🎙️ Tariffs are no longer just economic tools; they’re instruments of foreign policy.

In Episode 3 of the AccountabiliTea podcast special series, host Michele Crymes (Legal & Policy Expert) and Andrew Crawford (Research Fellow, German Institute for Global and Area Studies - GIGA)... examine how these policies reshape trade, governance & accountability across the Global South – and why sustainability & oversight matter more than ever.

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At the 2025 Open Government Partnership Global Summit in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain, Accountability Lab joined a global conversation on when technology truly enhances governance, and when it does not.

Facilitated by Juan Pane, Sarah Orton-Vipond, and Khadijah Chang, with insights from David ...Riveros García, Biljana Janeva, and reflections from Cheri-Leigh Erasmus, the session Right Problem, Right Tool combined lightning talks, group discussions, and systems mapping to unpack key insights.

Swipe through the carousel for highlights from the discussion – from understanding why tech is political to exploring how data only multiplies impact when institutions act on it.

The session concluded that true open government tech isn’t about coding new platforms, but about connecting people, power, and purpose.

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💰💰 "Tax is already the primary source of financing for lower-income countries, and as aid shrinks, it's become the lynchpin of development finance." – Vanessa van den Boogaard, International Centre for Tax and Development

In a session on the sidelines of the World ...Bank meetings, we asked how strengthening tax as domestic resource mobilisation can be done effectively and feasibly, but also equitably and accountably. And what role should development partners play in this new era of "tax development"?

These were some major takeaways from a robust and practical discussion between civil society, development finance, philanthropy, research, and a country revenue authority:

🔲 Reimagine Tax for Equity: It's time to break extractive international tax systems and challenge policies that shift wealth out of the Global South.

🔲 Evidence-Based Reforms: There is still room for better enforcement of current tax regimes including eliminating ineffective tax incentives, improving compliance for the wealthy and taxing capital & property.

🔲 Policy Sovereignty: Countries need the fiscal space to set their own priorities. Solutions must be fit-for-purpose and not dictated by donor preferences.

🔲 Popular education: Citizen engagement can build trust and collective action on tax. By translating complex tax systems, civil society can encourage conversations on citizen's rights related to tax and the importance of transparency in tax policy decisions.

🔲 Peer advocacy between donors: Donors that provide multi-year, flexible funding that build on country-led priorities, should advocate for similar strategies for more aligned and impactful funding.

This conversation was hosted in partnership with Trust, Accountability and Inclusion Collaborative and the International Centre for Tax and Development

Watch the full discussion here: https://bit.ly/43AMhGq

Taxing Smarter after Aid: Accountability Equity and Public Finance in a New Global Reality

On the sidelines of the World Bank and IMF Annual Meetings, Accountability Lab, the Trust, Accountability and Inclusion Collaborative, and the...

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