A methodology for publishing IATI-compliant data.
In July 2011, Development Initiatives Poverty Research (DIPR) published their first file of open data, in compliance with the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) Standard for providing data on aid flows. This initial publication covered data from the aidinfo programme and was published on the website at aidinfo.org/open.
This was just the first step in a wider move to opening up all data on the projects and activities of DI International Ltd, of which DIPR is the non-profit wing.
As the first NGO to publish IATI compliant data, DIPR hopes that this document will serve to outline the process and decision making that took place around opening up the data. This document offers lessons learnt and recommendations for other organisations who are considering publishing their own data in compliance with the IATI Standard.
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This document is not a definitive route to publishing IATI data, but should serve as guidance material to organisations hoping to start the process. The experiences of DIPR in publishing their data are used to illustrate the process, and start a peer learning process for other organisations.
