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Open Aid

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Background
Governments, development agencies and civil society have increasingly recognized the value of aid transparency in helping the fight against poverty. Open data that is easily accessible and comprehensive can help development stakeholders manage, evaluate and allocate aid more efficiently and equitably. In response to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), launched in 2008, governments and development stakeholders have taken up the call for better aid tracking and more open data.

IPD is committed to increasing the transparency and accessibility of data on aid in order to enhance the accountability and effectiveness of development finance. Our work on geomapping aid has set the standard for visualizing aid data in ways that make it easier for stakeholders to access and use information.

Our Work
Our work includes conducting qualitative work on the diffusion of aid transparency norms globally, discerning the opportunities and constraints on the implementation of transparency policies and practices in different aid donor groups. We are also pursuing the second generation of aid transparency work, developing and testing means of evaluating the impact of aid mapping exercises to ensure that we better understand the conditions under which aid transparency leads to improved aid accountability and effectiveness. 

Current Projects
Impact evaluation – Measure the effectiveness of global transparency initiatives and explore whether these initiatives lead to anticipated improvements in developing countries
Mapping – Map country commitments to open aid initiatives to better understand the patterns of adoption and barriers to implementation
Knowledge sharing – Compile an annotated bibliography on books, articles and other publications. Disseminate knowledge via policy briefs, research notes and academic publications.

Open Aid Explained

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