International Development Coordinating Group is now registering new systematic reviews

For the first time since its inception in 2000, Campbell has established a new group: the International Development Coordinating Group (IDCG). This network of researchers, policy makers, and practitioners will produce and disseminate systematic reviews of high policy relevance on the effects of international development interventions.

(c) Dominic Sansoni, World Bank

The Group’s scope covers social and economic development interventions which aim to improve the quality of life for people in low- and middle-income countries. These include interventions in the areas of agriculture and rural development; banking and finance; transport, energy, water and sanitation infrastructure; social development; and governance.

The International Development Coordinating Group has grown out of Campbell's partnership with the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie), established in 2008. 3ie seeks to "improve the lives of poor people in low- and middle-income countries by providing, and summarizing, evidence of what works, when, why and for how much".

At its inaugural meeting, Professor Howard White, Alfred Deakin Research Institute, Australia and Executive Director of 3ie, and Professor Peter Tugwell, University of Ottawa, Canada were elected as Co-Chairs of the Group, which will be overseen by an International Advisory Board of researchers and policy makers, currently being recruited.

The Group will provide editorial services and technical support to authors of Campbell reviews through its secretariat based at London International Development Centre. For more information about the Group or to register a review title, please visit our homepage.