Partnership
IRI joins a new cross-country research network
Researchers from four countries will share data and methods to study governance across borders.
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News & events
What’s happening across the institute and its network — talk-events, trainings, and field updates.
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Latest news
Talk-event
Recap: our spring talk-event on inclusive indicators
Scholars, practitioners, and policy makers gathered in Dédougou to debate what we should be measuring — and why.
Publication
New working paper on digital inclusion is out
Our latest paper looks at which digital tools genuinely reach rural and peri-urban communities.
Events
Upcoming
9Sept2026
TrainingUpcoming
Training: Designing context-fit indicators
Online
A three-day, hands-on training for development actors who want indicators that fit their reality.
18Jul2026
Talk-eventUpcoming
Termly talk-event: Knowledge makers, not knowledge takers
Dédougou, Burkina Faso
Our flagship termly gathering of scholars, practitioners, policy makers, and students.
Past
20Feb2026
WorkshopPast
Workshop: Land governance in practice
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Practitioners worked through real cases of contested land governance.
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