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IBP in the News
- May 01, 2013: “Kenya: Let’s get devolution right in agriculture”
- April 16, 2013: “Open data platforms: a tool to revolutionise governance”
- Jan 23, 2013: “Budget transparency ‘generally dismal’ across the world”
- Jan 23, 2013: “Three-quarters of countries ‘hide financial information’”
- Jan 23, 2013: “Results of the 2012 Open Budget Survey and Index”
- Jan 23, 2013: “NZ government transparency tops world”
- Jan 22, 2013: “Ministry of Strategy and Finance of the Republic of Korea Places Eighth Out of 100 Countries in IBP Survey, First in Public Engagement“
- Nov 21, 2012: “Budget Transparency and the Future of Nigeria’s Sovereign Ratings”
- Aug 07, 2012: “What can we learn from eight successful campaigns on budget transparency and accountability?“
- Jan 9, 2012: “Role of Civil Society in Budget Process”
- Dec 12, 2011: “Premier Cox: Pre-Budget Report”
- Nov 20, 2011: “Activists launch campaign for transparent budgets”
- Sep 20, 2011: “Fact Sheet: The Open Government Partnership”
- July 12, 2011: “Clinton kicks off open-government partnership”
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Opinion & Editorial by IBP Program Staff
- April 19, 2013: “Who Is In Charge Of The Devolution Process?”
- Mar 28, 2013: “Kenya’s Devolution of Power and Resources”
- Mar 23, 2013:“Don’t just give us results, show us that they were arrived at transparently”
- Mar 16, 2013: “It’s here! The challenge of devolution”
- Mar 9, 2013: “No roads, no water: No rocket science needed to define marginalisation”
- Feb 2, 2013: “There’s need to clarify devolution roles”
- Feb 25, 2012: “Constitution: Single deadlines allowing old guard to subvert the transition”
- Feb 18, 2012: “Doctors’ strike: When govts cut off flow of information, they get gangrene”
- Feb 11, 2012: “PowerPoint or lecture notes, the flow of knowledge must not be just one way”
- Feb 4, 2012: “Uganda’s peasantry deserved proper political parties, all they got was NGOs”
How to describe the International Budget Partnership
The International Budget Partnership (IBP) (www.internationalbudget.org) was formed in 1997 to collaborate with civil society organizations in developing countries to analyze, monitor, and influence government budget processes, institutions, and outcomes. The aim of the Partnership is to make budget systems more responsive to the needs of poor and low-income people in society and, accordingly, to make these systems more transparent and accountable to the public.
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Multimedia
Videos
Ask Your Government! Initiative Slide Show
January 2011
This slide show on the Ask Your Government! initiative summarizes the main goals and achievements of this effort as seen through the eyes of the five African researchers in Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, Uganda, and Zambia who recorded audio diaries of their efforts to request and obtain budget information from their governments on areas critical to development, such as maternal health, aid effectiveness, and environmental protection.
“OBI Results,” MyVideoGe (Georgia), November 16, 2010
November 2010
Las diez faltantes (“The Ten Missing Ones”)
November 2010
Fundar
This video is part of a campaign known as “Las diez faltantes” (“The Ten Missing Ones”) to bring attention to the Mexican government’s spending priorities during the economic crisis. In 2009 the government spent 4,927.7 million pesos on official advertising – 501 percent more than in 2006, and more than the entire expenditure of the Ministry of Labor in the same year. To highlight the impact of government spending decisions, the Mexican nongovernmental organization Fundar outlined ten missing priorities to improve the use of public funds for healthcare and medication, increase spending on AIDS treatment, reduce out-of-pocket costs in healthcare, and increase the number of clinics and hospitals.
¿Que pasa con mi dinero? (“What Happened With My Money?”)
October 2010
Fundar
This documentary – filmed in Mexico – defines budget transparency according to Mexican public officials, civil society experts, academics, and citizens. It illustrates what can be done with budget information and presents a brief account of the current state of budget transparency in the country. This documentary, currently only available in Spanish, will soon have English subtitles.
“Hay que aumentar la edad jubilatoria en forma gradual,” Asteriscos TV (Argentina), October 19, 2010
“Ãndice de presupuesto abierto,” YouTube, October 18, 2010
Open Budgets. Transform Lives.
October 2010
The Open Budget Survey 2010
Want to learn more about the Open Budget Survey 2010, and why Budget Transparency is important?
The IBP Presents the Findings of the Ask Your Government (AYG) Initiative at the Global Maternal Health Conference
Helena Hofbauer
September 2010
Plenary 3 Video on Wednesday 1 September (minutes 25:24-40:01)
Watch the International Budget Partnership presentation on the findings of the Ask Your Government (AYG) Initiative at the Global Maternal Health Conference in New Delhi, India. The AYG initiative was carried out in over 80 countries by almost 100 partnering organizations to request specific budget information directly related to maternal health interventions. While governments’ responses varied widely, the overwhelming majority did not provide substantive information to their citizens. Furthermore, 11 countries with the highest maternal mortality rates in the world kept silent and ignored the requests posed by their citizens. In Nigeria, for example, information related to life-saving drugs was classified as “sensitive” and “controversial,” in Yemen it was declared “private,” and in Tajikistan the researcher was told “not to bother the Minister with such request.”
“It’s Our Money. Where’s It Gone?”
September 2009
Don’t miss “It’s Our Money. Where’s It Gone?” – the IBP’s video case study that shows how IBP partner organization, MUHURI, uses “Social Audits” to involve communities in Mombasa, Kenya, in monitoring budgets and holding their government accountable for managing the public’s money and meeting the needs of the poor.
“Open Budget Index: Kenya Above Average in Budgetary Preparations,” NTV (Kenya), February 12, 2009
Budget Transparency Gap on Voice of America’s In Focus, February 2009
Foriegn Exchange TV – IBP Director Warren Krafchik on Open Budget Index 2008, February 2009
“Key South East Asian Countries Rank Low in Budget Transparency,” VOA News.com, February 8, 2009
Podcasts
“U.S. Ranks High in Transparency over Most Countries,” Federal News Radio (U.S.), November 8, 2010
“Ghana scores 54% in 2010 Open Budget Index,” Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, October 27, 2010
“Fiji Ranks Poorly in ‘Open Budget’ Report,” Radio Australia, October 26, 2010
Results of the Open Budget Survey 2008
February 2009
Key Findings of Open Budget Survey 2008
February 2009
Overview of the Open Budget Survey 2008
February 2009
Countries That Have Improved Budget Transparency
February 2009
Open Budget Survey 2008 Recommendations
February 2009
It’s Your Money
December 2008
