Investing in Solutions - Strategic Plan 2015-2020
Part of Canada’s foreign affairs and development efforts, IDRC invests in knowledge, innovation, and solutionsto improve lives and livelihoods in the developing world. Bringing together the right partners around opportunitiesfor impact, IDRC builds leaders for today and tomorrow and helps drive change for those who need it most.
Source: http://www.idrc.ca/EN/Documents/IDRC-strategic-plan-2015-2020.PDF
Start: 2015-01-01 End: 2020-12-31 Publication Date: 2016-02-26
Organization: International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Monte SolbergJean Lebel
CanadaIDRC Board of GovernorsMinister of International DevelopmentSubmitter: Owen Ambur (Owen.Ambur@verizon.net)
Knowledge, innovation, and solutions to improve the lives of people in the developing world
Values
Goal 1:
Invest in knowledge and innovation for large-scale positive change
Objective 1.1:
Generate, identify, and test scalable ideas and innovations, further supporting those with implementation potential
Objective 1.2:
Connect solutions with actors who can help advance those solutions to achieve large-scale impact
Stakeholder(s):
ActorsObjective 1.3:
Examine early wins in scaling up, in order to identify and share critical success factors
Goal 2:
Build the leaders for today and tomorrow
Objective 2.1:
Support high-potential individuals through grants and fellowships, as well as access to networks that will help increase their influence and impact
Objective 2.2:
Strengthen think tanks and other institutions that can make transformative development contributions
Stakeholder(s):
Think TanksGoal 3:
Be the partner of choice for greater impact
Objective 3.1:
Broaden further its partnership base to include the private sector and emerging funders
Stakeholder(s):
Private SectorObjective 3.2:
Enable new access to international opportunities and collaboration for Canadian and developing country researchers
Stakeholder(s):
Canadian ResearchersDeveloping Country ResearchersGoal 4:
Take action to ensure that the Centre is best positioned to make its mark
Objective 4.1:
Focus the Centre's programming IDRC will focus its programming to helpCanada meet its foreign affairs and development goals, and where the greatestopportunities for impact exist in relation to the Centre's strategic objectives.
Other Information:
These areas of focus will be:* agriculture and environment* Inclusive economies* Technology and innovationObjective 4.2:
Work alongside the private sector
Other Information:
IDRC believes the private sector has a key role to play both in innovation and in the delivery of solutions. across its programming, IDRC will build relationships that bring new and traditional players together to achieve results, and pursue opportunities for solutions to be applied at scale.Objective 4.3:
Communicate strategically
Other Information:
IDRC will increase the visibility and recognition domestically and internationally of Canada's development contributions, informing Canadians about the significant outcomes of the Centre's investments. This will also help position the Centre as a partner of choice.Objective 4.4:
Leverage the Centre's international presence
Other Information:
IDRC's global staff, who work closely with Canada's missions abroad, will continue to contribute substantially to the relevance and effectiveness of the Centre's programming. This will particularly be the case when connecting solutions with local actors, identifying and supporting emerging leaders, and fostering multi-sectoral partnerships.Objective 4.5:
Be smart with resources
Other Information:
IDRC will continue to plan responsibly and find efficiencies as it focuses its programming and advances Canada’s foreign affairs and development objectives. The Centre will remain prudent with resources and agile in its processes, maximizing the use of resources for delivery of impact.Objective 4.6:
Invest in staff development
Stakeholder(s):
IDRC StaffOther Information:
as IDRC's effectiveness is closely linked to the competencies and expertise of its staff, it will invest strategically in the professional development of its employees. This will allow the Centre to mobilize the talent it needs to reach its ambitious objectives.Goal 5:
Achieve success
Objective 5.1:
Regularly discuss the implementation of the various elements of the plan with its Board of Governors, and adjust course as needed
Objective 5.2:
Share progress with Canadians about the plan's strategic objectives and the Centre's results
Objective 5.3:
Continue to evaluate the Centre's programming in a rigourous manner, learning from successes and failures
Objective 5.4:
Evaluate implementation of the plan overall, in order to inform the next strategic planning cycle