Friday, October 9, 2009

Partners on a quest to make aid data transparent

We're back! And a lot has been happening. Look here for updates on IATI, European Development Days, and events like our photo contest and future barcamps.

This week we announced our partnership with PLAID and our aim to create a comprehensive repository of development data, easily accessible to all. AidData, as the joint venture is called, will have all the content of AiDA and much more. Captured in the photo are two happy people who have been working hard to make this venture a reality, Riccardo De Marchi Trevisan, manager of AiDA, and Jessica Sloan, associate director of the Institute for the Theory and Practice of International Relations at the College of William and Mary.

We see this new portal, a site that will contain all the content from AiDA and much more, as a complement to the OECD Development Assistance Committee Creditor Reporting System. AidData will provide more timely and more detailed qualitative information on aid activities. Access to this data will benefit recipient countries, donors, development practitioners, and researchers. You can read the news release here and more about AidData here.

Posted by Development Gateway at 2:57 PM

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  1. Corporate Disaster Resource Network, IndiaDecember 9, 2009 at 12:45 AM

    India Food Banking Network, IFBN Launched

    Launch of The India Food Banking Network is a giant step towards the eradication of hunger which will surely enhance our strength in the fight against hunger. The Aidmatrix Foundation and The Global FoodBanking Network hosted the launch of The India Food Banking Network, IFBN, Planning forum in Delhi .

    India Food Banking Network is a system that will move food from donors to the people who need it the most and engage all sectors of society towards this effort. This food banking system will feed millions of people each year,and become a vehicle for building public awareness about hunger and nutrition, and serve as a powerful voice that drives policy decisions and initiatives that impact the food security of individuals and communities.IFBN is establishing a national food banking system focused on collecting surplus and unsalable food from the agricultural community and from the the food industry like manufacturers, distributors, and retailers catering to both urban and rural needs. Through this system, the India Food Banking Network initiates an infrastructure for serving the hungry and catering to the nutritional needs. Governor Scott McCallum, CEO Aidmatrix highlighted “how a technology driven initiative like the IFBN will truly provide the systems and mechanism for an effective food procurement, handling and distribution”The India Food Banking Network addresses the issue of hunger related problems prevalent in all age groups and will ensure the permanent access of food within the country. The goal of IFBN is to create permanent and positive change regarding food issues in communities by leveraging and aligning resources among the public sector, private sector and the voluntary sector.For more details on The India Food Banking Network please visit : http://indiafoodbanking.org/

    To view the Synopsis of The India Food Banking Network Planning Forum Launch please visit : http://indiafoodbanking.org/synopsis.pdf



    FOR DETAILS PLEASE CONTACT AIDMATRIX INDIA AT:
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    C-2/2200, Vasant Kunj
    New Delhi – 110070, INDIA
    Tele: +91 11 65422890 Fax: +91 11 46767757
    Email: communications@indiafoodbanking.org
    Website: www.indiafoodbanking.org

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