The RESPECT project

RESPECT for:

research ethics

intellectual property

confidentiality
(data protection)

professional issues:
qualifications

professional issues:
standards

research users

The RESPECT project was funded by the European Commission’s Information Society Technologies (IST) Programme, to draw up professional and ethical guidelines for the conduct of socio-economic research.

Context: why a project like RESPECT was needed

Aims of the project

The RESPECT Code of Practice

Socio-Economic Research in the Information Society: A User’s Guide

This project has had a high degree of consultation, and the reports and results on this website present the outcome of that process.

respect for
research ethics

respect for
intellectual property

respect for
confidentiality

respect for
professional qualifications

respect for
professional standards

respect for
research users