[open-government] Event Invitation: Getting the right information into the right hands

Fri May 29 14:46:07 UTC 2015

Dear colleagues,

You are warmly invited to join us at the European Development Days (EDDs)
next week for an event that we are holding in partnership with IBP, OGP and
TI. Please find the invitation below.

I hope you’ll join us for a lively debate about harnessing open data for
development.

Note that you need to be registered for the EDDs in order to attend. For
those unable to join us in person, the panellists will do short interviews
that will be uploaded to the EU in the World
<https://www.youtube.com/user/EUintheWorld> YouTube channel. You can also
follow the discussion on Twitter and pose questions to the panellists using
@aidtransparency and the hashtag #opendata.

You may also be interested in a short documentary
<https://vimeo.com/opendata> we launched yesterday as part of our Road to
2015 <http://roadto2015.org/> campaign, highlighting the value of open data
in improving development outcomes. We hope you enjoy it – please do share
these among your networks and via social media. If you’d like to join the
campaign then please get in touch with my colleague Nick Winnett:
nick.winnett at publishwhatyoufund.org

Finally, there are just two days left to apply to work on our new Joined Up
Data Standards project. Details of the vacancies are on our website
<http://www.publishwhatyoufund.org/about-us/vacancies/>. Please share the
link with anyone you think may be interested in applying.

Best wishes,

Rachel

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*Rachel Rank*

Deputy Director

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*We're recruiting! More details here
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EDDs 2015 Lab Debate:
Getting the right information into the right hands - Harnessing open data
for development

*Date: *Thursday 4th June 2015
*Time:* 10.45 - 12.00
*Venue:* D1, Tour & Taxis, Avenue du Port 86, B-1000 Brussels

2015 is a critical year for global sustainable development and poverty
eradication. Governments around the world will be agreeing key goals and
policies to make development more effective and sustainable, how they will
be financed and how progress will be measured. Transparency, participation
and accountability will be crucial to achieve a transformative Post-2015
Development Agenda. But what does this mean in practice?

This interactive panel debate <http://eepurl.com/bnfexH> will bring
together representatives from governments, international organisations and
civil society to highlight the importance of transparency for development,
provide examples of best practice as well as identify gaps in knowledge and
explore how different actors can and are using open and transparent
information for development and the challenges and opportunities they face.

*Keynote address:* *Fernando Frutuoso de Melo*, Director General, EuropeAid
- International Cooperation and Development, European Commission

*Overview of findings from 2015 EU Aid Transparency Review*: *Rupert Simons*,
CEO, Publish What You Fund

*Panelists:*

   - *Sarah Lacoche*, Head of Division, Strategic Steering and
   Accountability Division, Agence Française de Développement
   - *Lucreția Ciurea*, Head of Division, State Chancellery, Republic of
   Moldova
   - *Katarina Ott*, Director, Institute of Public Finance, Croatia

*Moderator:* *Julia Keutgen*, Programme Specialist, Inclusive Political
Processes
Governance and Peacebuilding, UNDP

*Please note:* Attendees need to be registered EDDs 2015 participants

Follow the debate via #EDD15 #opendata & @aidtransparency

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