INASP’s mission is to enable worldwide access to information and knowledge with particular emphasis on the needs of developing and transitional countries. They work with partners and networks around the world to encourage the creation and production of information, to promote sustainable and equitable access to information, to foster collaboration and networking, and to strengthen local capacities to manage and use information and knowledge. They seek to achieve these through activities and programmes that: 1. improve access to scientific and scholarly information 2. catalyse and support local publication and information exchange 3. strengthen local capacities to manage and use information and knowledge 4. foster in-country, regional and international cooperation and networking 5. advise local organisations and funding agencies on ways to utilise information and publishing to achieve development goals