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About IATI

Our work involves making data on development and humanitarian spending and projects easier to access, use and understand. Organisations publish information according to the rules and guidance set out in the IATI Standard and this data is freely available and open to anyone in the world.
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Introduction to IATI

Read basic information about our initiative.

What is IATI?

Who is IATI for?

Why use IATI?
Case studies

See how IATI data is used to improve decisions and accountability.

Powering rapid responses to food and nutritional insecurity

Making overseas development assistance accountable in the Netherlands
Using Data
Using IATI data

IATI data can be an invaluable resource for anyone searching for information on development or humanitarian spending and projects.
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Tools to access IATI data

There are a range of tools for people wanting to use IATI data, designed for different audiences and use cases.
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d-portal

Search key data on development and humanitarian activities presented in charts, graphs and maps. Recommended for users who are new to IATI.
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Country Development Finance Data

Access and download data on development and humanitarian activities, presented simply by country, reporting organisation and sector.
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Other resources

IATI Datastore

IATI Virtual Training for Civil Society
Publishing Data

How to publish data

Find out how to register with IATI and publish data.
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IATI Publisher

A free online tool which lets you register with IATI and publish data on your development and humanitarian activities.
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IATI Validator

Check if your data aligns with the rules and guidance of the IATI Standard. Run checks on data files published by any organisation.
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IATI Registry

Register your data files here and find details of all organisations that publish IATI data.
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IATI Standard
IATI Standard

The IATI Standard is a set of rules and guidance on how to publish useful development and humanitarian data. Find out the full range of data included in the IATI Standard and more about its technical format.
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What data should I publish?

Understand what information you can publish and how to prepare it.
Standard documentation

Find details of all the elements and attributes that can be included in IATI data.

Activity Standard

Organisation Standard

Topic-specific guidance
Developer documentation

Explore how IATI data and the schema can be imported and used in different platforms.

IATI Developer Documentation

IATI Datastore
Governance
Governance

Learn about how IATI is funded, governed and run.
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Who runs IATI?

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Governing Board and Secretariat

Members

IATI is governed and funded by our members.
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IATI Strategic Plan 2020-2025

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IATI workplan

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Get Involved
Get Involved

Find out how to join IATI as a member, engage with IATI’s community and access useful resources about the initiative.
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IATI Community

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IATI Connect

Becoming a member

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You are viewing VERSION 1.01 of IATI Standard Reference View another version

This version is DEPRECATED, v2.03 is the latest version

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IATI Standard 1.01
Activity Standard Overview (archive)
Activity schema table
Code Lists
Community Support
IATI Schema
- Sample XML for the Activities Standard
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Old Standard Overview Tables
The IATI Activities Standard
The IATI Organisation Standard
The IATI Standard
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Container Elements

Description

This part of the IATI standard details elements that help describe the encoding and metadata.

Elements

Container Elements	File Header
	Record Header

Last updated on 16 December 2012.

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