NORC has a rich history providing innovative technology solutions for social science research. From early use of the internet to promote collaborative online research to innovative uses of mobile technologies to conduct computer-assisted in-person interviewing, the past several decades have seen NORC pioneer many critical advances in the use of technology for survey research.
Today, technology continues to play a critical role in research and policy and NORC continues to lead the way in using technology to further research and policy goals. Our information technology program provides top-tier technology solutions to our clients, and we believe that nobody better understands the unique technology dimensions of policy and research or has a staff better-equipped to deliver cutting-edge information technology solutions in these areas.
Our technology program has three key dimensions:
- Provide a top-tier computing platform that includes secure, high-availability data processing facilities, ubiquitous connectivity so that our staff and clients can stay connected in an increasingly global workplace, and tools for our clients to connect remotely to their key data and knowledge assets in a secure, productive online environment;
- Deliver technology services to our clients through highly-skilled project staff that are steeped in the latest technologies and are practitioners of the most productive and rigorous software engineering processes;
- Provide our clients with innovative, cutting-edge information technology solutions that are built to meet the unique needs of research and policy. Our approach centers on promoting innovation by combining our technological expertise in data and knowledge-centric solutions with our substantive understanding of the key research and policy challenges facing our clients.
Recent solutions that merge our research and technology capabilities: