5.3.2: Mapping and Visualization

Map, visualize, and publish aid information

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Geocode aid activities, creating data visualizations, and making aid information publicly accessible. Through AidData, Development Gateway is working to geo-enable aid information—a practical step to improve aid transparency. By tracking the exact location of aid activities at the sub-national level, all stakeholders can see where a school or clinic should be built. This geographical information is a missing link in the chain of accountability. With it civil society organizations can hold governments accountable for delivering results, and donors and governments can plan new projects and coordinate effectively. Making country aid information managements systems public is another way to increase aid transparency. For example, with funding from the European Commission Liaison Office, the Government of Kosovo implemented the Aid Management Platform (AMP) and made it available to the public online. Visitors to the website can view aid reports, browse donor profiles that show individual donors’ commitments and disbursements across sectors and aid modalities, and view an aid map that displays aid allocation by municipality. In February 2011, Development Gateway staff met with journalists, CSOs, and NGOs in Kosovo to explain the features and different ways of using the tool. As the Government of Kosovo promotes transparency in foreign aid receipts and expenditures, its citizens are more able to criticize donor activities and contribute to the broader dialogue on national development.

Stakeholder(s):

• Government of Kosovo


• European Commission Liaison Office

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