Access to Aid Data Transforms Lives

Aid transparency has emerged as a top priority for many donors who recognize that increasing access to aid information is central to improving the aid process. It increases accountability, helps countries make best use of scarce aid resources, increases the impact of aid in reducing poverty, improv...

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Main Author: Wardhaugh, Alasdair
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6120
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spelling okr-10986-61202021-04-23T14:02:25Z Access to Aid Data Transforms Lives Wardhaugh, Alasdair access to information classifications documents electronic data financial systems information management information needs management systems paradigm shift publishing raw data registry Aid transparency has emerged as a top priority for many donors who recognize that increasing access to aid information is central to improving the aid process. It increases accountability, helps countries make best use of scarce aid resources, increases the impact of aid in reducing poverty, improves lives in developing countries, and maintains domestic support for aid at times of financial stringency. That’s why the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) was launched in Accra at the Third High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in September 2008 (HLF3). IATI is a multistakeholder voluntary initiative that seeks to improve the quality and use of international aid money by making aid information easier for people to find, understand, compare, and scrutinize. 2012-05-16T16:22:58Z 2012-05-16T16:22:58Z 2011-09 Journal Article Development Outreach http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6120 Development Outreach CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Journal Article
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topic access to information
classifications
documents
electronic data
financial systems
information management
information needs
management systems
paradigm shift
publishing
raw data
registry
spellingShingle access to information
classifications
documents
electronic data
financial systems
information management
information needs
management systems
paradigm shift
publishing
raw data
registry
Wardhaugh, Alasdair
Access to Aid Data Transforms Lives
relation Development Outreach
description Aid transparency has emerged as a top priority for many donors who recognize that increasing access to aid information is central to improving the aid process. It increases accountability, helps countries make best use of scarce aid resources, increases the impact of aid in reducing poverty, improves lives in developing countries, and maintains domestic support for aid at times of financial stringency. That’s why the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) was launched in Accra at the Third High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in September 2008 (HLF3). IATI is a multistakeholder voluntary initiative that seeks to improve the quality and use of international aid money by making aid information easier for people to find, understand, compare, and scrutinize.
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author Wardhaugh, Alasdair
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title Access to Aid Data Transforms Lives
title_short Access to Aid Data Transforms Lives
title_full Access to Aid Data Transforms Lives
title_fullStr Access to Aid Data Transforms Lives
title_full_unstemmed Access to Aid Data Transforms Lives
title_sort access to aid data transforms lives
publishDate 2012
url http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6120
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