What does this mean for DAC and the DAC Working Party on Statistics (WP-STAT) as custodians of aid information standards?
IATI will use the DAC standards where they exist, and the DAC Working Party on Statistics (WP-STAT) will continue to be custodians of these standards. However, IATI is likely to include a much wider set of information than that included in the DAC CRS. Where IATI is proposing publication of information beyond that currently collected by the DAC, IATI will define the standards, drawing on other existing standards (including the DAC) where they exist. We would welcome the assistance and expertise of the WP-STAT when doing this. In some cases IATI might need to define standards for information that is closely related to that collected by the DAC (e.g. total donor commitment). In these cases, IATI will work closely with the DAC Secretariat and the WP-STAT to develop the proposed definitions.
