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‘Infomediaries’ are intermediary organisations which deal primarily with information. This may, for example, include synthesising and repackaging existing knowledge.
In terms of the uptake pathway, these are concerned with the lack of delivery to, uptake by, and impact on the securing of sustainable livelihoods for poor people. The delivery to the poorest concerns the issues of communicating research findings to the poorest groups. The uptake by the poorest is both the delivery to and the extent to which the poorest use (and are able to use) the research outputs. The impact on the poorest is ultimately about the extent to which poverty is reduced, and refers not only to the delivery and uptake of knowledge to the poor but also to factors such as other information, beliefs/attitudes, and the politico‐economic environment.
Within DFID, recent examples include the Evaluation of Dissemination study (WEDC and ITAD 2002) and the IUDD Communication Resource Centre (CIMRC).
There are also examples (such as HARP in Nepal and COARD in Uganda) where stakeholders are included in identifying needs, and involved in the planning and implementing of the research agenda.
A more linear approach highlighted by Saywell and Cotton (1999:10) includes Max Lock Centre (Citation1998).