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Nov
20
2023
HYBRID
Washington, DC
9:30—11:00 AM ET / 2:30-4:00 PM GMT
November 06, 2023
In this seminar, a team of researchers at CGD and others will present new analysis of USAID's evaluation portfolio, quantifying the impacts on pupils' reading outcomes and examining the cost-effectiveness of American aid. The presentation will be followed by a discussion of policy implications and b...
Nov
15
2023
HYBRID
Washington, DC
10:00—11:30 AM ET / 3:00-4:30 PM GMT
October 31, 2023
For as long as US foreign aid has enjoyed bipartisan support on Capitol Hill, lawmakers have sought to ensure this assistance is transparent, accountable, and effective. Thanks, in part, to passage of the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act (FATAA) in 2016, US agencies involved in implem...
May
27
2021
10:30—12:00 PM Washington DC Time
May 18, 2021
The World Bank’s 2021 World Development Report “Data for Better Lives” calls for a new social contract that enables the use and reuse of data to create economic and social value, promotes equitable opportunities to benefit from data, and fosters citizens’ trust that they will not be harmed by misuse...
Mar
18
2021
3:00—4:00 PM ET
March 11, 2021
How can we continue to improve access to information while addressing the “epistemic emergency” raised by the spread of disinformation? Katherine Maher, CEO and Executive Director of the Wikimedia Foundation, and CGD Policy Fellow Michael Pisa will explore this question and Wikimedia’s evolving role...