Introducing the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) for NGOs and CSOs. The presentation used in the training by Bond UK (www.bond.org.uk) and IATI (iatistandard.org),

1. Introduction to the International
Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI)
Bond and Development Initiatives, 2014
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2. Who are we?
Bond:
Sarah Johns
Transparency Adviser sjohns@bond.org.uk
Development Initiatives:
Wendy Rogers
Data Analyst
wendy.rogers@devinit.org
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3. 3 things you need to
know about IATI
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4. 1. IATI is a data standard for sharing information
about development assistance
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5. It uses XML to structure the information
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6. So that we move from this…
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7. … to this.
Common Standard
Format
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8. 2. Using the IATI data standard has benefits for
your organisation
Collaboration
Get buy-in
Information
systems
mapping
Collect
information
Share
information
Communication
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9. and provides insight data you can use
devtracker.dfid.gov.uk
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10. openaidsearch.org
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11. 3. Sharing information has the potential to
catalyse change
Play
video
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12. The Implementation Schedule
Wendy Rogers, Development Initiatives
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13. The implementation schedule
http://support.iatistandard.org/entries/23287146-The-Implementation-Schedule
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14. The Implementation Schedule
This is made up of four tabs
1.
Cover page / instruction sheet
2.
Publishing information
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The narrative here can also be used for your publisher profile
when setting up an account on the Registry
Organisation data
3.
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Captures information about your organisation
Activity data
4.
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Covers information about your projects
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15. Practical
Session &
Discussion
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16. Break
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17. The IATI Standard and Other
Animals
Wendy Rogers, Development Initiatives
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18. What to Publish
What
• Project Number, Title, Description, Sector
Who
• Funding, Accountable, Implementing
When
• Start Date, End Date
Where
• Country/Region
How much?
• Incoming Funds, Disbursements, Expenditures, Budgets

19. The IATI Standard
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Defines a consistent format for how data is published:
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Published data is held in two different types of file
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Organisation file
•
Activity Files
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20. DFID Minimum Requirements
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The information to publish will cover the DFID minimum
requirements.
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21. Your Organisation
Describes Your Organisation. Includes:
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Reporting Org
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Organisation Identifier
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Organisational Contacts
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Budgets (agency, country)
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22. Your Work
Described in ‘Units of Aid’ or ‘Activities’. Usually projects.
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Unique activity identifier
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Title
•
Description
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Other Activity Identifiers
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Activity Status: code and description
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Activity Dates: start /end planned or actual
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23. Who Is Involved?
Described as Participating Organisations’.
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Organisation name
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Role: Funder, Extending, Implementing, Accountable
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Ref: Type of organisation (code and description)
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24. Where In The World?
Where do your activities take place or impact
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Region or Country
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Lat / Long Coordinates
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Local Areas
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25. Financial Transactions
Used to understand the flow of monies
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Amount
•
Date
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Type: Commitment, Incoming Funds, Disbursement,
Expenditure etc.
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Who from / to
•
Transaction description
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26. Results
Was the activity successful. Did it achieve its aims?
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Type of result
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Textual description
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27. Activity Classifications
Helps to describe the type of activity’.
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Aid type
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Sector
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Policy
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Flow Type
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Finance Type
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Collaboration Type
NB:Some categories can be defined as an activity default.
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28. Supplementary Activity Information
Extra information about activities
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Activity contact details
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Web sites
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Online documentation
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29. Get started, publish what you can
Available
Quality
Exclusions
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30. Task or Opportunity?
For your organisation it can provide
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An opportunity to tell your stories
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Trust (to supporters, general public, other organisations)
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‘On the ground’ intelligence to support the need for intervention
For others it can
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Enable citizens to hold their Governments to account
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Provide governments with information they need to make
decisions
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Provide the transparency that aid is reaching those genuinely in
need
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31. Back to the implementation schedule
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32. Practical
Session &
Discussion
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33. Lunch
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34. Publishing Your IATI-XML Files
Wendy Rogers, Development Initiatives
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35. Publishing IATI-XML Files
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IATI-XML files should be physically located on a
publishers own web site
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The IATI Registry holds a URL link that ‘points’ to
wherever your files are located online
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36. Registry accounts
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A 2 step process that requires setting up:
A user account
1.
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This enables you to log in but not publish any data
A publisher account
2.
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This enables you to register as a publisher and
publish data
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37. IATI Registry http://www.iatiregistry.org/
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38. IATI Registry: User account
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39. IATI Registry: Publisher account
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40. IATI Registry: Publisher account
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41. Much of the information required when setting up
an account comes from the publishing information
tab in your Implementation Schedule.
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42. Publishing Tools
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43. Tools For Creating IATI-XML Files
There are currently three different types of tool that can be
used to publish data in IATI-XML format
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Aidstream
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CSV Converter
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Bespoke systems
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44. Tool Web Sites
Aidstream:
http://www.aidstream.org
CSV Converter:
http://csv2iati.iatstandard.org
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45. More Information & Support
Bond website :
www.bond.org.uk/transparency
IATI Knowledge Base :
http://support.iatistandard.org/forums/20317313-for-ngos
IATI Support:
support@iatistandaard.org
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