INFORM is not the only information training programme active in low-income countries. However, it is the only programme that provides training that meets all of these criteria:

• It is taught onsite at the institutions requesting the training;

• It is aimed primarily at information end-users;

• It involves extensive hands-on practice at computers;

• It covers the full range of information resources for which the country is eligible;

• It is subject-focused and can be adjusted to cover from one to many topics; and

• It teaches about information as an integral part of professional activities.