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As Canada’s International Development Research Centre approaches its 40th anniversary, the challenges facing international development remain varied and complex. IDRC remains convinced that research, the creation of new knowledge, and innovation — in science and technology, but also the social, economic, and cultural fields — are and will remain vitally important determinants of humanity’s ability to grapple with these challenges.

Over the next five years, IDRC will make a modest but important contribution to research done by citizens of the developing regions of the world on the problems that they identify as important to their societies. IDRC will fund research, engage with researchers, innovators, and technicians to improve their scientific and technical capacities, and will link researchers and practitioners with each other in vibrant networks that bring together the best people and ideas to confront the challenges of the 21st century.

This document, IDRC’s Strategic Framework 2010–2015, provides overall guidance to management and staff on the Centre’s mandate, values, strategic goals, business model, and program themes. It is a tool for the IDRC Board of Governors, management, and staff to plan and assess the work of the Centre, as well as being an important tool for communicating with and providing accountability to stakeholders outside the Centre.

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