Focus on SciencesPo

On Feb 10th 2014, long time friend of the Bassetti Foundation Bruno Latour opens his Scientific Humanities course to the world in MOOC form. The course is offered online, is ... Focus on SciencesPo

Looking Back on 2013

As we wish our readers season’s greetings and best wishes for the coming year, we reflect upon what has been an eventful and fulfilling year for the Bassetti Foundation and ... Looking Back on 2013

The Innovation Principle

Recently twelve of Europe’s largest corporations submitted a letter to the European Commission , urging them to adopt an “Innovation Principle” to be taken into full consideration during policy and ... The Innovation Principle

Responsible Research and Innovation, Science and Technology Special Eurobarometer

November saw the publication of the European Commission’s Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI), Science and Technology Special Eurobarometer. A summary is free to download here. The summary follows on from ... Responsible Research and Innovation, Science and Technology Special Eurobarometer

The 2013 SAGE Conference: Place, Politics & Potential

The SAGE Conference is organized by the Worcester Solidarity and Green Economy Alliance. This year the conference ran over 2 days in November and both myself and long time collaborator ... The 2013 SAGE Conference: Place, Politics & Potential

S.NET, a Review of the Panel Sessions

As a follow up on my previous S.NET post I would like to take a brief look at the contents and debates provoked during some of the panel sessions. The ... S.NET, a Review of the Panel Sessions

A Report from the S.NET Conference in Boston

The 5th S.NET annual meeting took place in Boston between 27th and 29th October, and I was present on behalf of the Bassetti Foundation. S.NET is the Society for the ... A Report from the S.NET Conference in Boston

Bernd Stahl, Recent Articles of Interest

I would like to draw readers’ attention to two recently published articles on Responsible Innovation. Both are written or co-authored by Bernd Carsten Stahl of De Montfort University, are freely ... Bernd Stahl, Recent Articles of Interest

Blogging Responsible Innovation

In this post I would like to take a look at how and where Responsible Innovation is addressed through blogging. Last week saw the launch of the (University of) Manchester ... Blogging Responsible Innovation

The Virtual Institute for Responsible innovation

The Bassetti Foundation is pleased to announce that last week the NSF announced a grant to establish a new Virtual Institute for Responsible Innovation (VIRI) at the Center for Nanotechnology ... The Virtual Institute for Responsible innovation

Journal of Responsible Innovation

February 2014 sees the launch of the new Responsible Innovation journal, published through Taylor and Francis and Routledge. Editor in Chief David Guston and the members of the Editorial Board ... Journal of Responsible Innovation

Developing a Framework for Responsible Innovation

Last month Jack Stilgoe, Richard Owen and Phil Macnaghten published an open access article in the Research Policy journal that is available through the Science Direct website entitled ‘Developing a ... Developing a Framework for Responsible Innovation