Commitment

Australia's International Development Policy commits to increasing accountability to Australians and our partners through improved transparency. We are achieving this through a range of initiatives:

• publishing key data and information about Official Development Assistance (ODA) investments through Australia's online transparency portal, AusDevPortal;
• re-established reporting on ODA investment-level spending to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI);
• annual calendar year reporting to the OECD Creditor Reporting System (CRS);
• annual publication of the Performance of Australian Development Cooperation (PADC) Report; and,
• publishing new country and regional Development Partnership Plans, which will be reviewed mid-cycle.

What is new about Australia's Transparency Portal and IATI reporting?

Both the portal and IATI reporting measures will see the publication of investment-level data for all Australian ODA investments in a reporting period. The first reporting period will be the 2022-23 financial year. The portal will provide access to the most comprehensive investment-level data to date about Australia's ODA program.

• Investment-level information that will be released includes:
• Investment Title
• Description
• Investment ID
• Sector Groups
• Policy Markers (‘themes')
• Planned start date
• Planned end date
• Reporting/FY Period Spend
• Aid type
• Finance type
• Tier 2 Case Studies
• Implementing Partners
• Investment Performance Ratings
• Location(s)
• Total estimated investment value
• Collaboration type
• Status
• Responsible Agency
• UN SDGs
• Documents & Links

The majority of this data, including information on implementing partners, is drawn from DFAT's Aid Management System, AidWorks.

What implementing partner information will Australia release?

The names of implementing partner organisations or businesses to whom DFAT or other government agencies have made payments in a given reporting period will be published. Where an organisation wasn't funded in a particular reporting period but was involved in the delivery of an investment, they might still be named in the investment description, or in Tier 2 Results (on the portal only).
Where two or more implementing partners are listed on the portal, the proportion of funding provided to each partner will not be listed. 
Please also note that implementing partners might be listed with slight variations in spelling due to the way this information was entered into DFATs Aid Management System. For example Ambrosia4Kids Pty Ltd, Ambrosia4Kids Ltd, Ambrosia4Kids, or AmbrosiaForKids might be listed for various investments. 
Withholding implementing partner names: For some investments, the name of an implementing partner may be withheld. For example, this could be to protect the safety and security of staff involved in the delivery of an investment. In these cases, “Name Withheld” will appear in the implementing partner section of the investment page.

Contact

For questions related to information published about your investment, please contact the relevant investment manager.

Investment page definitions and guidance

• Planned end date: This is Planned end date based on the best available data at the time of publication. It is an estimated date of when the project should end. It is monitored and updated by investment manager during the investment period.
• Total estimated investment value: This field represents an estimate of an investment's total value based on available data at the time of publication. It does not represent a commitment or fixed budget and may change over time.
• Implementation Status: This is based on the best available data at the time of publication. It is monitored and updated by investment manager during the investment period.
• Implementation partners: This field captures implementing partners to whom DFAT or other government agencies have made payments to in 2022-23. This could include those doing concepts or designs at the start of the investment, through to those involved in evaluations at the end of the investment.
• Tier 2 Results 2022-23 Case studies: These are qualitative results which report on the Australian Government's contribution to development in 2022-23, measured by selected indicators. Further information on 2022-23 Tier 2 results, including a full list of the indicators, is available on the DFAT website. Some investments may not have Tier 2 results included on the portal as Tier 2 reporting is not required for investments valued at less than $3 million or investments administered by Australian Government agencies other than DFAT.  In addition, some investments do not have objectives that align with specific Tier 2 indicators therefore do not have Tier 2 results to report.”
• Performance ratings: These are drawn from annual Investment Monitoring Reports (IMR) for DFAT-administered investments valued at $3 million or above. Further information on Investment Monitoring Reports is available in Chapter 6.4 of DFAT's International Development Programming Guide. Some investments may not have performance ratings included on the portal as IMRs are not required for investments that are: valued at less than $3 million; purely administrative in nature (e.g. paying salaries or other administrative costs only); core funding to multilateral organisations; administered by agencies other than DFAT; or have been in implementation for less than six months.
• Useful Links: Links to published investment documentation including investment designs and evaluations, or to an investment/program website.