For some years the authorities have been emphasising the need to reinforce the nature of the "measurability" and "result orientation" of policy and its implementation. This ambition also takes into account the increasing demand from society and parliament for justifiable "results". More than any other agency within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs the Evaluation Department is aware of the difficulty of obtaining a reliable assessment of results. The evaluations carried out by IOB are intended to gain such insights, both in order to accountfor the past as to draw lessons for the future.

You will find here enclosed the IOB programming 2005-2009.