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title: Acknowledgements
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## Acknowledgements

This report was commissioned by the [Global Initiative for Fiscal Transparency](http://fiscaltransparency.net/)

The [Global Initiative for Fiscal Transparency (GIFT)](http://fiscaltransparency.net/) is a multi-stakeholder action network working to advance and institutionalize global norms and significant, continuous improvements on fiscal transparency, participation, and accountability in countries around the world.

Authors: 

* Lucy Chambers, <lucy.chambers@okfn.org>
* Velichka Dimitrova, <velichka.dimitrova@okfn.org>
* Rufus Pollock, <rufus.pollock@okfn.org>

For more information contact: <gift-report@okfn.org>

Special thanks to:

* Martin Tisne
* Randall Kemp
* Libby Haight
* Sanjeev Khagram
* Friedrich Lindenberg
* Vivek Ramkumar
* Laura Newman
* **the many contributors who provided sections for the report.**

We would also like to thank the Noun Project artists:
Andrew Cameron, Denis Frezzato, John Caserta, Marwa Boukarim, Øystein W. Arbo, Pedro Lalli, Scott Lewis, SZ

This is the first edition of the Technology for Transparent and Accountable Public Finance Report

*First Published May 2012*

This is a report by: 

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Open Knowledge Foundation
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CB2 1HL
United Kingdom
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