IATI Implementation at DFID

It’s difficult, not impossible, (but still difficult)

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What have we achieved?

What have we achieved?

API call: http://projects.dfid.gov.uk/iati/country/bd

…and relax?

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Challenges & Lessons Learned

Policy. Culture.

Implementation.

Image © Russell Watkins / Department for International Development. Used by permission.

Policy environment

data.gov.ukdatasets

Spend >£25k

Spend >£500

contracts

SCS names/pay/job titles

organograms

tenders

ICT contracts

Aid Transparency Guarantee

Project documents

Project details

Transparency items to deliver between May 2010 and early 2011

COINS names/pay/job titles >£150k

Ministers’ & DGs’ travel, hospitality, gifts & expenses

Ministers’ meetings

IATI

Culture

Geeks Workers

Citizens Politicians

Change Management

Implementation

Data mappingSafety & security

“Embedded” transparency process

Data quality

Governance

Evolving IATI standard

Resourcing & Sustainability

Phased approach

BUSINESSTECHNICAL

IATI Delivery Team

Project Manager

BusinessAnalyst

IATI Lead

IATI Policy

Statistician(CRS++)

SQLDeveloper

WebDeveloper

ApplicationArchitect

DataArchitect

TechnicalLead

IntegrationDeveloper

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Change &Comms

Finance/Procurement

ProjectManagement

(Very) High-Level Technical Architecture

CORE SYSTEMS

Internal systems used for all project management

activities. All user input is to these systems.

DATA MART

Raw data

IATI format

Transforms

nightly monthly

EXTERNAL

IATI format

API layer API layerFinance &Project Mgt

DocumentManagement

Converts data from internal system format to

IATI format

Presents data to external users and systems

What’s next?

Phase 1

Accessibilityand Feedback

EmbeddingTransparency

Phase 2/Phase 3

Don’t forget the vision

Photo credit: DFID/Nick Cunard

Questions?

Picture: © Martin Middlebrook, used by permission of DFID