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The Positive Impacts of Transparency

Posted by  on Wednesday, June 12th 2013     
Shadrock Roberts talks about crowdsourcing. Photo credit: USAID

At USAID, we feel fortunate to work on an incredible Mission to achieve results for the poorest and most vulnerable around the world and to be transparent in the process. Read more >>

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Video of the Week: Crowdsourcing at USAID: An Example for Aid Transparency & Open Data

Posted by  on Monday, January 14th 2013     
Shadrock Roberts talks about crowdsourcing. Photo credit: USAID

Shadrock Roberts from USAID’s GeoCenter offers important lessons learned for government institutions who want to work with crowdsourced information at ICCM 2012. Read more >>

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At Datajam, Innovators and Entrepreneurs Unleash Open Data for Global Development

Posted by  on Thursday, January 3rd 2013     
Administrator Shah and CTO Park discuss open data's impact in development. Photo Credit: USAID.

USAID and the White House explored new ways of leveraging open data for development at Datajam event on December 10 Read more >>

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With a Little Help from the Crowd, USAID Increases Government Transparency

Posted by  on Thursday, June 28th 2012     

At USAID we’re fortunate to work on an incredible mission. But it’s an impossible one to achieve on our own. That’s why we’re always looking for creative ways to engage new problem solvers and develop new partnerships. One of the best ways to engage the public is to open up our data. Set it free. [...]

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