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TAP and World Bank to co-host seminar on "Demanding Good Governance"
19 March, 2010

On March 25, the Transparency and Accountability Program (TAP), in partnership with the Human Development Network at the World Bank, will be hosting a half-day seminar titled “Demanding Good Governance – Inside and Out.” This event will feature real-world examples of demand-side interventions that have been incorporated into service delivery.

R4D and Global Health Council Announce Series of Talks on `New Visions’ in Health and Development
4 March, 2010

Results for Development Institute and the Global Health Council will be holding a series of presentations in the coming year titled, “New Visions for Improving Health in the Developing World.”

“Strengthening Institutions” country partners convene in Prague to present research on public expenditure accountability
13 January, 2010

As part of efforts to build international benchmarks for the quality of public spending and promote informed decisions on resource allocations in developing countries, the Transparency and Accountability Program (TAP) and Global Development Network co-hosted the first peer review workshop for the Strengthening Institutions program in Prague on January 13th-15th.

TAP to Release French Edition of "How to Improve Governance"
8 December, 2009

The Transparency and Accountability Program (TAP) is pleased to announce that its book, “How to Improve Governance,” will soon be published in French. TAP is excited to extend its reach to a new audience with this  version which is scheduled to release in August 2011.

R4D Hosts Inaugural Meeting to Launch Education Program
3 December, 2009

On December 3, 2009, Nicholas Burnett and David de Ferranti hosted a meeting of leading of experts in the global education field to discuss the critical issues in education today and the role that Results for Development can play with its new program. The meeting involved statements by Burnett and de Ferranti as well as Birger Fredriksen and Alan Ruby, Senior Technical Advisors of the Education Program at R4D.

TAP hosts launch workshops in New Delhi and Kampala for its newest grantees
24 August, 2009

R4D’s Transparency and Accountability Program, led by project coordinator Courtney Tolmie, visited New Delhi on July 21, 2009 and Kampala on July 29, 2009 to bring together its grantees from its latest grant round. Tolmie, assisted by program associate Courtney Heck, facilitated 3-day launch workshops in which grantees received technical training from experts on public expenditure tracking methodologies, discussed program goals, and met fellow participants.

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