Journal of Responsible Innovation, Special Issue on Public engagement in contested political contexts

As regular readers will know, 2021 brought great changes to the Journal of Responsible Innovation as it took on Open Access status. Alongside a celebratory ‘bumper issue’ (reviewed here), two ... Journal of Responsible Innovation, Special Issue on Public engagement in contested political contexts

Assessment of Responsible Innovation: Methods and Practices. A Book Review.

Assessment of Responsible Innovation: Methods and Practices. Edited by Emad Yaghmaei and Ibo van de Poel, Routledge (2021), Open Access. Over recent years, the EU has funded a long series ... Assessment of Responsible Innovation: Methods and Practices. A Book Review.

Art in Responsible Innovation. A conversation with Rodolfo and Lija Groenewoud van Vliet

In this post, Rodolfo and Lija Groenewoud van Vliet discuss the motivations and ideas behind their In4Art organization, in video call conversation with Foreign Correspondent Jonathan Hankins. In4Art was founded ... Art in Responsible Innovation. A conversation with Rodolfo and Lija Groenewoud van Vliet

Notes from the SIENNA Project Final Conference

In the following notes I would like to offer my personal thoughts on the conference experience. The final conference from the SIENNA Project was held online, between 10 – 12 ... Notes from the SIENNA Project Final Conference

Journal of Responsible Innovation, Vol 7, Issue 3 reviewed – Part 2

(This is the second part of the review of vol 7, issue 3. Here the first.) This mammoth issue of the Journal continues with Civic ethics as a normative framework ... Journal of Responsible Innovation, Vol 7, Issue 3 reviewed – Part 2

Journal of Responsible Innovation, Vol 7, Issue 3 reviewed – Part 1

December 2020 saw the release of Issue 3 of Volume 7 of the Journal of Responsible Innovation. It was a bumper issue, with 25 articles and perspectives, a celebration of ... Journal of Responsible Innovation, Vol 7, Issue 3 reviewed – Part 1

Responsible Innovation: Industrial Biotechnology and Engineering Biology

On 25 January 2021, I attended Responsible Innovation: Industrial Biotechnology and Engineering Biology. This was an online event hosted by the Carbon Recycling Network, the Nottingham BBSRC/EPSRC Synthetic Biology Research ... Responsible Innovation: Industrial Biotechnology and Engineering Biology

TRANSFORM for a more open, inclusive and democratic territory.

Through TRANSFORM, three regional governments (Lombardy, Catalonia and Brussels-Capital) are working alongside other project partners on experimental approaches to involve citizens in local government policy-making on research and innovation (R&I), ... TRANSFORM for a more open, inclusive and democratic territory.

Looking Back on 2020

2020 was a busy and exciting year for the Bassetti Foundation. In this post we look back at what can only be described as an eventful 12 months, not only ... Looking Back on 2020

Orion Open Science Train the Trainer Course: Some Thoughts on the Experience

Between 19 October and 4 November 2020, I attended the ORION Train the Trainer MOOC, previously publicized here on the website. The course was a follow-on from a previous ORION ... Orion Open Science Train the Trainer Course: Some Thoughts on the Experience

European Biotechnology and Society Online Seminar Series – Review, Part 2

This is the second part of the review of the European Biotechnology and Society online seminar series. The seminar series website contains details of speakers and topics, as well as ... European Biotechnology and Society Online Seminar Series – Review, Part 2

Through Alice’s Looking Glass by Piero Bassetti

19 November 2020 sees the release of “Oltre lo specchio di Alice. Governare l’innovazione nel cambiamento d’epoca” (Through Alice’s Looking Glass. Governing innovation through epochal change) by Piero Bassetti for ... Through Alice’s Looking Glass by Piero Bassetti