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In the latest edition of Development Drums, Rakesh Rajani and Martin Tisné discuss accountability and open government.
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Aaron Swartz, who died on January 11th, worked and fought for key freedoms of our time: the right to information, to share knowledge and ideas, and to speak freely. This blog post considers the importance of these issues for development, and what we might do to continue his fight.
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At the request of some of my colleagues I have written a short guide explaining how I manage my emails. If your new year's resolution for 2013 is to work a little smarter, there may be something in here which helps.
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Christmas came early yesterday for campaigners for more effective and accountable aid, with an announcement from DFID which has raised the bar for aid transparency.
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My laptop recently decided that when I pressed the 'shut down' button I really wanted it to 'reboot'.
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I've refreshed the design of the website, mainly to make it responsive (that is, show properly on mobile phones).
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Diane Coyle talks on the latest edition of Development Drums about her book The Economics of Enough
Storing everything in the cloud is very convenient; but you need to take steps to keep your information safe. Set unique passwords for your mail and online banking; consider using a password manager like LastPass; and if you have a GMail account, you should consider turning on two-step authentication.
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From: Dilbert
We recently switched to fibre optic broadband (BT Infinity) and so far we are pleased with the results. I believe that we now have more bandwidth than did the whole of Ethopia when we were living there.
We replaced the… Continue reading
This blog post first appeared on the Center for Global Development Views from the Center on March 30, 2012.
The World Bank has responded to concerns about its recent agreement with Google with a welcome announcement that it will… Continue reading
A concern about a World Bank deal with Google: once any data goes in to Google Map Maker, it all becomes the property of Google.
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Dilbert cartoon on people who fly to meetings instead of using video conferencing.
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This blog post first appeared on the Media and Government site. It suggests that new media is not just a faster and 24 hour news channel. The political economy of media is changing in three important ways.
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David Cameron said in the House of Commons that the Government is going to consider a social media kill switch:
Mr Speaker, everyone watching these horrific actions will be stuck by how they were organised via social media.
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(h/t Amanda Glassman)
The second of a pair of posts on aid transparency: this one looking at proposed next steps, particularly focusing on how we can provide meaningful transparency for citizens in developing countries.
Continue readingHere is part of my piece on the Guardian website today welcoming moves from the US and Europe towards a global standard for publishing aid information:
Go to the website of any aid agency and you’ll find a cornucopia… Continue reading
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Owen Barder is the Europe Director at the Center for Global Development. He writes here about development, economics, politics, computers, running, and anything else that interests him. He also hosts Development Drums.
Tax, trade, transparency … & turfApril 23, 2013
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For the first time ever (World Bank edition)April 19, 2013
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The Europe Development DigestApril 16, 2013
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Are rich countries ‘getting away with murder’ by massaging aid figures?April 11, 2013
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Global wealth inequalityApril 8, 2013
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Waste not, want notApril 1, 2013
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Hello Owen, Stumbled on your website by accident…I’m currently trying to arange a visa for someone I work...May 16, 2013
Dear Biniam, Please refere to the following link. http://www.ethiotelecom.et/new s/news.php?id=85April 25, 2013
Hi all, I have the expereiance that blackberry phones will not work directly with the Ethio-telecom GPRS...April 25, 2013
Hi! The service provider in Ethiopia, Ethio – Telecom states the APN settings are the following: APN : etc.com...April 9, 2013
Interesting ideas, I wrote some thoughts on them here,April 24, 2013
”Today for the first time ever, I felt so relieved after I realized I wasn’t looking out making...April 19, 2013
Barack Obama (2/2013): “So the United States will join with our allies to eradicate such extreme poverty in...April 19, 2013
Owen: Where are we going with this? Is this a refutation of the power law of wealth distribution?April 10, 2013
Hey Abita check out my website as I may need a guide like you to help me run bike tours there, we just did...April 5, 2013
Hey Jeff enjoy the riding there–I have run several bike tours there out of Toronto and I love riding...April 5, 2013
Hi guys I totally disagree with your assessment of the children. I have ridden from Adiss to Lalibela 5...April 5, 2013
Hi Owen The long format works well for me because (like Robb) I enjoy getting into the substance and...April 1, 2013