no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . october 2015 iris research iris research logo founded 1980 headquarters wollongong australia website iris research the illawarra regional information service commonly called iris research or iris is an australian research organisation that specialises in economic community and industry research for government business and academic institutions . iris research commenced operations in 1980 and is headquartered in wollongong new south wales . contents 1 history 2 services provided 2.1 market & social research 2.2 local government & community consultation 2.3 regional statistics 3 references 4 external links history edit the original idea of a regional information service for the illawarra was rst proposed in 1977 . with the help of the university of wollongong wollongong city council shellharbour city council and the new south wales government the illawarra regional information service commenced operations in july 1980 . 1 its primary responsibility was to provide sufficient information to enhance the economic and social development of the region . 2 since that time the activities of iris research have spread across australia . iris research currently conducts projects for over 40 local councils across nsw and queensland 3 a range of state government and federal government departments and major private sector organisations such as bhp billiton bluescope steel imb banking & financial services and the win corporation . 2 when iris research began in 1980 it was australia s rst computer based information service . a practice that has since become standard in research companies nationwide . 4 services provided edit market & social research edit iris research conducts both market and social research . the contract research provided is tailored to the client s specific needs and can be both qualitative and quantitative . the organisation interprets raw data and draws implications for social and marketing strategy . iris research conducts all fieldwork services in house in its iqca accredited computer assisted telephone interviewing facility . the organisation also runs focus groups in depth interviews and online surveys . 5 local government & community consultation edit iris research has had extensive experience in research and consultancy for local government . it specialises in social and strategic planning local government specialisation economic analysis tourism regional development and skills audits . this long history has helped iris research to become the leading research organisation for local governments in australia . 6 regional statistics edit iris research conducts a number of economic analyses for regions across australia . through surveys data series and intimate knowledge of the local economy iris research is able to provide feasibility market potential and economic impact statements for each region . 7 references edit integral support over 30 years iris research 30th anniversary 1980 2010 . illawarra mercury . fairfax media . 23 september 2010 . a b annual report 2010 iris research pdf . p. 3 . local government clients . retrieved 2013 08 17 . annual report 2010 iris research pdf . p. 2 . market & social research . retrieved 2013 08 17 . local government & community consultation . retrieved 2013 08 17 . regional statistics . retrieved 2013 08 17 . external links edit official page facebook youtube twitter retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title iris research & oldid 700652531 categories marketing research companies of australiaresearch institutes in australiacompanies established in 1980hidden categories orphaned articles from october 2015all orphaned articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 19 january 2016 at 20 29 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view