Find out about RaISe

The Assembly's Research and Information Service (RaISe) aims to meet the information needs of the Assembly Members, their staff and the secretariat in an impartial, objective, timely and non-partisan manner. It employs subject specialists and library professionals to provide research and information support across the range of Assembly business areas.

There have been rapid advances in the use of digital technology to create and disseminate information products in recent years. Our work has increasingly involved the use of digital technology in producing and publishing information, and in seeking to understand our audience. For this reason, RaISe developed a Digital Strategy. The purpose of this strategy is to set out a plan to direct the work of RaISe over a medium-term period in its use of digital technology, to help us focus our use of digital, to develop new capabilities appropriately, and to help others in the Assembly to understand our approach. It enables us to monitor progress and to balance resources appropriately. A new strategy is currently in development for the period 2025-28.

RaISe has developed a new Blog - Research Matters.  This blog provides short, topical articles primarily for MLAs and their support staff, but also for a wider audience.