Regleringsbasen

Regleringsbasen, also known as the National Institute for Consumer Research or ICROFT A/S, is a Danish research institution established in 2003. The institute focuses on advising and informing consumers as well as various authorities about regulatory matters and technical aspects related to goods and services.

Regleringsbasen is a non-profit organization that operates under the authority of the Danish Ministry of Business and Growth. Its main goal is to improve the knowledge and understanding of various factors that influence everyday life, concentrating its efforts in a couple of key areas. One main focus is product safety and the market's response to changing legal and technical standards. The other is its advisory role on the way market participants make use of user collaboration when requesting appropriations of resources.

Throughout its existence, Regleringsbasen has utilized resources abroad in order to contribute to more and better advisory as well as other functions. Methodologies stemming from other countries have been adapted to fit the country's conditions and realities. Since its founding, the institution has been a prominent research partner internationally on the realm of product development processes, as well as collaborative breakdowns of regulatory systems.

Regleringsbasen's activities extend into both research and development, mainly concerning and improving areas like product development standards, and developing and applying standardized financing methods for the benefit of consumer product innovation. This seamless integration is amongst the chief reasons why ICROFT continues playing a role in shaping Denmark's public policy strategy, advising on and ensuring that end-product quality formulations meet target levels. The organization has contributed countless substantial articles in the information arena and have acquired an international reputation for operational verification on test enabling wider knowledge impediments.