1. NGOs, Transparency and the
International Aid Transparency
Initiative (IATI)
20 November 2012
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2. Agenda
13:30 Welcome and introduction
13:40 Setting the scene
• Why transparency?
• What is IATI?
• DFID and IATI
14:10 Practicalities: Implementing IATI
• The five steps to IATI
• What data do I need to publish?
• Group work
15:00 Break
15:15 Practicalities: Implementing IATI
• Publishing IATI data
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3. Setting the scene: Why transparency?
The business case for NGOs – what’s in it for you?
1. Effectiveness
2. Accountability
3. Communication
4. Leverage
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4. Setting the scene: Why IATI?
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5. Setting the scene: What is IATI?
• A common way of publishing data on aid flows
• Data can be analysed, interpreted or visualised
• Benefits:
• Recipient governments have better information about incoming
flows, making it easier to identify 'donor darlings' and 'aid
orphans', both now and in the future
• Donors and NGOs can see what other donors and NGOs are
funding and working on  collaboration, effectiveness, evidence-
based decision-making
• Donor country taxpayers know how their aid is being spent
• Developing country citizens, NGOs and communities have better
information with which to hold their own governments and
international donors and NGOs to account
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6. Setting the scene: DFID and IATI
• Cross-Whitehall focus on transparency and open government
• Effectiveness
• Value for money
• Accountability to taxpayers
• Reduce corruption
• DFID leadership role in IATI
• #1 in Aid Transparency Index (Oct 2012)
• UK Aid Transparency Guarantee
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7. Setting the scene: DFID and IATI
• PPAs – by 31 March 2013
• Other grantees – within 3 months of signing grant agreement
• Implementation Schedule
• Data on all DFID required fields published
• Data updated quarterly
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8. Questions?
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9. Practicalities: Implementing IATI
The five steps to IATI implementation:
1. Commit
2. Prepare
3. Select
4. Draft
5. Manage
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10. Practicalities: Publishing IATI data
What data do I need to publish?
• Org name & ID
• Activity title, description & status
• Start & end dates
• Contact info
• Participating orgs (funding, accountable, implementing)
• Activity location
• Activity sector
• Transactions (incoming funds, expenditure, disbursements –
aggregated)
• Documents (budget, logframe, proposal, reports, evaluation)
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11. Group work
• What are the steps you need to take in your own organisation
to begin moving towards IATI publication?
• Where might you find barriers and how will you overcome them?
• Who do you need to involve in discussions?
• What are the selling points for your leadership team?
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12. Break
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13. Practicalities: How do I publish IATI data?
1. Implementation Schedule
1. IATI Registry account (user and publisher accounts)
1. Publishing tool (e.g. AidStream)
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14. IATI Registry
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15. AidStream
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16. More information and support
• Bond website
• www.bond.org.uk/transparency
• IATI Registry
• http://iatiregistry.org
• AidStream
• http://aidstream.org
• Online surgeries and practical workshops
• Register online http://www.bond.org.uk/pages/iati-events.html
• Sign up to the Bond Transparency e-bulletin
• http://www.bond.org.uk/get-e-updates.php
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17. Thank you
Joni Hillman
jhillman@bond.org.uk
Regent’s Wharf • 8 All Saints Street • London • N1 9RL • United Kingdom
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