This is a presentation which shows why we have built Open Aid Register, what it actually does and how does it fit for aid related organizations.

1. Ruth del Campo
New York Law School
@ruthdelcampo
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Improving with transparency

2. @OpenAidReg
www.openaidregister.org

3. _A super easy and effective
publishing tool to help NGOs and
organizations being more
transparent
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4. _Development Cooperation
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5. ?
There is no way to know
WHO is doing
WHAT and WHERE
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6. www.makeaidtransparent.org
2011 @OpenAidReg

7. Transparency enables
- Effectiveness
- Better coordination
- Improving planning
- Informed decisions
- More impact
- More commitment
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8. Transparency in aid means
organizations
should share what they are doing
timely and consistent
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9. Publishing what you are doing in your
website is not enough
use of a common language-> IATI Standard
use license which enables reuse -> open data
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10. @OpenAidReg

11. IATI - International Aid Transparency Initiative
IATI Standard is the common language for publishing
aid projects.
Every aid related stakeholder should start publish this
project in this common standard
Using IATI benefits the society in full: countries, donors,
citizens, NGOs, recipients, end users...
Main aim of IATI: Publish once, use multiple times
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12. @OpenAidReg

13. United Kingdom Australia Netherlands Spain Finland Sweden
World bank UNOPS, UNDP European Union Indigo Trust Hewlett
EWB Canada Oxfam GB Global Fund International HIV
Spark Online
Development Initiatives Publish What You Fund
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14. ...and many more
www.iatiregistry.org
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15. @OpenAidReg
www.openaidregister.org

16. Open Aid Register
Super easy tool to publish aid projects/
programs/activities in an effective way
It enables to publish aid projects in IATI
Standard very easily. It can be used by
anybody.
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17. Open Aid Register
It converts data to IATI Standard
It publishes the data in the IATI Registry
It enables other added value services:
widget, visualizations...etc
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18. _Geolocate projects
At village level
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19. Introducing data in OAR
Two ways:
Introduce manually the data
Upload a file with the data and OAR
service imports the data for you
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20. Open Aid Register
Who is best suit for OAR?
Smaller and medium NGOs: use as final
end use (<40 projects/year)
Bigger NGOs: use it as a prototype/test
bed experience to identify how much
effort it will require
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21. We are waiting you in Open Aid
Register!
Registering an account in OAR = 10 minutes
Registering an account in central IATI Registry = 15
minutes
Estimated time to introduce a new project = 15 minutes/
proyect if you DIY or 5 min for all if you upload the file

22. Benefits to start publishing IATI
with Open Aid Register :-)
More impact in international arena
Value added for new proposals
Promoting transparency and accountability
Personalized consultancy for your specific needs
0 Euro Cost
Assure IATI Compliant data
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23. Challenges
Learning curve with the Open Aid Register and IATI
Open Aid Register is a work in progress
Face the fear to cultural change

24. @OpenAidReg
Muchas gracias!
@ruthdelcampo
A revolution doesn’t happen when society adapts
new tools, it happens when society adapts new
behaviors - Clay Shirky