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To: The Irish Government
Introduce legislation to regulate the use of the word “Institute” in Ireland
We request that the Irish government introduce legislation to regulate the term "institute" as a protected word and that companies or other organizations may only use the word if they are "organisations which are carrying out research at the highest level or to professional bodies of the highest standing".
Why is this important?
The word ‘Institute’ conveys a sense of learning, gravitas and professionalism. Any organization that wishes to be called an institute should be required to comply with a set of national standards to ensure the public are not mislead by the term in that organizations title. We strictly regulate the domain name .ie to ensure a high set of standards are complied with. We should consider this to be no less important.