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Geo-referencingBenefits, Methodology and Opportunities
Presentation to IATI TAG ConferenceOctober 5, 2010
Overview
Geo-referencing of foreign aid projects
– Benefits– Methodology– Experiences: Mapping for Results Partnership– Next Steps
Donor Transparency and Targeting of Need
• Track funds at the sub-national level; identify specific locations of projects
• Mash up aid flows with other data layers (e.g. poverty maps) to explore aid flows vs. needs in different sectors
• Allow researchers, managers, and other stakeholders to examine relationship between aid and other socioeconomic indicators
Recipient Feedback
• Need for on the ground information– Lack of information about outcomes– No mechanism to give recipients a voice in aid
• Enable stakeholders to better assess aid performance; enhance dialogue between recipient governments and donors on aid allocation.
• Combine with SMS technology to enable crowdsourcing and create feedback loops.
Donor Coordination
• Display activities of multiple donors to inform the geographic coordination and planning process within recipient countries.
• Expose spatial financing gaps and disadvantaged areas not targeted by donor community.
• Combine with sub-national socioeconomic indicators to facilitate country aid and budgeting planning.
Leveraging Geo-Referenced Data to Make Aid Better
• Improves quality of aid information
• Increases transparency in the aid process
• Enhances accountability
• Combines with other project information (sectoral, commitment amount, closing dates, etc.) to provide complete geographic country aid portfolio.
Geo-Coding and AidData
• Methodology for geo-coding project data at the sub-national level • Developed by AidData with Uppsala University, Sweden
– Standardized. Allows for standardization and precision across donors
– High quality. Double coding and arbitration by experienced BYU professors; specialized software to enable accurate coding and arbitration
– Expert team with research assistants trained in coding methodology
– Mashable. Data can be used by any Geographic Information provider (e.g. ESRI, FortiusOne, etc.) and can then be overlayed with other layers
Geo-coding pilot
• World Bank Mapping for Results Partnership– Team of 10 geo-coders and 1 arbitrator, 8 weeks
– Geo-coders geo-tagged all active World Bank projects in Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America, and select countries in Asia
– Team is now creating visualizations:• Enabling users to see where aid is directed, identify gaps, and
improve planning and coordination
Next Steps
• Combining geo-coded data with SMS crowdsourcing technology
• Increasing availability and granularity of sub-national needs indicators (i.e. DHS, AICD, UCDP)
• Geo-referencing larger subset of donor community to improve coordination