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Thoughts from the EASST 4s Conference
Conference Theme: Making and doing transformations In July I attended the quadrennial joint meeting of the European Association for the Study of Science and Technology (EASST) and the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S). This (the 11th quadrennial joint conference) was hosted by the Athena Institute at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU). EASST is the European Association for ... Thoughts from the EASST 4s Conference
2024 7mn
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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
2019 13mn
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VIRI 2018, a short report
As mentioned in a previous post, this year’s Annual Meeting of the Virtual Institute for Responsible Innovation (VIRI) was held in Szeged in Hungary. The event was hosted by the First Hungarian Responsible Innovation Association EMFIE and as a founding institutional affiliate member the Bassetti Foundation once again participated. Foreign Correspondent Jonathan Hankins was present, ... VIRI 2018, a short report
2018 6mn
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VIRI, Fourth International Meeting
The fourth international meeting of the Virtual Institute for Responsible Innovation will take place on Thursday 4th and Friday 5th October in Szeged, Hungary, with Foreign Correspondent Jonathan Hankins present on behalf of the Bassetti Foundation. The meeting will be hosted by the First Hungarian Responsible Innovation Association (EMFIE), a non profit organization whose aim ... VIRI, Fourth International Meeting
2018 2mn
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VIRI Annual Meeting and GET Conference, A Short Report
This year’s VIRI was held in Tempe Arizona between May 15 and 16 to coincide with the Governance of Emerging Technologies Conference the followed in Phoenix. The Foundation was represented by Board Member Ottavia Bassetti and Foreign Correspondent Jonathan Hankins, who attended both events offering readers the following short first hand report on the proceedings ... VIRI Annual Meeting and GET Conference, A Short Report
2017 6mn
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Fifth Annual Conference on Governance of Emerging Technologies: Law, Policy and Ethics and Annual VIRI meeting
The Fifth Annual Conference on Governance of Emerging Technologies:Law, Policy and Ethics will be held at the new Beus Center for Law & Society in Phoenix, AZ between May 17-19, 2017, with Foundation Foreign Correspondent jonny Hankins in attendance to report on proceedings. The conference consists of both plenary and session presentations and discussions on ... Fifth Annual Conference on Governance of Emerging Technologies: Law, Policy and Ethics and Annual VIRI meeting
2017 3mn
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Responsible Research and Innovation: The Problematic Quest For Right Impacts.
The Responsible Research and Innovation: The Problematic Quest For Right Impacts International Conference took place between March 11th and 12th, 2016 at the Donastia International physics Centre, Donastia-San Sebastian. The conference was followed by the Annual VIRI meeting. I attended both the conference and the AGM in my role as Bassetti Foundation Foreign Correspondent. In ... Responsible Research and Innovation: The Problematic Quest For Right Impacts.
2016 5mn
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School for the Future of Innovation in Society
David Guston, current director of VIRI and the Center for Nanotechnology in Society, is founding director of the new School for the Future of Innovation in Society at Arizona State University. The school seeks to create a more holistic approach to technology and innovation that not only takes into account the technical side of innovation ... School for the Future of Innovation in Society
2015 2mn
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VIRI, First Annual Meeting
July of this year saw the first annual meeting of the Virtual Institute for responsible Innovation (VIRI). To readers who might not know the institute – VIRI was created to accelerate the formation of a community of scholars and practitioners who, despite divides in geography and political culture, will create a common concept of responsible ... VIRI, First Annual Meeting
2015 3mn
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An Introduction to the Agri/Cultures Project
Readers may be interested to learn that Fern Wickson, program coordinator of the Society, Ecology and Ethics Department (SEED) at GenØk Centre for Biosafety in Tromsø, Norway and member of the VIRI, is currently leading the new “Agri/Cultures Project“. This is a four-year research project funded by the Norwegian Research council’s FRIPRO programme for young ... An Introduction to the Agri/Cultures Project
2015 3mn
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VIRI Announces New Partners
Last month the Virtual Institute for Responsible Innovation announced that several new partners had been voted into the organization. The new partners bring in new geographical areas, most notably with the addition of South Korean and Japanese institutions. The new members are the following: ISIS, The Institute for Strategic Innovation and Services, led by its ... VIRI Announces New Partners
2014 3mn
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David Guston on Innovation Excellence
Late last month the Bassetti Foundation’s Foreign Correspondent Jonathan Hankins asked David Guston a few questions about his aims and objectives for the journal of Responsible Innovation, and posted the resulting interview on the Innovation Excellence website. The interview is a follow up to another conducted in October of last year with Erik Fisher, Co-Director ... David Guston on Innovation Excellence
2014 1mn
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