{"id":15431,"date":"2013-01-28T11:54:09","date_gmt":"2013-01-28T11:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.one.org\/international\/?post_type=one_press&p=15431"},"modified":"2013-01-28T11:54:09","modified_gmt":"2013-01-28T11:54:09","slug":"open-up-development-post-2015-urges-one","status":"publish","type":"one_press","link":"https:\/\/www.one.org\/africa\/press\/open-up-development-post-2015-urges-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Open up development post-2015, urges ONE"},"content":{"rendered":"

The drive to end extreme poverty can be accelerated if openness and the views of citizens in developing countries are made central to policy making, according to a report published today<\/a>. ONE has joined with other organisations to call on the UN High Level Panel, co-chaired by David Cameron, to engage with citizens from around the world in designing and monitoring the successor to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).<\/p>\n

The MDGs, which expire in 2015, have contributed to unprecedented success in the fight against global poverty. Cameron and the other co-chairs\u00a0 – President Yudhoyono of Indonesia and President Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia \u2013 will meet members of the Panelin Monrovia this week to consider their recommendations to the UN Secretary-General on the post-2015 development framework.<\/p>\n

ONE\u2019s new report, \u2018Open for Development,\u2019 makes five concrete recommendations to the High Level Panel to ensure greater transparency in both the design and implementation of the post-2015 goals.<\/p>\n

Adrian Lovett, ONE\u2019s Europe Executive Director said:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe MDGs have been the main engine for the world\u2019s fight against poverty, hunger and disease, and they\u2019ve taken us a long way. David Cameron and his co-chairs now have an opportunity to inject new fuel for the next stage of the journey.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the last thirteen years, the world has changed. In setting a new path for development, it is essential that people directly affected are asked what matters most.\u00a0 They need the data and tools to measure progress towards development goals, and to hold governments and other agencies to account.<\/p>\n

\u201cAn open and transparent process, in the setting and monitoring of any goals, will make them even more effective than those we have seen in the past. In this way we can match the necessary resources to people\u2019s real priorities and move towards a day when aid is no longer needed.\u201d<\/p>\n

The report also calls for new investments in open statistics that empower citizens and policymakers. It gives the example of the World Bank\u2019s open data tool, BOOST, which allows easy, user-friendly access to public spending data, as the sort of programme that should be rolled out in more countries and to more people. The report notes that up-to-date and accurate data is the foundation for effective policy implementation and that the necessary data should be collected and distributed in a way that prioritises the requirements of those who will need to use it to hold governments to account.<\/p>\n

The report\u2019s five main recommendations are that:<\/p>\n