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Open infrastructure is what science runs on, how knowledge gets shared, and how research becomes discovery. The decisions that shape it — what to fund, what to use, how to govern it, where to direct institutional resources — are rarely simple, and never static. IOI's work spans across funders, researchers, institutions, libraries, open infrastructures, and publishers to help them make the right decisions.

Strategic Consulting Sustainability and resilience look different for every organization. With expertise that spans targeted analysis, governance, field building, business strategy & systems, and partnership & funding strategy, we work with you to develop plans that strengthen and accelerate your path forward. Learn More Strategic Consulting

Coordinated Funding We identify high-impact opportunities that span networks of institutions and researchers, then build programmes to strengthen infrastructure sustainability through hands-on co-creation and pooled investment from a variety of funding sources. How It Works Coordinated Funding

State of Open Infrastructure We offer expertise and grounded analysis based on our years of work, research, and partnerships with stakeholders from across the network. Our partners and clients often cite their appreciation for the way that IOI delivers practical, actionable tools, not just static reports. Read the Report State of Open Infrastructure

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IOI works with a broad range of stakeholders across the research and scholarship ecosystem, building partnerships that support stronger, more sustainable infrastructure.

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LA Referencia

Scaling federated open science infrastructure across Latin America

Infra Finder

Building a public tool to help funders and adopters find the open infrastructure they need

UbuntuNet Alliance

Expanding open access to African scholarship through a regional repository network

Building Resilient Infrastructure through Dialogue, Growth, and Exchange (BRIDGE)

Supporting the knowledge ecosystem as AI reshapes how open knowledge is used

Organizational Alignment and Structures for Infrastructure Sustainability (OASIS)

IOI's landscape scan on the variety of organizational and business forms of open infrastructures

Open Resilience: Building Infrastructure Together (ORBIT)

Understanding how library consortia can strengthen open infrastructure through collective action

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