The Government of Ethiopia is the first to deploy the Development Gateway Foundation's Aid Management Platform (AMP), a web-based information-sharing tool that helps improve the coordination and harmonisation of international development aid to ensure greater results for people in developing countries.
AMP is an e-government solution that addresses administrative challenges faced by developing country governments and their donors in tracking and reporting on international aid flows and programs. By enabling access to standardised information about aid activities within a country, it facilitates the improved planning, allocation, disbursement and general management of aid resources.
Led by Ministry of Finance and Economic Development (MOFED), the piloting of AMP in Ethiopia was a joint initiative of the Development Gateway, OECD, UNDP and World Bank.The Center for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) in Bangalore played a critical role by rapidly developing the AMP application, as part of its work for the Development Gateway India Research Center, funded by the Government of India.
"AMP is a tool that can help all parties achieve better results by increasing the transparency and efficiency of aid processes, while reducing the transaction costs of coordination efforts."said Alan J. Rossi, Chief Executive Officer, Development Gateway.AMP can be easily customized for other countries with similar aid management and donor coordination needs.
AMP is one of several information tools and services provided by the Development Gateway to assist governments, international organisations and others in making their aid and development work more effective.
The Development Gateway also supports 50 local Country Gateways and, in cooperation with the Government of Italy, provides e-government grants to build institutional capacity in developing countries.
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