The current evaluation is a follow-up to the one carried out in 2002 at the initiative of the Norwegian Government, in which Helge Rønning and Kristin Orgeret studied the organizational structure, history and impact of the IPDC and proposed a set of important recommendations for reforming the Programme. In 2005, upon request of the IPDC Bureau, Helge Rønning and Kristin Orgeret evaluated the achievements of the reforms.

In their report the evaluation team concluded that "All the recommendations that were proposed have been implemented. The IPDC’s administration and leadership act in a much more strategic and consistent manner in relation to project planning, funding and implementation. There have been important changes in relation to planning and quality control. There is an explicit understanding of how important it is that the Programme reflects the current media reality in its strategies and decision-making processes. There is a greater awareness and openness about the challenges the Programme faces. "But the IPDC can never be more than what the donors decide it to be, and what they are willing to invest in it", says the report.

>> Full text of the report can be downloaded here