This panel event will include a presentation of the newly-launched 2013 Aid Transparency Index, an annual ranking of donors on how transparent they are about the aid they give. Panellists will also talk about the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), an internationally agreed standard for publishing aid information. This will include a discussion on progress with implementing IATI, plans and expectations for the future, and the challenges faced in developing information standards and opening up data. Panellists will include government representatives from both donor and recipient countries, civil society and the UN.