The exchange of knowledge is a key component in achieving more equal and sustainable societies. But, despite huge advances in the internet and digital technologies, and increasing demand for research evidence, access to knowledge remains a problem for many development practitioners, decision-makers and researchers.

Eldis supports free and open access to useful and relevant research on global development challenges.

Eldis provides free access to relevant, up-to-date and diverse research on international development issues. The institute's database includes over 50,000 summaries and provides free links to full-text research and policy documents from over 8,000 publishers. Each document is selected by members of the editorial team.