Originally known as the Donor Assistance Database, the DAD was rebranded as the Development Assistance Database on August 2, 2005. The first Donor Assistance Database was a PC system developed in the scope of the G7 Support Implementation Group project for Russia in 1996 to monitor aid assistance donated from the international community.
Originally known as the DAD, it was later renamed as the Development Assistance Database on August 2, 2005. The initial DAD was a PC-based system created in 1996 within the scope of the G7 Support Implementation Group project for Russia to monitor and record international aid donations.