#Innovation and Responsibility

Community of Practice 4th Plenary Meeting

Within the Digital Agenda for Europe Project the the Community of Practice 4th plenary meeting will take place in Brussels on March 13th. A multifaceted programme has been drawn up for the upcoming meeting. It will first feature presentations and discussions on SR/CR in the new political landscape. Opening speakers include Marianne Klingbeil, Deputy Secretary-General ... Community of Practice 4th Plenary Meeting

Jonathan Hankins
Redazione FGB

09/03
2015 4mn
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Journal of Responsible Innovation, Issue 3, a Review

Late last year the third issue of the first volume of the Journal of Responsible Innovation was published through Taylor and Francis. In this post we review the publication. The journal opens with an editorial by Editor in Chief David Guston. In Giving content to responsible innovation, Guston expresses his interest and excitement at the ... Journal of Responsible Innovation, Issue 3, a Review

Jonathan Hankins

05/02
2015 5mn
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2014, A Year in Responsible Innovation

2014 was a busy year for the Bassetti Foundation. In this post we describe some of the International conferences and projects that the Foundation participated in. American Association for the Advancement of Science Meeting The American Association for the Advancement of Science held its annual meeting in Chicago from 13th to 17th February, and Ottavia ... 2014, A Year in Responsible Innovation

Redazione FGB

16/01
2015 5mn
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EST-Frame Final Conference Report

On December 2 the EST-Frame Final Conference took place in Brussels Belgium. The conference was entitled “Assessing emerging technologies – Towards an integrated approach“. The program can be found here. In his short welcome speech and introduction, Thomas Reiss explained that assessments tools are needed because of questions about ethics. He argued that assessments may ... EST-Frame Final Conference Report

Jonathan Hankins

18/12
2014 4mn
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A Matter of Design: Designing for Reproductive and Regenerative Ethics

(continued from previous post on “A Matter of Design”) Fondazione Giannino Bassetti contributed to the organization of the 5th STS Italia Conference “A Matter of Design. Making Society through Science & Technology“, that was held in Milan, Italy, June 12 through 14, 2014, in collaboration with the Politecnico di Milano Doctoral School in Design. We ... A Matter of Design: Designing for Reproductive and Regenerative Ethics

Redazione FGB

12/11
2014 2mn
lettura

Journal of Responsible Innovation, Issue 2, a Review

The second issue of the Journal of Responsible innovation opens with an Editorial written by Editor in Chief David Guston. In “Responsible innovation: a going concern” (available on open access), Guston describes how RI “continues to be a timely and important topic at the interface of scholarship and practice”. He cites the US Presidential Commission ... Journal of Responsible Innovation, Issue 2, a Review

Jonathan Hankins

24/10
2014 8mn
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INSS Multi Media Film Competition

The Bassetti Foundation is pleased to announce its participation in and support of the Integrated Network for Social Sustainability (INSS) Digital media competition “Visions of Social Sustainability”. The overall goal of the INSS network is to produce a clearer, more applicable definition of social sustainability, and to create opportunities for engaging colleagues, industries, and the ... INSS Multi Media Film Competition

Redazione FGB

03/10
2014 3mn
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A Matter of Design: Imagined and Invented Worlds

(continued from previous post) Fondazione Giannino Bassetti contributed to the organization of the 5th STS Italia Conference “A Matter of Design. Making Society through Science & Technology“, that was held in Milan, Italy, June 12 through 14, 2014, in collaboration with the Politecnico di Milano Doctoral School in Design. We make available the video of ... A Matter of Design: Imagined and Invented Worlds

Redazione FGB

12/08
2014 2mn
lettura

A Matter of Design: Everyday Life

(continued from previous post) Fondazione Giannino Bassetti contributed to the organization of the 5th STS Italia Conference “A Matter of Design. Making Society through Science & Technology“, that was held in Milan, Italy, June 12 through 14, 2014, in collaboration with the Politecnico di Milano Doctoral School in Design. We make available the video of ... A Matter of Design: Everyday Life

Redazione FGB

08/08
2014 2mn
lettura

A Matter of Design: Our Common Future

STS Italia – The Italian Society for Social Studies of Science and Technology was founded in 2005 to build up an Italian network of researchers oriented to study Science and Technology starting from the social dynamics which characterize and interweave science and technology themselves. Nowadays the field of Science and Technology Studies (STS) represents a ... A Matter of Design: Our Common Future

Redazione FGB

06/08
2014 3mn
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Towards responsible innovation

Contexts and identities of research in Europe Contemporary society is nowadays defined as “knowledge society” tout court. European Union itself, during the European Council held in Lisbon in 2000, recognized the foundational role of knowledge as the basis and pillar for the economic growth. Knowledge, therefore, stands as the unquestioned protagonist around whom not only ... Towards responsible innovation

Eloisa Cianci

18/07
2014 16mn
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VIRI Announces New Partners

Last month the Virtual Institute for Responsible Innovation announced that several new partners had been voted into the organization. The new partners bring in new geographical areas, most notably with the addition of South Korean and Japanese institutions. The new members are the following: ISIS, The Institute for Strategic Innovation and Services, led by its ... VIRI Announces New Partners

Redazione FGB

16/07
2014 3mn
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