#Innovation and Responsibility

Responsible Innovation: Values and Valorisation Conference

On May 21 – 22, the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) hosted the Third International Conference on Responsible Innovation in The Hague, The Netherlands. The conference brought together researchers from various academic disciplines, as well as representatives from both public and private sector to discuss the merits, practices and necessity of responsible innovation for ... Responsible Innovation: Values and Valorisation Conference

Jonathan Hankins

16/06
2014 4mn
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Bassetti Foundation at the Responsible Innovation 2014 Conference

The conference runs through the 21st and 22nd of May and is titled “Responsible Innovation: Values and Valorisation”, and will be one of the largest conferences on responsible innovation this year. Readers will know several of the Keynote Speakers from previous posts. Jeroen Van den Hoven has a chapter in Owen, Bessant and Heintz’s book ... Bassetti Foundation at the Responsible Innovation 2014 Conference

Cristina Grasseni
Jonathan Hankins
Redazione FGB

30/04
2014 6mn
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The Bassetti Foundation in the Netherlands

The Bassetti Foundation is pleased to announce that Foreign Scientific Correspondent Jonathan Hankins will shortly take up a new position in the Netherlands. Hankins has been stationed in Boston USA for the last 3 years, a geographic positioning that has allowed the Foundation to expand its operations in the USA. Developments over these years have ... The Bassetti Foundation in the Netherlands

Jonathan Hankins
Redazione FGB

23/04
2014 2mn
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A Review of the INSS meeting

As many readers will know, last weekend I attended the Integrated Network for Social Sustainability (INSS) meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina. I was fortunate enough to have been selected to present a poster as part of the Saturday afternoon poster session. The poster can be seen here via the Bassetti Foundation Flikr account, alongside many ... A Review of the INSS meeting

Jonathan Hankins

11/04
2014 5mn
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Bassetti Foundation at the INSS International Meeting

The Second Annual Meeting of the Integrated Network for Social Sustainability takes place in Charlotte North Carolina between the 4th and 6th of April, and Jonathan Hankins will be there to represent the Bassetti Foundation and present during the poster session. Prepared together with long term Foundation Collaborator Cristina Grasseni, Hankins will present a poster ... Bassetti Foundation at the INSS International Meeting

Cristina Grasseni
Jonathan Hankins
Redazione FGB

28/03
2014 3mn
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A review of the Journal of Responsible Innovation

In this post I would like to take a look at the first issue of the new Journal of Responsible Innovation. As readers may know the journal is edited by David Guston and published through Taylor and Francis, who have generously made the first edition open access. All of the following articles are free to ... A review of the Journal of Responsible Innovation

Jonathan Hankins

26/03
2014 8mn
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Making Science Public Blog on RI

The Nottingham University Making Science Public blog has opened a debate about responsible innovation. On February 24, 2014, Brigitte Nerlich posted an article entitled Responsible innovation: Great expectations, great responsibilities. She argues that “Responsible (research and) innovation is becoming a new language for thinking about relations between science and society, science in society, science with ... Making Science Public Blog on RI

Redazione FGB

05/03
2014 3mn
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AAAS Meeting and Journal for Responsible Innovation Launch

The American Association for the Advancement of Science is holding its annual meeting in Chicago from 13th to 17th February, and Jonathan Hankins, Ottavia Bassetti and Jeff Ubois will represent the Bassetti Foundation. The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is an international non-profit organization dedicated to advancing science for the benefit of ... AAAS Meeting and Journal for Responsible Innovation Launch

Redazione FGB

05/02
2014 3mn
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Integrated Network for Social Sustainability

Jonathan Hankins is pleased to have received and accepted the offer to participate in the National Science Foundation funded Integrated Network for Social Sustainability (INSS) as a representative of the Bassetti Foundation. The overall goal of the network is to produce a clearer, more applicable definition of social sustainability, and to create opportunities for engaging ... Integrated Network for Social Sustainability

Redazione FGB

03/02
2014 3mn
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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 our collaborators. 2013 saw an appreciable expansion in international affairs for the Foundation, and the launch of several long term global projects. Without doubt the ... Looking Back on 2013

Redazione FGB

08/01
2014 5mn
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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 that of 2010, in addressing European citizens’ general attitudes towards science and technology, and aims to inform the Commission regarding delivery of the Europe 2020 ... Responsible Research and Innovation, Science and Technology Special Eurobarometer

Redazione FGB

17/12
2013 6mn
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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 conference hosted a series of panel sessions, many of which directly addressed issues surrounding responsible innovation. The following are a selection. In the Theories of ... S.NET, a Review of the Panel Sessions

Jonathan Hankins

28/11
2013 7mn
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