About IDRC
A Crown corporation, IDRC is guided by a 21-member, international Board of Governors and reports to the Canadian Parliament through the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Approximately 83% of IDRC's 2008/2009 revenues came from Parliament. This year, the Centre's Parliamentary revenues were CA$168.8 million. This represents 3.9% of Canada's international assistance.
The Centre supports research under 4 broad themes:
Environment and Natural Resource Management (ENRM)
Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D)
Innovation, Policy and Science (IPS)
Social and Economic Policy (SEE)
IDRC's projects circle the globe, from Afghanistan to Algeria, Uganda to Uruguay.
