IATI Publishing Statistics now has a new home: http://publishingstats.iatistandard.org.

Who runs the IATI Dashboard?

The IATI Dashboard and Publishing Statistics are maintained by the technical team of the IATI Secretariat. It has grown out of various projects to track IATI data around various facets and metrics.

When is the Dashboard updated?

The Dashboard and Publishing Statistics are generated through a daily process that happens each night.

This is a two step process:

  1. The Dashboard and Publishing Statistics scripts first download the data that is linked to from the IATI Registry - see “data downloaded” date time at the footer of each page.
  2. From this dataset, the relevant statistics are calculated, and the Dashboard and Publishing Statistics are then updated - see “generated” date/time at footer.

The generation process usually completes within 12 hours.

Why is there a difference between the data download and Dashboard generation time?

The data is downloaded, and then there is a period of computing time to generate the statistics that inform the Dashboard and Publishing Statistics.

Usually, there is a small period of time between the two. However, we do track this as sometimes things break - and the site fails to regenerate. If you spot something, please also let us know via support@iatistandard.org.

Does a graph going up or down mean something good?

No. There may be a number of reasons why a certain graph or number rises or falls.

In some cases, a fall in the graph may well be down to the fact that the Dashboard script failed to download the relevant data. This could be due to any number of reasons - and not necessarily anything to do with the setup of the IATI publisher.

Therefore, we stress to treat the graphs, numbers and statistics on the IATI Dashboard with caution, context and consideration.

Should you think something is really wrong, please contact us via support@iatistandard.org.

What do the Publishing Statistics numbers mean?

Different tables capture how timely, forward looking and comprehensive a publisher’s IATI data is. A summary of this information is displayed on the Summary Statistics page, where each quality is marked out of 100.

The other tabs outline how this mark is calculated and the different assessments included.

In some cases, a low number may well be down to the fact that the Dashboard script failed to download the relevant data or the methodology for an element within IATI may need amending. This could be due to any number of reasons - and not necessarily anything to do with the setup of the IATI publisher.

Only the timeliness tables track an organisation’s publishing over time. If the Publishing Statistics doesn’t pick up your data one month we are unable to back fill the table.

Therefore, we stress to treat the tables and their corresponding marks with caution, context and consideration.

Should you think something is really wrong, please contact us via support@iatistandard.org.

Can I build my own version of this Dashboard?

Yes - the source code is all open source:

  1. https://github.com/IATI/IATI-Dashboard/.
  2. https://github.com/IATI/IATI-Publishing-Statistics

We advise you to check through the technical specifications.

How can I suggest a new function?

Ideally, we’d suggest to check through the list of issues we have logged in our Github repositories.

Alternatively, please email us via support@iatistandard.org

We’ve published/updated our IATI data, but the numbers haven’t updated.

We’d suggest two initial checks:

  1. Is the data registered on the IATI Registry?
  2. Has the dashboard updated since you published (check the times at the footer of this page)?

Should you still believe that data is missing from the Dashboard, we’d love to hear from you - please contact us on support@iatistandard.org

I want to get to the raw data of a publisher - how can I do that?

Two ways:

  1. Visit the IATI Registry and access the relevant links to the XML files - these links are often found on the relevant Dashboard page.
  2. Try a query via the IATI Datastore