The use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) within health systems is often referred to as electronic health – or simply eHealth. IDRC’s dual focus on strengthening capacity and influencing policy has shaped the variety of eHealth...
The Evaluation Unit and a number of IDRC programs worked with Barry Kibel of the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation to adapt his Outcome Engineering approach to the development research context. In 2001, a methodology called "Outcome...
The Evaluation Unit, in partnership with Universalia Management Group, has worked in organizational assessment for over 15 years. We have developed an organizational performance assessment framework, including a guide for self-assessment.
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The Association for Progressive Communications Women's Networking Support Programme (APC WNSP) developed GEM and GEM-related resources to facilitate learning about using information and communication technologies (ICTs) for gender equality. GEM...
Accountability Principles of Research Organisations provides a framework for establishing accountability good practices and principles for policy-oriented research organizations working in developing countries. The core principles of participation...
This book draws on the work of thinkers and doers throughout the world who have grappled with the challenge of planning complex institutions, especially health systems and development projects. Their problem: Conventional planning methods often do...
Many development programs are evaluated to determine how effective and useful they are. But how effective and useful are the evaluations themselves? Internationally renowned evaluator, Michael Quinn Patton, recently came to IDRC to discuss his...
It seems logical to suggest that public policies would be better constructed if policymakers had access to the best research. Yet all too often, researchers and policymakers inhabit separate spheres — the work of the two does not connect. For...
Although we have witnessed a steady growth in the provision of information services in developing countries, a number of fundamental questions remain unanswered. The people of these countries question the relevance and appropriateness of the...
David Bonbright, founder and chief executive of the UK-based Keystone organization, says social investors need “eco-intelligence” systems in their bid to develop sustainable solutions to important social and environmental problems. “Understanding...