[open-government] Making it happen

[Karin Christiansen]

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   _MESSAGE FROM KARIN_

   In 2010 a standard was built to make sure more aid information is actually
   better information.  In 2011 the information needs to start flowing.

   This year begins with finalising the international aid transparency standard
   in February, and culminates in the High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in
   December, 3 years after donors [2]committed to making their aid more
   transparent in Accra.
     Links:
       2. http://siteresources.worldbank.org/ACCRAEXT/Resources/4700790-1217425866038/AAA-4-SEPTEMBER-FINAL-16h00.pdf

   Between now and December we need to use key events such as the G8, G20,
   OECD, IMF and World Bank meetings as milestones on the path to donors
   publishing what they fund.

   As the agenda moves to implementation there should be a place to discuss aid
   transparency’s challenges and practical implications; that is why Publish
   What You Fund is launching the Aid Transparency Blog with [3]Devex next
   week. Please do visit and join the conversation.
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       3. http://www.devex.com/en

   If you are interested in contributing a post, please email
   [4]Claudia.Elliot at PublishWhatYouFund.org.
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       4. mailto:Claudia.elliot at publishwhatyoufund.org?subject=Aid%20Transparency%20Blog%20contribution

   _RECENT NEWS_

   Interaction has relaunched “[5]HaitiAidMap”, which brings transparency to
   relief and recovery work in Haiti, helping to identify the areas of greatest
   need in order to better allocate resources.
     Links:
       5. http://www.publishwhatyoufund.org/news/2011/01/haitiaidmap-demonstrates-potential-aid-information

   Eurodad calls for greater [6]financial transparency to combat illicit
   capital flight from developing countries. Progress is being made as the
   European Commission commits to publish a September Communication on the
   issue.
     Links:
       6. http://www.publishwhatyoufund.org/news/2011/01/greater-financial-transparency-combat-illicit-capital-flight

   Richard Manning, chair of IDS, former chair of the OECD DAC, and peer
   reviewer of our [7]Aid Transparency Assessment, urges donors to “step up
   action on the transparency of their own aid delivery” in a contribution to
   the [8]German Marshall Fund blog.
     Links:
       7. http://www.publishwhatyoufund.org/resources/assessment
       8. http://blog.gmfus.org/2010/12/20/can-results-based-approaches-escape-obsessive-measurement-disorder

   An article by James Elrick on the FreeBalance blog stresses “[9]The
   Importance of Aid Transparency”.
     Links:
       9. http://www.freebalance.com/blog/?p=1371

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   UPCOMING EVENTS

   [14]World Economic Foum Annual Meeting 26 - 30 January, Davos
     Links:
       14. http://www.weforum.org/en/events/AnnualMeeting2011/index.htm

   [15]IATI Partner Country Meeting
   8 February, Paris
     Links:
       15. http://www.aidtransparency.net/events/iati-partner-country-meeting-8th-february-2011

   [16]IATI Steering Committee Meeting
   9 February, Paris
     Links:
       16. http://www.aidtransparency.net/events/iati-steering-committee-meeting-9th-february-2011

   [17]IMF and World Bank Spring Meeting
   16 - 17 April, Washington, D.C.
     Links:
       17. http://www.imf.org/external/am/index.htm

   [18]Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness
   29 November - 1 December,
   Busan
     Links:
       18. http://www.oecd.org/document/12/0,3746,en_2649_3236398_46057868_1_1_1_1,00.html

   _JOB VACANCY_
   The U4 is seeking highly-qualified anti-corruption specialists/researchers
   to join their team in Bergen.
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