DG Tech Series: Why We Are Building Web Applications with Backbone and Require JavaScript
I'm Ionut Dobre and the evolution of browsers into powerful platforms is inspiring developers to write richer and more complex applications. The downside to this is of course that as the code becomes...
How GPE is Enabling Dynamic Visualizations of Open Education Data
Development Gateway is very pleased to announce its successful involvement in the Global Partnership for Education’s (GPE) first data visualization venture. GPE is a unique partnership dedicated to...
Le Burkina Faso rend ses données publiques et lie la PGA à son système de gestion budgétaire
Development Gateway a rencontré M. Jean-Marie Kebre, Chargé de la coordination de l’aide et point focal de la PGA au sein de la Direction Générale de la Coopération (DGCOOP), au Ministère de l’...
The IFC Women’s Finance Hub is Powered by Zunia
Development Gateway is proud to announce that the Women’s Finance Hub is powered by our Zunia Knowledge Sharing Platform. The Hub is an online platform to help advance access to finance for women-...
Le Togo produit son premier rapport sur l’aide grâce à la PGA
Dans le souci d’améliorer la gestion de l’aide et la transparence dans son utilisation, le gouvernement togolais a choisi de mettre en place la Plateforme de Gestion de l’Aide (PGA) comme système de...
Where Does $1 Billion in Official Development Assistance Go in Nepal?
On April 16, the Nepal Ministry of Finance (MoF) formally launched its second-annual Development Cooperation Report (DCR) for fiscal year 2012. The DCR, which aggregates and analyzes information from...
Open China Data is a Disruptive Gateway Drug
On Monday, AidData released the largest Open Data cache of Chinese development finance in Africa. The Chinese Development Finance in Africa database contains nearly 1,700 official finance projects in...
What is Chinese Development Finance in Africa?
Development Gateway is proud to announce AidData's launch of a new interactive database that tracks Chinese development finance flows to Africa from 2000 to 2011. AidData, a partnership between the...
La République Démocratique du Congo décentralise l’utilisation de la PGAI au niveau provincial
La Constitution du 18 février 2006 a adopté la décentralisation comme mode de gestion des affaires de l’Etat à travers trois paliers du pouvoir (central, provincial et local) et prévoit le passage de...
China’s Development Finance to Africa: A Media-Based Approach to Data Collection
How big is China’s aid to Africa? Does it complement or undermine the efforts of traditional donors? China releases little information and outside estimates of the size and nature of Chinese aid vary...
La République Démocratique du Congo et l’Initiative Internationale pour la Transparence de l’Aide
La République Démocratique du Congo (RDC) est partie prenante de toutes les initiatives internationales qui participent à la réforme des mécanismes de coordination de l’aide et à l’amélioration de...
Geocoding and Opening Aid Information in Nepal with USAID Support
The Government of Nepal (GoN) recently hosted a team of AidData and Development Gateway staff for our first geocoding effort as part of the AidData Center for Development Policy program with USAID....
Announcing the Plataforma de Gestión de la Cooperación
Today the Government of Honduras is launching their Aid Management Platform (Plataforma de Gestión de la Cooperación - PGC). The PGC contains information on all external cooperation projects in the...
Our Vision for Citizen Engagement
Recently in Washington and London, we participated in Citizen Voices, a global conference on citizen engagement for enhanced development impact with the World Bank. At both events, there was much...
Announcing the First Annual AidData Map-Off with USAID
AidData staff is engaging students at the College of William and Mary to put their geocoding and mapping skills to the test accepting USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah’s challenge to “inspire and...
"Dear Gov" Citizen Engagement Videos: Our Knight News Challenge Entry
I am Taryn Davis and I've entered Development Gateway into the Knight News Challenge with my "Dear Gov" idea. We want to enable citizens of Nepal to interact with government by introducing them to...
AMP Direct Impact: 2012 Laos Foreign Aid Implementation Report
The Ministry of Planning and Investment of the Lao PDR released last week its annual Foreign Aid Implementation Report (FAIR) for the fiscal year 2011-2012. This year's FAIR is unique because it is...
Transparency, Accountability and Results at the 5th AMP Best Practices Workshop
The AMP Best Practices Workshop, Development Gateway’s annual flagship event, took place for the fifth consecutive year in December 2012, in Dakar, Senegal. Focusing on development related themes...
Citizen Voices UK: A Global Conference on Citizen Engagement for Enhanced Development Impact
The World Bank, Development Gateway, and Plan UK invite you to RSVP for Citizen Voices UK: A Global Conference on Citizen Engagement for Enhanced Development Impact. Citizen Voices UK will focus on...
Open Development Technology Alliance Now Runs on Zunia Technology
The Open Development Technology Alliance (ODTA) aims to enhance accountability and improve the delivery and quality of public services through technology-enabled citizen engagement. The ODTA is an...
Why International Development is like Fantasy Football
I am Stephen Davenport and this year I took a stab at fantasy football, which is like other fantasy sports (FIFA Soccer, Baseball, etc.), where you select individual players using statistics and form...
Development Gateway Extends AMP Support In Honduras
Development Gateway is pleased to announce that we will be extending the implementation of the Aid Management Program with the government of Honduras, thanks to the support of UNDP Honduras, the...
Introducing the CCAPS Conflict Dashboard to Visualize Conflict Trends in Real Time
The Strauss Center's program on Climate Change and African Political Stability (CCAPS) analyzes how climate change could impact African and international security. Program research explores the...
How Aid Management Fellowships Benefit Governments
You may not have been aware of the fact that AidData and Development Gateway have a program that offers governments the opportunity to have in-depth, in-country support for an extended period of time...
More Bang for the Buck: How Migrants Can Save $4 Billion on Remittances
This week the World Bank launched Send Money Africa, a website that empowers African migrants with information to compare the costs of different services for sending money to their home countries....
