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

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A Look Back on 2017

2017 was our busiest year yet at the Bassetti Foundation. This review offers an overview of the year’s work on both the Italian National and broader European and international stage. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR – The SMART-Map Project SMART-map (RoadMAPs to Societal Mobilisation for the Advancement of Responsible Industrial Technologies) is a coordination and support action ... A Look Back on 2017

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Celebrating SEEG, Manchester Metropolitan University

On 25 October 2017 Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) held the relaunch of SEEG, its Sustainable and Ethical Enterprise Group, hosted by its Business School. SEEG is a hub of expertise in sustainability and innovation, aiming at promoting cross disciplinary collaboration within a broad sustainability agenda while building and supporting a community of like-minded individuals and ... Celebrating SEEG, Manchester Metropolitan University

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The HydroZONES Symposium

In May of this year the Foundation was privileged to host Professor Jos Malda. Malda delivered a lecture and participated in a dialogue on the use of 3D printing technologies in biomedicine, video and further details of which can be found here. On 15 November Malda and his colleagues will host the HydroZONES Symposium at ... The HydroZONES Symposium

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SATORI Final Conference

On 18-19 September 2017 the SATORI Final Conference entitled ETHICS ASSESSMENT OF RESEARCH AND INNOVATION: LOOKING TO THE FUTURE takes place in Brussels, Belgium at the MCE Conference & Business Centre. The conference will present the findings of the EU-funded FP7 SATORI project, which seeks to bring together all relevant stakeholder groups and experts to ... SATORI Final Conference

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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

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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

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Looking Back on 2016

2016 was a busy year for the Bassetti Foundation (FGB), involving our participation in projects and conferences and events across the world. In this editorial we cast a light upon some of the year’s major events. Responsible Research and Innovation in Europe and across the World January saw FGB participate in the Go4 Joint Final ... Looking Back on 2016

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Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI): The Problematic Quest for ‘Right’ Impacts

Between March 10 and 11th the Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI): The Problematic Quest for “Right” Impacts conference takes place in Donostia-San Sebastián. The event has been organized by Arizona State University and the University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, and regular readers will be familiar with many of the topics and speakers. The conference ... Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI): The Problematic Quest for ‘Right’ Impacts

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2016 INSS Meeting, Call for Papers

The Integrated Network for Social Sustainability (INSS) annual meeting will take place from June 8 – 10 this year, and the organizers have published a call for papers. The call closes on 10 February. As readers may recall, the Bassetti Foundation participates in the INSS through the membership of Foreign Correspondent Jonathan Hankins, who will ... 2016 INSS Meeting, Call for Papers

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Responsible Research and Innovation Conference Updates

As readers will know the Responsible Research and Innovation Conference was held on 14 and 15 January 2016 at the EESC in Brussels. The event organizers have now updated the conference website so that it includes downloadable visuals presented by the various speakers at the conference. Speakers included many of the philosophical leaders in the ... Responsible Research and Innovation Conference Updates

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2015, promoting responsible forms of innovation

As regular readers will know, the mission of the Bassetti foundation involves promoting and participating in debates surrounding the development of responsible forms of innovation. Each year the foundation forms partnerships and promotes events with governance institutions, universities, private companies, NGO’s and foundations and international research groups. In this short review we cast our lens ... 2015, promoting responsible forms of innovation

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