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Technoscience and life sciences
Flash Recommendations on COVID-19 Emergency
Authors: Angela Simone, Douglas Robinson, Federica Lucivero, Agnes Allansdottir, Mario Calderini, Denise Di Dio, David Guston, Francesco Lescai, Ralf Lindner, Marzia Mazzonetto, Guido Romeo At the end of February, Lombardy was the first territory in Europe to be struck by the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, having to learn to tackle the epidemic in real-time. Since then, Lombardy ... Flash Recommendations on COVID-19 Emergency
19/05
2020 20min
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2020 20min
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Human Brain Project (HBP) – PhD Scholarship
A PhD opportunity is available with the EU Future and Emerging Technologies Flagship Human Brain Project (HBP), based at De Montfort University’s Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility (CCSR). The successful applicant will undertake research under the supervision of the HBP DMU team, currently consisting of five Research Fellows and a Professor. They will investigate ... Human Brain Project (HBP) – PhD Scholarship
20/04
2020 1min
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2020 1min
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Research for orientation and cooperation after the COVID-19 crisis, the Rococo initiative
An initiative has been launced at the Institute of Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis (ITAS) within the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), with the aim of pooling efforts in technology assessment and related future-oriented fields of study in order to create resources of orientational knowledge for the world after the COVID-19 crisis. During a phase ... Research for orientation and cooperation after the COVID-19 crisis, the Rococo initiative
07/04
2020 2min
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2020 2min
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Collaboration during COVID-19 | Bottom-up and open source initiatives: report them here!
( Update: April 9, 2020. We therefore await your reports to: anticovid19@fondazionebassetti.org ) Finding concrete answers to the needs emerging from the pandemic. From the 3D printing of respirator valves to systems for tracing contagion in real time, from the production of protective clothing that help prevent the contagion of medical workers to protein folding ... Collaboration during COVID-19 | Bottom-up and open source initiatives: report them here!
24/03
2020 8min
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2020 8min
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PhD Position in the field of Ethics in the Life Sciences, Wageningen University
Wageningen University (NL) have advertised a post for a PhD candidate in the field of ethics in the life sciences, doing ontological and ethical investigations of cell-factories and their applications. The position is part of the Ethics of Socially Disruptive Technologies Gravitation program, a new ten year long international research program of seven universities in ... PhD Position in the field of Ethics in the Life Sciences, Wageningen University
19/03
2020 1min
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2020 1min
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Public Engagement in Responsible Research and Innovation. A book by Ilse Marschalek.
A critical reflection from the practitioner’s point of view. Book Review Introduction In the open access publication Public Engagement in Responsible Research and Innovation, Ilse Marschalek investigates the roles that a group of people that she names ‘Public Participation Practitioners’ play in the attempt to transform the relationship between science and society though the adoption ... Public Engagement in Responsible Research and Innovation. A book by Ilse Marschalek.
11/03
2020 7min
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2020 7min
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RRI Special Feature in the Project Repository Journal
The Project Repository Journal (PRj) is the European Dissemination Media Agency (EDMA)’s flagship open access publication, dedicated to showcasing funded science and research throughout Europe. Projects that are funded either by the European Commission, through one of their current schemes such as with an ERC grant or via Horizon 2020, or which have received a ... RRI Special Feature in the Project Repository Journal
04/03
2020 2min
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2020 2min
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Territories as Responsive and Accountable Networks of Smart Specialization Strategies: TRANSFORM project
TRANSFORM stands for Territories as Responsive and Accountable Networks of Smart Specialization Strategies, through new Forms of Open and Responsible Decision-Making and is our second Horizon 2020 project. This time will commit us to leading a consortium of thirteen partners: TRANSFORM will engage us for 36 months, together with the institutions of Lombardy, Catalunya and ... Territories as Responsive and Accountable Networks of Smart Specialization Strategies: TRANSFORM project
27/02
2020 3min
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2020 3min
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The SIENNA Project. Webinar on technology, legal issues and human rights challenges 5 March 2020
The SIENNA project addresses ethical issues in three new and emerging technology areas: human genomics, human enhancement and human-machine interaction. These areas all come with major socio-economic impact and raise issues related to human rights, the project aiming to identify and assess ethical issues and risks and produce three ethical frameworks. The SIENNA project has ... The SIENNA Project. Webinar on technology, legal issues and human rights challenges 5 March 2020
27/02
2020 1min
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2020 1min
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Challenges For Responsible Innovation: Milan.
On 23 January, the Bassetti Foundation hosted René von Schomberg for a Challenges for Responsible Innovation event, one of a series organized to celebrate the release of the International Handbook on Responsible Innovation. The Foundation is pleased to be able to share videos, podcast and photos of the meeting with supporting summary. INDEX: Videos part ... Challenges For Responsible Innovation: Milan.
13/02
2020 6min
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2 podcast
4 video
2020 6min
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2 podcast
4 video
The role of politics: To define the space for responsibility while making history
This post is based upon my speech delivered at the Milan Challenges for Responsible Innovation event held on 23 January 2020. In it, I would like to offer my own interpretation of two aspects of Bassetti Foundation thinking and the approaches that they have led to, and outline some of the developments that led to ... The role of politics: To define the space for responsibility while making history
05/02
2020 8min
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1 podcast
0 video
2020 8min
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1 podcast
0 video
A look back at 2019
As readers who follow the Bassetti Foundation regularly will know, 2019 was an important year for all of those involved in promoting and discussing responsibility in innovation across our network. In this post we offer a taster, hoping to wet some appetites for the coming year and decade. SERIES Several series of events ran across ... A look back at 2019
27/01
2020 8min
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2020 8min
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