Ryan Flynn

Communications Officer, Centre for Aid and Public Expenditure

Ryan is the communications officer for ODI’s Budget Strengthening Initiative (BSI). Previously, Ryan worked on ODI’s Development Progress project. Ryan has years of experience working in international communications for a range of civil society organisations in the UK, Cambodia and Australia.

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The 2013 CAPE conference: budgeting in the real world

Event - Conference - 13 - 14 November 2013

The national budget is one of the most important formal expressions of how a government aims to govern a country. But, in practice, the difference between what’s on paper and how public finance is actually managed can be stark. The 2013 CAPE conference will explore how budgets operate in the real world, and how they can be made to deliver better development outcomes.

Budget transparency in Uganda

Opinion - Podcasts and audio - 28 August 2013

Tim Williamson, who heads up the Budget Strengthening Initiative’s (BSI) work in Uganda and South Sudan , has over many years has worked closely with the Ugandan Government to improve the effectiveness, transparency and accountability of public financial management in Uganda.

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Matt Andrews on the limits of institutional reform

Opinion - Podcasts and audio - 9 August 2013

Matt Andrews, governance expert and Associate Professor at Harvard's Kennedy School, sat down with ODI's Ryan Flynn to talk about his new book - 'The Limits of Institutional Reform in Development'.

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A Chinese worker in Ethiopia as part a project to help improve livelihoods in Africa initiated by China’s Ministry of Commerce

Old puzzles, new pieces: development cooperation in tomorrow’s world

Event - Conference - 14 - 15 November 2012

From the rise of China and Brazil to game changing models of global philanthropy, person-to-person giving and social impact investment, the community of actors engaged in development cooperation is evolving. While the geography of poverty is changing so too are the tools available for targeting assistance. The 2012 CAPE Conference will explore how fundamental global shifts will shape the future of development cooperation.

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Interview with Economic Advisor to the President of South Sudan

Opinion - Podcasts and audio - 17 October 2012

‘Before the shutdown in oil production the [Government of South Sudan] was already very disturbed about the pattern of expenditure related to the implementation of government programmes…the shutdown fast-tracked measures to [implement] proper fiscal discipline.’

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