Global research, vital for economic and social progress, remains largely inaccessible due to costly paywalls and inequitable publishing models. South Africa’s 2025 G20 leadership presents an opportunity to champion transformative, inclusive reforms in research publishing.
In 2020 INASP helped Research4Life to learn more about our users' needs and challenges by carrying out an extensive survey and evaluation of users across multiple countries and institution types.
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.
This report draws out some of the key themes and ideas which emerged during a roundtable held in Kenya in 2016 which focused on the research and knowledge system in the Somali regions.
In this case study Ms Winnie Asiti and Dr Cosmas Ochieng discuss the impact that the quarterly roundtables held in 2014 and 2015 have had on climate change policy in Kenya.
This report reviews the Library and Information Science (LIS) Pilot Project in Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia, suggests ways forward and outlines what worked, as well as what might be improved.
This report explores the definition and political value of evidence-informed policy making (EIPM) within the context of local government in Philippines.
This report provides a short analysis of nine countries (Bangladesh, Pakistan, Bolivia, Cuba, Nicaragua, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda and Tanzania), at a national level, to assess their academic impact in the world.
This report presents the findings of research conducted by the Research Information Network (RIN) to explore and provide insights and understanding into the policy and financial commitments within the research sectors of Kenya, Malawi, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
This report evaluates the success of the African Journals Online Publishing Programme (AJOPP) which was intended to support 11 African journals in putting their full text content online using a variety of hosts.
