technology

Hivos and the Omidyar Network have announced the launch of the Africa Transparency and Technology Initiative (ATTI). Omidyar’s plan to support this initiative comes from their investment goals in the area of Government Transparency, with intentions to dedicate up to $2million to ATTI over the next two years. Hivos will oversee this investment, taking up a role to administer the money into ATTI on Omidyar’s behalf. 
 

The Omidyar Network invest in organisations providing technology and media platforms that enable citizens to participate in government processes, whilst also holding their governments to account. Over the last 2 years they have given over $23 million to firms, as part of their drive to further transparency in government. The idea behind ATTI is that, by supporting relevant technology-driven schemes, it will give citizens the tools to hold their governments to account. Read more »

In July, representatives from international donor agencies, development country Governments and civil society organisations met in Paris to talk data. As topics go, it might not be the most riveting, especially among a group of interlocutors more used to discussing life-and-death issues that affect the poorest parts of the world. But agreed standards of data could be the tiny key which unlocks a very large gate on the path to more efficient, more effective aid. Read more »