The CIO Council Innovation Committee has released their third Open Data Case Study, Leveraging Data Through Partnerships, showcasing the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). USAID carries out U.S. foreign policy by promoting broad-scale human progress. At the same time it …

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This is a guest post from George Ingram, senior fellow in the Global Economy and Development program at the Brookings Institution and Chair of Publish What You Fund’s U.S. Advisory Committee (originally posted here) With considerable discussion and side events expected …

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On July 1st, Publish What You Fund released its 2015 U.S. Aid Transparency Review, which assesses the progress of six U.S. donors on their efforts to publish high quality aid information. The Busan deadline – December 2015 – is when …

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Central America is one of the world’s most violent regions. Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala have the highest homicide rates in the world. These countries grapple with narco-trafficking, gang violence, corruption, the proliferation of guns, and weak government institutions. Can …

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