The use of appropriate incentives
Many research organisations offer incentives to participants who take part in a project. This incentive may take various forms. It can be cash, a gift or a gift card given to each participant after the […]
Research Ethics
Risk minimisation when interviewing via online video software
The COVID-19 pandemic has driven the rapidly increasing use of online video software, such as Zoom or Microsoft Teams, for virtual face to face interviewing. Members are reminded to carefully consider and plan the use […]
The Research Society and Privacy Awareness Week
The Research Society is proud to again be a supporter of Privacy Awareness Week, in line with our strong commitment to good privacy practice. Running from 4 to 10 May 2020, Privacy Awareness Week is […]
Professional Standards Webinar: Launch of revised code and guidelines online now for members
The webinar is now available for all members to view in the members centre of the AMSRS webinar. You can have direct access to the webinar by clicking the picture below. Please note that you […]
Updated AMSRS Code of Professional Behaviour launched
MEDIA RELEASE: 2 March 2020: Australia’s peak body for research, insights and analytics has today launched its revised Code of Professional Behaviour which sets out the key principles that its Members must follow when carrying […]
Privacy for America releases framework for privacy legislation
3 December 2019: A coalition representing a broad cross section of the U.S. economy today released a comprehensive new framework for privacy legislation that would fundamentally advance the way consumer privacy and security are protected. […]
Canada’s telecom companies to implement universal call blocking
25 November 2019: The Canadian Research Insights Council (CRIC) reports that ” After years of discussions with industry, the CRTC (Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission ) ordered Canada’s telecom companies to implement, by December 19, […]
Privacy for America coalition calls for federal data privacy law
24 November, 2019: The Insights Association reports that “Leading data associations called for Congress to advance “a legislative framework that does not put the onus on consumers to sort through myriad onerous privacy notices in […]
The Potential cost of a bad U.S. privacy law
6 September, 2019: The Insights Association reports that a new study from the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) attempts to quantify the cost of implementing a comprehensive U.S. privacy law modeled on GDPR and the California […]
Nominations called for research and data industry’s inaugural leadership award
MEDIA RELEASE: 9 August 2019: The Association of Market and Social Research Organisations (AMSRO) has called for nominations for its inaugural Jayne Van Souwe Research Industry Leadership Award. Each year the award will be given […]