INASP was commissioned by the Evidence for HIV Prevention in Southern Africa (EHPSA) research programme to investigate demand for evidence use in HIV prevention policy for three key and vulnerable populations. The output is shared here.
In our 2016-2017 Annual Review we celebrate INASP’s continued work to help strengthen research and knowledge systems across the world in order to bring Southern knowledge to bear on local and global challenges.
This paper draws on literature and experience, both from the parliamentary strengthening sector and the evidence-informed policy sector, to explore information support systems in
African parliaments and the factors that shape their work.
A report of the work carried out with the Department for Environmental Affairs (DEA) as part of the VakaYiko project in South Africa and a reflection of the lessons learned through the course of the project.
This article looks at the approach taken to analyse the cost-effectiveness for INASP’s AuthorAID programme and reflects on the shortcomings of the method employed.
This report explores the different approaches used by the VakaYiko programme to develop capacity for the use of evidence in policy making and the lessons learned.
This article discusses the Alianza Peruana para el Uso de la Evidencia (Peruvian Alliance for
the Use of Evidence) which offers lessons on network formation and on the opportunities for greater and better use of evidence in public policy.
This case study looks at the Improving Information Literacy for Urban Service Planning and Delivery Project (INFO-LIT) which was devised by Lagos-based public policy think tank the Centre for Public Policy Alternatives (CPPA).
The VakaYiko Evidence-Informed Policy Making (EIPM) Toolkit is an adaptable suite of resources created to support civil servants and parliamentary staff to use evidence in policy making in developing countries.
This paper discusses how INASP supports library consortia and explores how consortia have grown and developed over the past three years of the Strengthening Research and Knowledge Systems (SRKS) programme, with a particular focus on Africa.
This article discusses the Working Together to Support Research (WTSR) approach piloted by INASP to stimulate collaboration between participants who are crucial to the national research system.
This piece discusses the support that INASP is providing to some of the Journals Online (JOLs) in-country teams as part of handing over management of the platforms.
This piece reviews the first six months of the final phase of INASP's pilot project that aimed to provide advanced training to national research and education networks (NRENs) in Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.