The RRI Tools Hubs Meeting

The RRI Tools Hubs Meeting brings to Lisbon around 60 researchers, science communicators, educators and policy makers, from 30 countries, to debate and present concrete examples of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) in action. The event is organized by the RRI Tools project, a consortium of 26 institutions that brings together considerable experience in the ... The RRI Tools Hubs Meeting

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RRI Tools is on: jump on board!

The RRI Tools Newsletter is out: jump on board! From the RRI Tools site: EN “RRI Tools: building a better relationship between science and society. Europe wants to promote not only excellent but also socially desirable science and technology: it is vital to align the objectives of research and innovation processes with the needs and ... RRI Tools is on: jump on board!

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Erik Fisher Speaks to US Presidential Commission

The 16th meeting of the (US) Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues takes place on February 10th and 11th in Washington DC. Erik Fisher, associate director for integration with the Center for Nanotechnology in Society and principal investigator for the SocioTechnical Integration Research (STIR) project, will address the issue of whether including an ... Erik Fisher Speaks to US Presidential Commission

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Responsible Innovation Links the Future to the Present

The new edition of Research Fortnight carries an article on open access by Jack Stilgoe entitled “Responsible innovation links the future to the present”. In this short piece Stilgoe argues that “The effects of science are unpredictable, unevenly spread and increasingly disruptive. We need to do more to shape technologies before they are fully formed”. ... Responsible Innovation Links the Future to the Present

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Strengthening Responsible Research and Innovation

Last month the EU Directorate-General for Research and Innovation published a report entitled “Options for Strengthening Responsible Research and Innovation: Report of the Expert Group on the State of Art in Europe on Responsible Research and Innovation”. The report is meant to set out and discuss 4 possible policy option developments regarding the EU position ... Strengthening Responsible Research and Innovation

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