IBP News
- Recent IBP newsletter with articles on the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Annual meeting, civil society learning exchanges, budgeting for food security, new publications, and more
- New Budget Brief on citizen participation in county-level budget processes in Kenya
- IBP Director Warren Krafchik was interviewed by The Guardian about the importance of government budget transparency
- Job openings at IBP for a Training Program Officer in the Capacity Building Program and an Editor/Writer in the Communications Program
News from the Middle East and North Africa
- This OECD report on fiscal transparency in Tunisia includes a thorough overview and analysis of the Tunisian budget process as well as proposals for strengthening transparency for better public governance
- A new open data initiative in the Middle East and North Africa for improving the quality of and access to government statistics in the region
Blogs and Commentaries
- Two recent posts from the IMF’s Public Financial Management Blog on the late-twentieth century revolution in fiscal transparency and a workshop on fiscal reporting and transparency in West Africa
- Neil Cole of the Collaborative Africa Budget Reform Initiative (CABRI) talks about the importance of linking open aid data with country budget systems and processes
- “Transparency, coupled with a strong civil society, can prevent corruption” – some reflections on International Anti-Corruption Day from Tearfund’s JustPolicy blog
Open Government Partnership Updates
- The United States has released its second OGP Action Plan which includes commitments to join the Global Initiative on Fiscal Transparency and promote participatory budgeting
- Don’t miss the Open Government Guide’s chapter on budgets, which highlights practical, measurable, specific, and actionable steps that governments can, and are taking to open budgets
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