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IATI Technical Advisory Group Overview TAG plan, country pilots, donor assessments & technical proposals Simon Parrish IATI Technical Advisory Group, DIPR January 2010. IATI TAG Plan Milestones. Mar 2010 - TAG workshop discuss emerging thinking
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IATI Technical Advisory Group Overview TAG plan, country pilots, donor assessments & technical proposalsSimon ParrishIATI Technical Advisory Group, DIPR January 2010
IATI TAG Plan Milestones • Mar 2010 - TAG workshop discuss emerging thinking • July 2010 - Agree pt 1 & 2 & 3 of std for data • what data should be included • data definitions and classifications • Technical architecture and data format design • Oct 2010 - Implement IATI registry • Oct – Dec 10 - Donor implementation of phase 1 • Dec 2010 • Agree pt 1 & 2 & 3 of std for documents • Agree pt 4 of std - code of conduct www.aidtransparency.net
Activities since last meeting • Review existing standards and systems for definitions • Draft proposals for definitions • Unlocking aid consultation: licensing, architecture, formats • Draft technical proposals • Budget alignment study • Donor visits and awareness raising • Haiti data exchange pilot www.aidtransparency.net
Next Steps to July • More consultation and collaboration • Finalise definitions • Develop a draft standard data format • Country pilots • More detailed donor assessment & support plan • Assessment of impact ,opportunities & support needs for other infomediaries • Finalise proposals for technical architecture , formats and licenses • Interim proposals for documents • Define TORs for study of accessibility needs www.aidtransparency.net
Country Proof of Concept Pilots - Objectives Proof of concept to assess the feasibility of automated data exchange To assess the feasibility of developing a standard that meets the needs of different countries, donors and systems To assess compatibility of data held within donors systems & partner country aid management and budget systems & IATI definitions To identify impact and cost on country and donor systems of adopting an IATI standard www.aidtransparency.net
Country Pilots Approach Overview • 6 Pilots: Rwanda, DRC, Malawi, Colombia, Sri Lanka and Burkina Faso • Initial paper-based study based on Cambodia • April 2010 onwards. Three pilots by June 2010 Activities • Assess national aid management, budget & line ministry systems and data requirements • Review (3-5) donors’ project databases and compare with what is required by partner countries • Develop a prototype standard data format for data exchange • Implement data exchange www.aidtransparency.net
Donor Engagement So far.... • 4 fact finding missions: WB, Netherlands, Germany, UK • Also visited: Denmark, Sweden, Hewlett, Spain, AsDB, AusAid, NZAid Objectives • Raise awareness of IATI, implementation plans and impact on existing systems & processes • Understand concerns, challenges, constraints • Start practical discussions about how donors will implement IATI www.aidtransparency.net
Donor Engagement – Next Steps • Work with each member to • Test draft standard against internal systems and data capabilities • Develop an implementation plan • Identify possible exemptions • Identify support requirements • Develop IATI support capability www.aidtransparency.net
Technical Proposals – Discussion Paper • Builds on previous consultation paper ‘ Unlocking the Potential of Aid Information’ • Covers three areas: • Technical Architecture: HOW data should be published, found and accessed • Data format: WHAT format should data be published in • Licensing: WHAT can users do with the data • 9 headline requirements that underpin design • Main principle: designing architecture to directly service intermediaries and specialist users www.aidtransparency.net
Emerging Thinking and Questions a decentralised, web-based architecture where: • Donors will publish machine-readable aid- data files in a standard XML format freely available on public websites. • An IATI website will create a registry of links to these aid-data files (not store the actual data). • Donors must make information about their published aid data files available to the IATI registry. • Globally unique IATI identifiers to allow common referencing for co-financed projects and to enable traceability. • There will be a notification mechanism to let users know about new or modified aid-data files. • One standard open licensing model www.aidtransparency.net