Institute for Development, Evaluation, Assistance and Solutions contributes to the sustainable economic development of poor and moderate-income persons by supporting microfinance institutions and other organizations that provide financial products and non-financial services. IDEAS provides training, technical assistance and information services to staff, boards, donors and other non-profit institutions.

IDEAS provides technical services and training in four main areas:

• Market research into what entrepreneurs need and want in terms of products and services

• Impact evaluation, client satisfaction assessment, and monitoring for microfinance institutions

• Institutional evaluation of microfinance and microenterprise development institutions

Georgia Tech's Institute for Sustainable Technology and Development is a university-wide organization that serves as the advocate for sustainability and guides the implementation of a 20-year strategy for institutional transformation in education, research and campus management practices.

At Georgia Tech, a commitment to sustainability is as an opportunity for creativity and innovation in the way we satisfy the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. Sustainable development is a social process that involves technological innovation. ISTD's contribution to that process is education, research and technological innovation.