The Fungus of Design

A young Italian designer whose works is extremely innovative, on the border between art and biology. Single objects that are individual in their field, forged from materials gained through the ... The Fungus of Design

Journal of Responsible Innovation, Issue 3, a Review

Late last year the third issue of the first volume of the Journal of Responsible Innovation was published through Taylor and Francis. In this post we review the publication. The ... Journal of Responsible Innovation, Issue 3, a Review

2014, A Year in Responsible Innovation

2014 was a busy year for the Bassetti Foundation. In this post we describe some of the International conferences and projects that the Foundation participated in. American Association for the ... 2014, A Year in Responsible Innovation

EST-Frame Final Conference Report

On December 2 the EST-Frame Final Conference took place in Brussels Belgium. The conference was entitled “Assessing emerging technologies – Towards an integrated approach“. The program can be found here. ... EST-Frame Final Conference Report

A Matter of Design: Designing for Reproductive and Regenerative Ethics

(continued from previous post on “A Matter of Design”) Fondazione Giannino Bassetti contributed to the organization of the 5th STS Italia Conference “A Matter of Design. Making Society through Science ... A Matter of Design: Designing for Reproductive and Regenerative Ethics

Journal of Responsible Innovation, Issue 2, a Review

The second issue of the Journal of Responsible innovation opens with an Editorial written by Editor in Chief David Guston. In “Responsible innovation: a going concern” (available on open access), ... Journal of Responsible Innovation, Issue 2, a Review

INSS Multi Media Film Competition

The Bassetti Foundation is pleased to announce its participation in and support of the Integrated Network for Social Sustainability (INSS) Digital media competition “Visions of Social Sustainability”. The overall goal ... INSS Multi Media Film Competition

A Matter of Design: Imagined and Invented Worlds

(continued from previous post) Fondazione Giannino Bassetti contributed to the organization of the 5th STS Italia Conference “A Matter of Design. Making Society through Science & Technology“, that was held ... A Matter of Design: Imagined and Invented Worlds

A Matter of Design: Everyday Life

(continued from previous post) Fondazione Giannino Bassetti contributed to the organization of the 5th STS Italia Conference “A Matter of Design. Making Society through Science & Technology“, that was held ... A Matter of Design: Everyday Life

A Matter of Design: Our Common Future

STS Italia – The Italian Society for Social Studies of Science and Technology was founded in 2005 to build up an Italian network of researchers oriented to study Science and ... A Matter of Design: Our Common Future

Towards responsible innovation

Contexts and identities of research in Europe Contemporary society is nowadays defined as “knowledge society” tout court. European Union itself, during the European Council held in Lisbon in 2000, recognized ... Towards responsible innovation

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 ... VIRI Announces New Partners