Iati Scoping Paper - Appendix E - Iati Governance Structure

Appendix E – IATI Governance Structure The IATI is governed by a multi-stakeholder Steering Committee comprising of representatives from bilateral and multilateral donors, partner countries, civil society organisations and experts in aid information. Current members are: Australia, Betteraid, Civicus, Development Gateway Foundation, Development Initiatives for Poverty Research, European Commission, Germany, Ghana (tbc), Nepal, Netherlands, Papua New Guinea, Publish What You Fund, Rwanda, Transparency International, UNDP, United Kingdom, Vietnam (tbc), and World Bank. The Steering Committee meets 3-4 times per year.

Technical work on the IATI standards is being led by the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) which reports to the Steering Committee. Members of the TAG include key users and providers of aid data and statistics along with experts in using technology for aid effectiveness and the development of standards. The TAG is chaired by Brian Hammond, formerly with the OECD-DAC, and the secretariat sits with Development Initiatives for Poverty Research (DIPR).

The IATI Secretariat comprises DFID (overall co-ordination), UNDP (partner country outreach) and the aidinfo team at the non-profit organisation Development Initiatives for Poverty Research (DIPR) (research and technical analysis.) DFID acts as the secretariat for the Steering Committee, and DIPR acts as the secretariat for the Technical Advisory Group.

IATI is currently funded by Finland, Ireland and DFID, and future contributions are expected from the Netherlands and Spain.