Effective access to, use, validation and communication of information are key drivers of democracy, good governance and poverty reduction.”- (International Network for Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP) Vision
INTRODUCTION (DEFINING THE PROBLEM):
There is an increased recognition of the vital role that information and knowledge can play in development – and of the potential of new information [...]

PRESS RELEASE
Innovation Exchange Director Appointed
John Craig has been appointed as Director of the Innovation Exchange, the innovation programme for the third sector. He will take up the post on January 1st. John Craig commented: “I am delighted to be leading the Innovation Exchange and relish the chance to help the collective wisdom of [...]

A Health Innovation Council has been established as part of the NHS next-stage review which is being chaired by Lord Darzi.
 
The DH have posed a number of questions for the next part of the review:
 

What are the existing barriers to innovation in the NHS?
What are the most important policy measures which we could take [...]

The Ten Year Youth Strategy recognises that many young people are excluded from being able to access services and activities through the unavailability, poor quality. or excessive cost of transport. And transport has been a big barrier coming up in interviews with speakers at the Aiming High for Young People regional events across England.

Transport is [...]