IDRC commissions external program reviews toward the end of each program cycle. These final evaluations are our primary accountability mechanism in terms of the results, effectiveness, and relevance of program spending.

External program reviews aim to:

• account to IDRC’s Board of Governors for the implementation of the program prospectus
• provide input into programming for learning and improvement

• Research for International Tobacco Control
• Governance, Equity, and Health

Information and Communication Technologies for Development

• Pan Asia
• Acacia
• Connectivity and Equity in the Americas

Innovation, Policy and Science

• Innovation, Technology and Society