Aid & development links: Australian aid beat-up, manufacturing in Ghana, the data revolution and more

31 August 2015 14:46

Chronic fraud in Australia's aid program? Think again. A must-read on The Interpreter from Jonathan Pryke challenging The Australian's assertion last week that fraud was endemic within AusAID.
See also Peter Varghese's Letter to the Editor and Richard Moore (former AusAid Deputy Director)'s response to the claims made in The Australian.
A thoughtful piece in the Guardian on reframing aid as foreign public investment.
UNDP Administrator Helen Clark delivered The Reeves Lecture, where she talked on the international promises and challenges of 2015.
How can Africa benefit from the data revolution?
This morning Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop announced a new strategy to engage with the private sector on aid.
If you haven't already, you can participate in Devpolicy's annual Australian aid stakeholder survey (closes on 25 September).
Ghanaian Hustle, a long read on the surge of small scale manufacturing in Ghana from Roads & Kingdoms.

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