Training & capacity building
Practical skills for media professionals, university teams and civil society. Workshops on verification, climate communication and responsible AI.
Explore the activityAn independent, not-for-profit association
Information for
the public good.
We connect journalism, universities and international cooperation. We develop editorial programmes, training and partnerships to make knowledge accessible and useful to communities.
Independent information, informed relationships.Local perspectives. International cooperation.
What we do
Skills, information
and cooperation.
Three complementary areas of work, designed around the people and organisations involved.
Editorial programmes
Editorial planning, science communication and cooperation between newsrooms, researchers and communities. CitiPlat and AIUNCA put this approach into practice.
Explore the activityCooperation & advisory
Context analysis, institutional dialogue and the development of international partnerships. We design tailored pathways to identify relevant counterparts and prepare collaborations and meetings.
Explore the activityProjects & initiatives
Our work in practice.
Editorial programmes, university collaboration and the development of tools for reliable information.
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CitiPlat
Active programmeCitizens’ Platform on Climate Change and a Sustainable World. IPS Academy’s programme for climate information and civic participation.
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AIUNCA
University media cooperationThe International University Agency for Environmental News and Communication. IPSA/CitiPlat contributes editorial coordination.
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Factora AI
Prototype · in developmentA tool being developed within the CitiPlat / AIUNCA work on climate disinformation, with human editorial review.
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Afghanistan
Documented work · 2022–2023Support for media resilience, with an implementation role recorded by UNESCO and a media analysis cited by the International Federation of Journalists.
View projectCitiPlat is the programme; AIUNCA develops cooperation among university media; Factora AI is a tool in development to support this work.
Our identity
A school of thought.
A public responsibility.
Inter Press Service was founded in 1964 to address the information gap between the Global South and North. IPS Academy is an independent, not-for-profit association that draws on this journalistic tradition through education, communication and cooperation.
About the associationIndependent media
Pluralism, freedom of journalists and attention to the voices least represented in public debate.
Technology for all
Accessible tools that help understand needs, find relevant partners and widen participation in international cooperation.
Critical understanding
Examine how algorithms shape information, recognise disinformation and assess the limits of data and AI.
Human responsibility
Editorial decisions and partner selection require human judgment, transparent criteria and respect for personal data.
Working together
A clear process, agreed results.
Listen
A shared brief describing the need, stakeholders and intended outcomes.
Design
A proposal setting out activities, responsibilities, timing and resources.
Connect
A selection of relevant counterparts and an agreed programme of work.
Deliver
The agreed outputs, a review of results and a record of follow-up actions.
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Tell us your organisation, the need you want to address and your timeframe. We can discuss the scope and people required.