IQsensato's purpose is to inform development policy-making by undertaking research, communicating results and stimulating debate. It aims to do this by providing access to the work and perspectives of researchers, especially researchers from developing countries.

The IQsensato Communications programme is intended to stimulate well informed policy debate on various policy issues by providing accessible, accurate, timely and relevant information and analysis based on research results to three primary audiences:

First, this means communicating information in a number of formats appropriate to each audience, as well as distributing information to those who need it and those who might need it, while at the same time creating spaces and sources that allow people to debate in a well informed and safe environment. 

Second, this means supporting researchers in their capacities to communicate their results in an accessible, accurate, timely and relevant way. This work is mainly carried out through IQsensato’s Leadership in Research programme, where support is made available for researchers to develop their communication skills.

Third, the IQsensato Communications programme maintains a number of existing channels through which accessible, accurate, timely and relevant information can be passed to existing and expectant audiences, from the website and blog, to publications.