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International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
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| Contact: |
Maureen
O'Neil, Director |
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| Address: |
250
Albert Street, P O Box 8500, Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA, K1G 3H9 |
| E-mail: |
info@idrc.ca
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| Tel: |
001
613 236 6163 |
| Fax: |
001 613
238 7230 |
| HTTP: |
www.idrc.ca |
| Type: |
Research
Institute |
| Sector: |
development |
| Geography: |
worldwide |
| Activities: |
funding,
research, research partnerships, networking and institution-building |
| Budget: |
c.
US $140 million in 1999 - 2000 of which US $20 million on 'Development
Research Support' |
| Profile: |
The International
Development Resource Centre (IDRC) is a public corporation created
in 1970 to help developing countries find long-term solution to the
social, economic and environmental problems they face. Its mission
is to initiate, encourage, support and conduct research into the problems
of the developing regions of the world and into the means for applying
and adapting scientific, technical, and other knowledge to the economic
and social advancement of those regions. Its objectives are i) to
assist scientists in developing countries to identify sustainable
long-term, practical solutions to pressing development problems, ii)
to mobilise and strengthen the research capacity of developing countries,
particularly capacity for policy and technologies that promote healthier
and more prosperous societies, food security, biodiversity, and access
to information, iii) to develop links among developing country researchers,
and provide them access to the results of research around the globe,
in particular through developing and strengthening the electronic
networking capacity of institutions in developing countries that receive
IDRC funding, iv) to ensure that the products from the activities
it supports are used by communities in the developing world, and that
existing research capacity is used effectively to solve development
problems. |
| Approach: |
To achieve these objectives, IDRC funds the work of scientists working in
universities, private enterprise, government and non-profit organisations
in developing countries, and provides some support to regional research
networks and institutions in the Third World. |
| Finance: |
The Centre's
total revenues for 1999/2000 were c.$140 million, of which c. $99
was spent on research programmes, $20 million on Development Research
Support and $20 million on Administration. The Centre's primary source
of revenue continues to be the Parliamentary appropriation (64% of
total revenues for 1999/2000) - an allocation from Canada's Official
Development Assistance (ODA) envelope. |
| Notes: |
IDRCs
approach to programme delivery is based on direct, expert contact
and appears to be extremely labour intensive (Earl
& Smutylo 1998). An evaluation of IDRC support to civil
society organisations in Latin America found evidence of substanially
enhanced capacity (Intal
1998). Institutional Assessment: A framework for strengthening
organisational capaciy for IDRC's research partners (Lusthaus
et al 1995) describes IDRCs approach. See the web
site for more information |
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| Last Updated:
13 January, 2009
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