The Independent Evaluation Department (IED) discloses its 3-year rolling work program approved by the Board and all of its evaluation reports on its website, consistent with the provisions (paragraphs 66-68) of the Asian Development Bank’s Public Communications Policy (2011).

IED discloses its evaluation reports on the website upon circulation to Management and the Board, except for IED annual evaluation reports that are posted on the website upon discussion by the Board’s Development Effectiveness Committee (DEC). IED also discloses responses received to its reports from ADB Management, IED comments on the Management response, if any, and Chair’s summaries of DEC discussions pertaining to its reports.

For evaluations of nonsovereign operations, a redacted version is disclosed on the website, excluding commercially sensitive and confidential business information.

Since May 2012, IED discloses validations of project completion reports as non-Board information papers directly on the website, upon their approval.