Isn’t IATI just a duplicate effort to DAC reporting?
There are already many overlapping reporting systems. IATI seeks to reduce these and apply common standards and definitions to those that remain. We are seeking to establish a common way of recording and publishing aid information that enables a variety of users to access the data they require and present the information in different ways. We believe this complements DAC reporting since: – Where common definitions have already been agreed through the DAC, these will be used as the basis for IATI reporting – IATI is likely to include qualitative information, while DAC reporting is focused on statistics – IATI aims to simplify and harmonise the reporting, and help donors to meet the growing need for more information, especially at country level – IATI publication doesn’t need to be centralised or go through the statistics reporter. Where relevant for the donor, information can be published at country level – IATI will aim to publish provisional data more quickly, so that it can be used b
