#Innovation and Responsibility

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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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 Study of Nanoscience and emerging technologies, and this year’s conference was hosted by Northeastern University in Boston. The conference theme was ‘Innovation, Responsibility and Sustainable ... A Report from the S.NET Conference in Boston

Jonathan Hankins

14/11
2013 3mn
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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 available through open access platforms and offer plenty of food for thought. The first article is entitled Responsible research and innovation: The role of privacy ... Bernd Stahl, Recent Articles of Interest

Jonathan Hankins

22/10
2013 4mn
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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 Policy Blogs. The blogs provide a platform for researchers and academics to blog about policy-related issues, including how science policy relates to and interacts with ... Blogging Responsible Innovation

Jonathan Hankins

03/10
2013 6mn
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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 in Society at ASU (CNS-ASU). Alongside the US National Academy of Engineering’s Center for Engineering, Ethics and Society and IEEE Spectrum Online, the Bassetti Foundation ... The Virtual Institute for Responsible innovation

Redazione FGB

23/09
2013 2mn
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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 have published a press release and call for contributions for the first and subsequent issue. Draft articles must be submitted by the end of October ... Journal of Responsible Innovation

Redazione FGB

11/09
2013 2mn
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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 Framework for Responsible Innovation’. Readers will probably know Stilgoe from various references made on this site including his ‘Year (and a bit) in responsible Innovation’ ... Developing a Framework for Responsible Innovation

Jonathan Hankins

26/07
2013 7mn
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Pastor Adam Mabry in Conversation

Many of the debates surrounding the issues that we address at the Bassetti Foundation could relate in some way to a lack of absolutism. An individual must make moral and ethical decisions without a black and white idea of right and wrong (in the biblical sense). Conversations surrounding this idea led me to take up ... Pastor Adam Mabry in Conversation

Jonathan Hankins

12/07
2013 18mn
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Design Will Own The Future at The Singularity University

Today our distinguished delegation was honored in visiting the Singularity University. This is the temple of innovation innovation! Located in the Nasa Research Center in the heart of the Silicon Valley and a stones throw from the likes of Google Headquarters, it is the perfect place to wrap up a series of events that have ... Design Will Own The Future at The Singularity University

Francesco Bassetti

24/06
2013 3mn
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Innovating with Beauty. Videos

If you missed something “Innovation With Beauty” in San Francisco, you can watch videos that gradually we will put online. INDEX: 1a. Tuesday June 11, 2013. Innovating With Beauty presentation – part 1 (view in Vimeo Account) – Paolo Barlera – Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco – Mauro Battocchi – Italy’s Consul General in ... Innovating with Beauty. Videos

Redazione FGB

21/06
2013 5mn
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Chris Anderson with Fondazione Giannino Bassetti

The american guru of digital creativity will discuss the economy of the future, where innovation and beauty are two sides of the same coin. “Just as the World Wide Web has democratized bit technology innovation, a new class of technology that allows rapid prototype production today – and includes 3D printers and laser cutters – ... Chris Anderson with Fondazione Giannino Bassetti

Redazione FGB

14/06
2013 6mn
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Rethinking Responsibility at the Brookings Institute

Last week on behalf of the Bassetti Foundation I attended the Brookings Institution in Washington DC for their public forum to discuss the role of social responsibility in each stage of the innovation process. The event was well attended, with several of Washington’s leading thinkers on the issue in attendance. After a brief introduction, moderator ... Rethinking Responsibility at the Brookings Institute

Jonathan Hankins

11/06
2013 8mn
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