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In this blog we share reflections and questions opened by the stories related to the deployment and use of these trackers and try to make sense of the implications of our findings for future work related to the publication and use of data. We think these implications are relevant both for those tracking the use of public resources and the global organizations that aim to support these efforts.

What can we learn from these experiences for future work tracking the use of public resources and strengthening preparedness for crises? To answer this question, we revisited work we started in June 2021 looking at the use and usefulness of COVID trackers.

Last year, the Transparency and Accountability Initiative brought together five practitioners of participatory strategy from international NGOs, nonprofits, and philanthropic funder networks to share their insights into what truly matters when embarking on this journey.

In this blog, we analyze the overall increase by funding modality and designation to COVID-19. We look at which funders increased and decreased funding and what kinds of non-government organizations received the most funding.

Exploring the latest official development assistance figures. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, many have been speculating on how international funding for political, economic, and social development may be changing. In 2020, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), which collects data on financing for development, discussed how developing economies and tax revenues […]