IATI Partner Country Caucus Meeting

Wednesday2nd October 2013, 09.00 – 16:30

Press Room, UN City, FN Byen, Marmorvej 51 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark

Paper 1: Partner Country Caucus Meeting - Annotated Agenda

(Non-Partner Country Participants By Invitation)

Session 1
9:00 – 9:10 / Chair – Samuel Aggrey, Ministry of Finance of Ghana
Session 1.a
9:00 – 9:10 / Welcome and Brief Introductions
Review and accept agenda
Session 2
09:10 – 10:25 / More People to Publish
Session 2.a
09:10 – 09:15 / Briefing Session – IATI Secretariat
Introduction to the key points to be discussed in the SC
Session 2.b
09:15 – 09:25
Session 2.c
09:25– 09:35
Session 2.d
09:35– 09:45
Session 2 e
09:45 – 10:25 / Bangladesh presentation:linking IATI with the Global Partnership and the Open Government Partnership
Madagascar presentation:linkingIATI with other building blocks of the Paris Declaration
Honduras presentation:how AMP is consistently capturing TA and non-DAC aid flows (SSC).
Discussion: inclusion of optional modules covering non-traditional flows, and concrete roles/channels for IATI Outreach Sub-Group
Objective: / Discuss and agree to support inclusion of optional modules covering, inter alia, technical cooperation, humanitarian and other non-traditional flows;
Discuss and agree on TORs for Outreach Sub-Group;
Identify volunteers for membership.
Reference: / Proposed TORs for Outreach sub-group
Update paper on work with NGOs, DFIs/IFIs/MDBs, Humanitarian and Technical Cooperation
10:25-10:40 / BREAK – Coffee provided
Session 3
10:40 – 12:05 / Publish better quality data
Session 3.a
10:40 – 10:45 / Briefing Session – IATI Secretariat
Introduction to the key points to be discussed in the SC
Session 3.a
10:45 – 10:55
Session 3.b
10:55 – 11:05
Session 3.c
11:05-11:15
Session 3.d
11:15 – 12:05 / Tanzania presentation:how roll-out mechanisms on AIMS can ensure greater performance on data collection.
Publish What You Fundupdate on budget identifier pilot work and other advocacy work around transparency
Update on Progress of the Ad Hoc Group on the development of the Transparency Indicator
Discussion:concrete action required for more and better data reporting
Objective: / Identify action required for more and better data reporting (i.e. first integer update to the Standard; include INTOSAI Integrated Financial Accountability Framework as a Potential module in the organization standard).
Reference: / Draft proposal on Transparency Indicator will be circulated as a room paper at the Steering Committee on October 3rd
First Integer Upgrade v2.0 pre-proposal.
INTOSAI recommendation; IFAF background paper (shared for information only)
12:05-12:50 / LUNCH – Sandwiches provided
Session 4
12:50 –2:00 / Supporting people to use IATI data better
Session 4.a
12:50 – 12:55 / Briefing Session – IATI Secretariat
Introduction to the key points to be discussed in the SC
Session 4.b
12:55 – 1:05
Session 4.c
1:05 – 1:15
Session 4.d
1:15 – 2:00 / Burkina Faso presentation:experience with the PGA focusing on: i) IATI data integration with the PGA; ii) the specific challenges to make the PGA accessible to other parts of the government and to the civil society; iii) share the lessons learned in linking the PGA with CIFE.
Malawi presentation:experience with the AMP focusing on: i) IATI data integration with the AMP and the options under consideration; ii) how AMP was rolled out to line Ministries; iii) how AMP is linked with public portal
Discussion: concrete waysto improve the use of IATI data at the country level
Objective: / Identify concrete action required for more use of IATI data
Document countries’ experience in IATI data use.
Reference: / n/a
Session 5
2:00- 2:45 / IATI Governance and Financial Matters
Session 5.a
02:00 – 02:05 / Briefing Session – IATI Secretariat
Introduction to the key points to be discussed in the SC
Session 5.b
02:05 – 02:45 / Discussion on:
  • Prioritization of tasks established by the Secretariat
  • Election of SC Chair for a two year period

Objective: / Identify priority activities for IATI going forward
Introduce SC Chair nominations
Reference: / Nominations (To be circulated after 24 Sept closing date)
Brief financial status report (to be circulated by 27 Sept)
02:45-03:20 / BREAK – Coffee provided
Session 5.d
3:20 – 4:00
4:00 – 4:30 / Wrap-up and review of proposals for IATI Steering Committee.
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