The IATI story so far
The International Aid Transparency Initiative - IATI - has evolved rapidly since its launch in 2008. Here are some of the key moments.
September 2008
IATI is launched at the Third High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Accra, Ghana.
January 2011
The UK’s Department for International Development is the first organisation to publish data to IATI.
February 2011
IATI members agree the first version of the IATI Standard.
March 2011
The World Bank is the first multilateral agency to publish to IATI. The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation is the first foundation to publish.
July 2011
Development Initiatives Poverty Research (DIPR) is the first non-governmental organisation to publish data to IATI.
November 2011
At the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Busan, the US government announces they are joining IATI. The outcome document, endorsed by many governments, multilateral institutions and civil society organisations includes a specific commitment on transparency that references IATI.
February 2013
100th organisation publishes to IATI.
October 2014
Members agree IATI Standard’s first integer change to version 2.01, adding more rigour to the Standard and allowing publishers to provide better quality data.
December 2015
IATI Standard version 2.02 released. New features focus on improving data on humanitarian financing and reporting on the Sustainable Development Goals.
April 2016
The Netherlands is the second government to introduce mandatory rules for organisations receiving their aid to report their spending to IATI.
May 2016
Governments, multilateral institutions and other international organisations sign-up to the Grand Bargain at the first World Humanitarian Summit. This commitment includes publishing timely, transparent, harmonised and open high-quality data on humanitarian funding within two years, and identifies IATI as the basis for a common standard.
December 2016
The 500th organisation publishes their data to IATI.
December 2017
UN Secretary-General commits the United Nations Development System to publishing spending and results through “system-wide enrolment” into IATI.
March 2018
The one-millionth activity is reported to IATI. Over 600 organisations have published their data since 2011.
May 2018
Belgium joins the UK and the Netherlands as the third government to introduce mandatory rules for organisations receiving their aid to report their spending to IATI.
July 2018
IATI reaches 90 members, representing governments, multilaterals, foundations, private sector and civil society organisations.
September 2018
IATI celebrates 10 years since it was launched.
December 2018
900th organisation publishes their data to IATI.
May 2019
1000 organisations now publish their development and humanitarian spending to IATI
September 2019
IATI Strategic Plan (2020-2025) approved at annual Members’ Assembly
October 2022
IATI reaches 1500 publishers
January 2023
IATI Publisher Tool is launched for small and medium sized publishers.
JULY 2023
IATI has new Secretariat arrangements. UNDP hosts the Secretariat and is responsible for IATI’s policy and technology services. UNOPS is the Secretariat’s service provider of the initiative’s legal and operational functions, and Open Data Services is the Secretariat’s technology delivery partner (contracted via UNDP).