#participation

Itinerary: Communicating Science

In light of the Bassetti Foundation’s announcement of their involvement in the 2012 Public Communication of Science and Technology Network conference and related call for abstracts for funding, Jonathan Hankins reviews some of the related materials available on the foundation website. ———————– The problem of the communication of science and innovation has been addressed many ... Itinerary: Communicating Science

Travel Grants for Junior Participants to the 2012 PCST conference

Public Communication of Science and Technology Network 18-20th April, Florence, Italy The Giannino Bassetti Foundation for Responsibility in Innovation is offering two travel grants for junior participants presenting papers on the theme of “Responsibility in Science Communication". The Foundation promotes research and debate on the concepts of innovation, responsibility and power especially through the Foundation’s ... Travel Grants for Junior Participants to the 2012 PCST conference

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The Royal Society, a font of information

Last year the Royal Society celebrated its 350th anniversary, a festival in which the Bassetti Foundation participated in the form of Cristina Grasseni’s visit to London and involvement in the Harvard University Science and Democracy Network international meeting, part of the celebrations. In the run up to this celebration the Royal Society established its Science ... The Royal Society, a font of information

Practicing Responsibilities: social engagement, controversy and innovation

At the Trento EASST conference, held 1-4th September 2010, workshop/track 32. “Practicing Responsibilities” was co-chaired by Cristina Grasseni (University of Bergamo / Bassetti Foundation); Luca Guzzetti (University of Genova) and Giuseppe Pellegrini (University of Padova) within the theme “social engagement, controversy and innovation”. The latest issue of EASST Review is available for download at EASST ... Practicing Responsibilities: social engagement, controversy and innovation

Citizen Science

In one of my previous postings I looked at the work of Ben Goldacre and in particular his book Bad Science. My argument also drew upon subject matter from previous postings, namely the work of Robert Winston and Lennard Davis. All of these authors argue that there is a need to educate the general public ... Citizen Science

Nuove forme di protagonismo sociale come esperimenti di democrazia e partecipazione

Da tempo ormai la Fondazione Bassetti si interroga sulle tematiche e le problematiche della democrazia partecipativa. Segnalo in questo contesto un evento che, proponendo un taglio di ricerca socio-antropologica a complemento del quadro politologico e sociologico-scientifico, presenta Le nuove forme di protagonismo sociale come esperimenti di democrazia e partecipazione. Nell’ambito di una serie di seminari ... Nuove forme di protagonismo sociale come esperimenti di democrazia e partecipazione

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Asking the relevant questions about public participation

by Brice Laurent Participatory experiments in nanotechnology have been numerous, but their outcomes are uncertain. Some have criticized the little interest these mechanisms have received in policy circles. Local examples can help illustrate the difficulties that participatory experiments face. The Grenoble case is telling for that matter. Grenoble is a city in the French Alps, ... Asking the relevant questions about public participation

Responsible Innovation and Participatory Democracy. Daniel P. Mulhollan in FGB

Mercoledi 3 Dicembre 2008, alle ore 15.30, la Fondazione Giannino Bassetti ospiterà Daniel Mulhollan, Direttore del Congressional Research Service della Library of Congress degli Stati Uniti, nell’ambito del progetto IRER – I forum consultivi come strumento di fiducia. Daniel Mulhollan converserà con Piero Bassetti, Presidente della Fondazione, e Roberto Ronza, Delegato del Presidente della Regione ... Responsible Innovation and Participatory Democracy. Daniel P. Mulhollan in FGB

Citizen Participation in Science and Technology

In this posting I would like to have a look at the work of the CIPAST project and a report published late last year by Chloe Alexander of the University of Padova in which she describes and analyses the workings and perceived effectiveness of the project. At time of high science and technology issues, it ... Citizen Participation in Science and Technology

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Governance and participation in nanotechnology

A look at Wikipedia gives a thorough if not quite technical description of what nanotechnology is or could be defined as. The description opens with “Nanotechnology is a highly multidisciplinary field, drawing from fields such as applied physics, materials science, interface and colloid science, device physics, supramolecular chemistry (which refers to the area of chemistry ... Governance and participation in nanotechnology

Science and Governance: the provocation of responsibility.

Conversation with Mariachiara Tallacchini On the Science in Society website of the European Commision one reads that “The European Commission needs to create the conditions for a structured dialogue on questions relative to science, with a view to anticipating and clarifying the hopes and fears of the public. Faced with an informed and involved public, ... Science and Governance: the provocation of responsibility.

Is responsible innovation participatory, and if so, how?

Cristina Grasseni Professor Galison, you have seen that, as a Foundation devoted to promote responsible innovation, we have set out to try and answer a few questions, which we have posted last year in a public call for comments. What do think about public participation in particular? And how does this relate to your most ... Is responsible innovation participatory, and if so, how?