#innovation and politics

Living Innovation

The Bassetti Foundation would like to draw readers’ attention to a fascinating and intriguing interview with René von Schomberg, recently published on the LIVING INNOVATION website. LIVING INNOVATION aims to develop responsible, smart home solutions that tackle societal challenges and respond to pressing societal trends, involving industry leaders engaging with lead users in co-creation processes. ... Living Innovation

Jonathan Hankins

Journal of Responsible Innovation, Vol6, Issue 2: A Review

This the second issue of Volume 6 of the Journal of Responsible Innovation opens with an editorial from Editor in Chief Erik Fisher entitled Difficulty and doability enacting responsible innovation, in which the author describes how this issue ‘offers an engaging set of discussions on the implementation, application, translation and scaling of responsible research and ... Journal of Responsible Innovation, Vol6, Issue 2: A Review

Jonathan Hankins

Utrecht Degrowth Symposium

The first Utrecht Degrowth Symposium was held at Utrecht University on Friday 28 June, aiming to consolidate the emerging degrowth platform in the Netherlands with international experts from various disciplines. As Foreign Correspondent I attended on behalf of the Bassetti Foundation. What follows is a short report with an overview of the topic from my ... Utrecht Degrowth Symposium

Jonathan Hankins

Forum on Research and Innovation: first face to face meeting in Milan.

“Trust is the oxygen of sustainable business and governance, and without it not much is possible” noted a few weeks ago TIGTech’s director Conrad von Kameke commenting the great technological disruption and its impacts on society for the World Economic Forum. Among approaches gaining momentum in the restoration of public trust in governing innovation is ... Forum on Research and Innovation: first face to face meeting in Milan.

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The International Handbook on Responsible Innovation

The Bassetti Foundation is delighted to announce the forthcoming release of the International Handbook on Responsible Innovation – A Global Resource, edited by René von Schomberg and our own Jonathan Hankins. The Handbook constitutes a global resource for the fast-growing interdisciplinary research and policy communities addressing the challenge of driving innovation towards socially desirable outcomes. ... The International Handbook on Responsible Innovation

Jonathan Hankins

Journal of Responsible Innovation, Vol 5 Issue 3 Reviewed

The latest issue of the Journal of Responsible innovation opens with an editorial from Editor in Chief Erik Fisher. In Ends of Responsible Innovation, Fisher reflects upon talk about the end of RRI due to its possible withdrawing (in language terms at least) from the forthcoming EU Horizon Europe funding program. He argues however that ... Journal of Responsible Innovation, Vol 5 Issue 3 Reviewed

Jonathan Hankins

An overview of 2018

2018 was a busy and successful year for the Bassetti Foundation and its team of collaborators that saw a host of publications, participation within numerous conferences, collaborations across a wide range of fields and several events hosted in Milan. The following aims to offer an overview of a year’s work, is not exhaustive but offers ... An overview of 2018

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Potere digitale. Come internet sta cambiando la sfera pubblica e la democrazia

Dal retro di copertina: “Come internet sta cambiando la sfera pubblica e la democrazia? Per rispondere abbiamo intervistato autorevoli esperti dalle cui parole emergono posizioni ricche e plurali. Attraverso un’analisi dei recenti cambiamenti sociali, questo volume intende affrontare problemi come la crisi dei partiti e dei media tradizionali, l’affacciarsi di nuovi intermediari (come le piattaforme ... Potere digitale. Come internet sta cambiando la sfera pubblica e la democrazia

Glocalism. Beyond Democracy: Innovation As Politics, review of the journal.

The latest edition of the journal Glocalism has just been released, the Bassetti Foundation having participated in the production through its involvement in the editorial process. The issue is titled Beyond Democracy: Innovation As Politics, an argument that as readers will know very much reflects the Foundation’s standpoint. As the editorial points out, at the ... Glocalism. Beyond Democracy: Innovation As Politics, review of the journal.

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A Look Back on 2017

2017 was our busiest year yet at the Bassetti Foundation. This review offers an overview of the year’s work on both the Italian National and broader European and international stage. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR – The SMART-Map Project SMART-map (RoadMAPs to Societal Mobilisation for the Advancement of Responsible Industrial Technologies) is a coordination and support action ... A Look Back on 2017

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