IQsensato is a Swiss registered not-for-profit research and communications organisation whose Goal is to provide an International Platform through which researchers, especially researchers from developing countries, can inform and shape international policy-making on development-related issues. The original idea of such an organisation was mooted in 2007 by a group of five (5) individuals namely; Samuel Asfaha (Eritrea), Ermias Biadgleng (Ethiopia), Viviana Munoz (Colombia), Tiyanjana Mphepo (Malawi), and Sisule Musungu (Kenya).

The organisation is a run by a small team led by the President (Sisule Musungu) and supported by a range of service providers.