Presentation about IATI (and open development) for the Dóchas INITIATE conference, Dublin, 2 May 2013

2. IATI
Online collaboration
Aid
Transparency Web of Data
Open Government

3. Open

4. Open

5. Open

6. Open

7. Open Development Explained
http://openforchange.info/content/open-development-explained

16. IATI
Online collaboration
Aid
Transparency Web of Data
Open Government

23. Bjorkman and Svensson (2007). ‘Power to the People:
Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment of a
Community-Based Monitoring Project in Uganda’
Clinics got cleaner
Fewer drugs stolen
40-50% more children vaccinated
33% fewer children died under the age of five

24. Why open data?
● Enter data once, close to the source;
then re-use, exchange, enhance
● Improves quality and accuracy; first in
registration, next in decision-making
● Better insight in money flows, activities,
plans, results, circumstances, impacts
● Allows for participation, mobilisation, and
accountability

25. #SmartAid Debate
René Grotenhuis, director of Cordaid

26. René Grotenhuis, director of Cordaid
#SmartAid Debate
In the transition of Cordaid
towards a social enterprise,
open data technology has had
a place from the very beginning.
We use the new IATI standard
first of all as the basis for our
“transparency application”.

28. IATI
Online collaboration
Aid
Transparency Web of Data
Open Government

34. A project in DFID’s project-level database

35. The same DFID project in the IATI XML format

36. Organisation File

37. Activities File

45. AidView

49. 1. Assess:
•Feasibility assessment
2. Commit:
•Internal and public commitment
3. Develop:
•Set up policies, processes and systems
4. Publish:
•IATI-compliant data
5. Improve:
•Data details, items and sources
Five Steps

51. Exclusion Policy
A. International relations
B. Security and safety
C. Personal information
D. Commercially sensitive information
E. Information that is exempt under other
laws, policies and regulations

56. Agenda on the Implementation of the IATI
Standard by Dutch NGOs working in
International Development
● Istanbul Principles for CSO Development Effectiveness
● Busan Partnership for Effective Development
● Commitment to IATI, but in line with CSO principles
Ambition

57. Time to act
●
Prioritities Partos and Concord (2012):
●
Principle 5: Practice transparency and accountability
●
Principle 6: Pursue equitable partnership and solidarity
●
Principle 7: Create and share knowledge and commit to mutual
learning
Why these?
All three have to do with relations and cooperation
among organisations

58. ● 2-year programme
● “Open Information Policy”
● Opening data
● Peer events
● Technical advice meetings
● In-house technical support
● “Open development”
IATI Plan