency Index Launch
> Keynote Speaker *Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala *
> Minister of Finance, Federal Republic of Nigeria
>   Panelists *Ambassador Deborah Birx*, Global AIDS Coordinator
>
> *Haoliang Xu*, United Nations Assistant Secretary General and UNDP
> Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific
>
> *Dalitso Kubalasa*, Executive Director, Malawi Economic Justice Network
>
> *Rachel Rank*, Director, Publish What You Fund
>   Moderator *Owen Barder*, Senior Fellow and Director for Europe, Center
> for Global Development
>       *When*
> Wednesday
> October 8, 2014
> 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. EST
>
> *Where*
> Center for Global Development <http://www.cgdev.org/>
>
> Fifth Floor
> 2055 L St, NW
> Washington, D.C.
> 20036
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> RSVP <http://www.cvent.com/d/5obLaXSyj0qbmRN-2GxzhQ/n8q7/P1/4W>
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> LIVESTREAM <http://www.publishwhatyoufund.org/livestream/>
>
> The Aid Transparency Index (ATI) is the only independent measure of
> transparency among the world’s leading aid organizations. Donors promised
> to fully implement a common standard for publishing aid information – the
> International Aid Transparency Initiative – by December 2015. This year’s
> ATI therefore comes at a critical time in the push for open aid data. The
> ATI findings highlight which donors are on- or off-track as we approach the
> agreed deadline. With just over a year to go, the clock is ticking.
>
> This global launch event will present the latest ATI ranking and include a
> keynote address by Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigerian Minister of Finance. There
> will also be a panel discussion with global representatives from the
> transparency and development sector. After the formal agenda, we will host
> an interactive session to explore innovative data portals that illustrate
> the power of open information. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., a light
> breakfast will be available.
>
>
> WATCH THE LIVESTREAM <http://www.publishwhatyoufund.org/livestream/>
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> *Data session demonstrations will be held by: AidData, Development
> Initiatives, the Foreign Assistance Dashboard, InterAction, MCC, PEPFAR,
> Publish What You Fund, SIDA, UNDP and the World Bank Open Aid Partnership.*
>
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