This group, based at the University of Greenwich in the UK, carries out research with a global scope that addresses economic, social and technical aspects of public services in a range of sectors including energy, water, waste management and healthcare. The website provides access to publications searchable by sector, country, subject and author, including reports on the economics and risks of nuclear power. Links to relevant institutions and companies are also made available, and the organisation tracks cuts in spending on public services worldwide.

This organisation provides policy analysis, critical information, decision-making tools, and policy advice to governments, civil society organisations and international funders, aiming to stimulate social and economic progress in low- and middle-income countries. It focuses on long-term projects, combining programme implementation with research and analysis. Its website gives an overview of focus areas and current projects in health, good governance, transparency and education. Links to publications are provided, as well as latest news and events.

The Scholarly Communication in Africa Programme (SCAP), funded by the International Development Research Centre in Canada works with African universities to increase the visibility of African academic research published in print and online. Based at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, the initiative explores ways of increasing the quality and output of scholarly communication through information-sharing technologies. The website hosts a blog that discusses issues surrounding the communication of research for development. It also provides information about relevant conferences, news, research and business models for publishing.

The Scholarly Communication in Africa Programme (SCAP), funded by the International Development Research Centre in Canada works with African universities to increase the visibility of African academic research published in print and online. Based at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, the initiative explores ways of increasing the quality and output of scholarly communication through information-sharing technologies. The website hosts a blog that discusses issues surrounding the communication of research for development. It also provides information about relevant conferences, news, research and business models for publishing.

The SCA was created in 2000 through the reorganisation of the annual Asian Conference on Scientific Cooperation (ACSC), hosted since 1993 by the Science Council of Japan. The conference helps promote collaboration between sceintists in Asia. There are ten council member nations: China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam.

The Royal Society's Science Policy Centre promotes the role that science and innovation can play in boosting economic development and environmental sustainability. It publishes statements, reports, briefings and blogs about key topics such as science diplomacy, and hosts seminars and meetings on emerging policy issues. The centre also provides advice to UK ministers and decision-makers, and participates in national, regional and international networks.

A commission of the 4 Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences, KFPE's aim is to contribute to sustainable development at the global level through research partnerships. Its primary activities are: to convince scientists, politicians, and the public of the importance of research collaborations with the South; to elaborate research-strategic concepts, and publishing criteria and basic principles for the implementation of projects in partnership, to organise events promoting collaborations; evaluate on-going partnerships; and to establish links between the North and South as well as between researchers and development workers.

The principal aim of TWAS is to promote scientific capacity and sustainable development in the South through research as well as South–South and North–South collaborations. It was founded in 1983 by a group of Southern scientists, under the leadership of Nobel Laureate Abdus Salam, as an autonomous international organisation. Fellows are citizens of the South; associate fellows are citizens of the North who were born in the South or have made significant contributions to science in the South.

The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS) is an international organisation that works with partners to build scientific capacity and excellence in developing countries. This includes promoting the active participation of women in science. The website provides information about members of the Academy, programmes such as prizes and grants, as well as publications including newsletters, reports and booklets that profile successful science institutions in the South. It also provides links to useful sites for scientists in the developing world, such as open-access science journals and data repositories.

The IPTi Consortium consists of leading centres of malaria research in Africa, Europe and the United States, and two UN agencies — the World Health Organization and UNICEF. It has developed a comprehensive research and implementation agenda to quickly resolve scientific questions on whether intermittent preventative treatment with malaria drugs is safe and effective for infants. By answering these questions, it aims to move the intervention into policy and practice.

IARC's mission is to undertake research on the causes of human cancer, the mechanisms of carcinogenesis, and to develop scientific strategies for cancer control. It develops strategies at a theoretical level, however, and does not get involved in direct implementation nor contribute to the formulation of policies or legislation. The agency also does not on the whole contribute to research in to cancer treatments.

The agency publishes several key publications on epidemiology (especially of the disease in developing countries), pathology and genetics. To encourage research, the agency offers several fellowships, scholarships and training courses.