INDEPTH is a network of 37 health and demographic surveillance system (HDSS) sites based in the developing world that was set up by its members to raise their research productivity by sharing experience and skills and mounting multi-site research projects. This vision has proved relevant. INDEPTH has developed into a well-established network over the past decade and made effective progress toward these goals, but needs to continue to promote the conduct of more and better quality research using these HDSS data. This report suggests some changes to INDEPTH's structures and working procedures that should enable it to function more effi ciently. It also identifi es some challenges that the Network should address in order to enhance its achievements and further increase its scientific and policy impact.

Swedish research cooperation with Uganda is aimed at building up sustainable institutional research capacity in order for Uganda to have its own knowledge base to address national problems. To contribute to the establishment of a coherent agenda for research and research training, support has been focused at Makerere University (MU). The evaluation found MU has advanced in research capacity and transformed the research environment on campus using external funding to which Sida has contributed. The achievements are remarkable given major deficits in central administrative functions to support research and research education. Collaboration with Swedish universities have markedly enhanced supervision, publication in the science disciplines, and preparation of a new generation of research mentors for PhD and Master students. Despite the success of the program, a number of issues needs to be resolved for MU to achieve its great potential for further gains in building research capacity, these include; deficits in university administration, financial management, and program governance.

Research cooperation can assist a country in developing a knowledge foundation, including analytical capacity, which is one of the enabling conditions for the alleviation of poverty. Within Sida's research support, the sandwich model suggests that research capacities are strengthened and sustained through training both in Sweden and the partner countries. This report traces research capacities and the use of research developed through sandwich training within the Viet Nam-Sweden research cooperation, that dates back to 1976. Based on the perspectives of Vietnamese researchers, the report assesses the sandwich training and provides recommendations as to how to improve research collaboration.

This evaluation report provides an overview of ten programs in the areas of Innovation Systems and Cluster initiatives supported by Sida's Unit for Research Cooperation. The evaluation was commissioned with the objective to draw strategic knowledge from the innovation programs supported by Sida. The evaluation assesses the portfolio as a collection of "ways of working" within scientific research cooperation programs. The report highlights that support and investment in Innovation Systems can be excellent means for encouraging the use of research as a tool for development. The report was carried out by an independent evaluation team, and it is presented in two volumes; a Main Report, which focuses on the portfolio in general, and a Collection of Individual Cases, which contains more detailed information.

Sweden has provided support for research in developing countries and research cooperation with developing countries since 1975. Research cooperation has developed from projects involving a national research council and individual researchers to more institutional support aimed at building up sustainable research capacity. Research support is administered by Sida's Department for Research Cooperation, SAREC, and forms approximately 6% of Sida's allocations for development cooperation. This report is the fi nal product of a review of the Sida's research cooperation. Six studies have been implemented focused on three operational components; bilateral university cooperation, support to international and regional organisations and networks and support to Swedish research on developing countries. SAREC's organization has also been reviewed. The studies were implemented using limited timeframes; consequently they are not standard evaluations. Issues covered include the relevance of research cooperation to overall development goals. Should the utilisation of research results be further promoted? Can SAREC work more with the dissemination of research results? The review also discusses the fi nancing of Swedish development research and the roles and responsibilities of SAREC and other research fi nanciers. In addition, issues concerning research cooperation in Sida's portfolio, coordination between research projects and Sida's other activities, plus the role of research cooperation in cooperation strategies are taken up.

The Evaluation covers the research cooperation between Sweden and Nicaragua during the period 1981 to 2011. It provides a historical background including the methodological development of the cooperation itself as well as policy changes and different funding modalities. It comments on challenges, strengths and weaknesses internal to the institutions themselves and to external conditions influencing the cooperation. The evaluation focuses on research capacity building at six public institutions In Nicaragua and the results (output, outcome and impact) with respect to 1) research capacity and production of scientific results, 2) institutional capacity - (infrastructure, management) and 3) the impact of building institutional research capacity in Nicaraguan society,. The evaluation also reviews the efforts to ensure sustainability of human and financial resources.

Sida support to UNAH in Honduras started in 2005 and ended in 2011. The support was an effort to respond to the government's and civil society's proposal to strengthen the national research capacity. The support was given in order to contribute in solving the most pressing issues concerning the areas of health and technology. The overall goal of the Swedish research cooperation with Honduras has been to assist the country in its efforts to reform the higher education and research sector to attain human development. This evaluations purpose is to analyze and assess the results and sustainability ofresults of the Swedish Development Cooperation Agency Research Cooperation support to Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras, UNAH during the period 2005-2010. Sida does not necessarily share the views expressed in this booklet. Responsibility for its content rest entirely with the author.

Our task has been to make an in-depth assessment of Sida support to Ministry of Science and Technology, MCT within the Research Cooperation with Mozambique, with the purpose of evaluating the relevance for a future support from Sida and to give recommendations for improvements. Special attention has been paid to the role of National research Council, FNI, its objective, institutional setting and operations and dissemination of results. We have also looked at the role of the Regional Centres for Science and Technology (CRCTs), and tools of promoting science, technology and innovation governed by the Ministry of Science and Technology, MCT.

The assessment has taken place during March and April, 2010 and in close collaboration with MTC/FNI, the Swedish Embassy and Sida. We would like to express our gratitude and satisfaction with the support we have received from MCT and FNI in organising a very tight programme and also provide a good mix of activities from local visits in the agricultural sector and research environments to the FNI-setting as well as introductory meeting and follow up at the Ministry of Science and Technology, MTC.

Our overall assessment is that FNI, considering contextual and infrastructural factors, well lives up to what can be expected from a very young national research funding organization, both in terms of research administration and management of funds and since the start it has made substantial progress in the development of its institutional context and good practices in operations. It is, however, still an obvious need to continue to work with the development of an optimal model for STI-support and management of FNI in Mozambique. Thus, our assessment also comprises recommendations for future development of FNI.

Throughout the evaluation process, all participants (and particularly those from government ministries and agencies) were fully aware of the projects, and extremely grateful to Sida for the instrumental part that it has played in supporting the redevelopment of Makerere.

By all standards, the changes at Makerere University related to its use of ICT have been phenomenal. Although far from flawless, the various projects have been implemented in a timely manner, and have been accompanied by the pre-requisite organizational changes. Physical implementations (installation of networks, servers, computers) have been well done, while the efforts requited for personnel intensive tasks (major software integration, data conversion) were initially underestimated. The social engineering changes needed to get all staff and students to effectively use this new technology are more difficult. However, significant headway has been made and senior administration seems to appreciate that the job is far from complete.

Makerere University has set its target at integrating ICT into all of its functions on a comparable level to similar institutions in the west. This is an admirable and reasonable long-term goal. However, such a target requires a very robust human and technical infrastructure. There is a danger that in trying to do this too fast, quality and sustainability may be sacrificed. Keeping this potential pitfall in focus, Makerere can achieve its long-term goal and be the example.