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Managing the Responsible Emergence of Science and Innovation in Society

This week saw the digital release of Richard Owen, John Bessant and Maggie Heintz’s book entitled ‘Responsible Innovation: Managing the Responsible Emergence of Science and Innovation in Society‘. The print copy release is scheduled for next month, and interested readers can download any or all of the chapters through the Wiley website Online Library where ... Managing the Responsible Emergence of Science and Innovation in Society

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An Interview with Chris Howard, CEO of Libboo

Chris Howard is CEO and co owner of Libboo, a high profile online publishing venture based in Cambridge Massachusetts. In this interview carried out in January 2013, Jonathan Hankins poses questions of responsibility and ethics surrounding the company’s use and patenting requests for an innovative method of measuring how certain individuals may be able to ... An Interview with Chris Howard, CEO of Libboo

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A Handbook for Responsible Innovation

Last week saw the latest in the Bassetti Foundation Lecture series at the Bocconi University in Milan. Michael Bruch spoke about the role of insurance companies within innovative technologies with particular focus on nanotechnology, and to mark the event the Foundation released the latest in its book series. The release also marked a move for ... A Handbook for Responsible Innovation

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Von Schomberg’s Responsible Innovation Matrix

René Von Schomberg is the Directorate General for Research at the European Commission. As such he has a great interest in responsible research and innovation and has recently published an article and a ‘Responsible Research and Innovation matrix’ on his blog. The matrix should be read and interpreted via the article, and here we would ... Von Schomberg’s Responsible Innovation Matrix

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A Research Strategy for Engineered Nanotechnologies

Earlier this year the National Research Council of the National Academies published a document entitled ‘A Research Strategy for Environmental, Health and Safety Aspects of Engineered Nanotechnologies’. The document was prepared by the Committee to Develop a Research Strategy for Environmental, Health and Safety Aspects of Engineered Nano-Materials, within the National Research Council and a ... A Research Strategy for Engineered Nanotechnologies

National Academic Press, a host of free publications

On June 2nd the National Academic Press made an interesting strategic choice in making all of its publications available for free download. The National Academic Press has a back catalogue of over 4000 reports and publications covering an array of topics from agriculture, energy conservation, engineering, food and nutrition and policy for science and technology. ... National Academic Press, a host of free publications

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Comunità e razionalizzazione

A Rescaldina, nella sede del Gruppo Zucchi Bassetti, mercoledì 15 verrà presentato il libro di Alessandro Pizzorno, “Comunità e razionalizzazione“, un classico delle scienze sociali in Italia, che viene ripubblicato dopo 50 anni dalla prima edizione. portano i loro saluti Paolo Magistrali, Sindaco di Rescaldina Maira Cacucci, Assessore alla cultura, Comune di Rescaldina Guido Podestà, ... Comunità e razionalizzazione

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That was the year that was

2009 was a busy year for the foundation. The following review aims at giving the reader an overview of the foundation’s work by looking at its involvement in conferences, seminars, publications, education and the promotion of debate throughout the year. In February the foundation promoted a conference entitled Neuroetica. Le scienze del cervello e il ... That was the year that was

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"Where are we going?"

The ironic title above hints at the fact that after many years of communication through our own site we have decided to spread the argument of responsibility and innovation through various social networking websites. In reality our interest in the sharing of information is anything but new, all of our material is published through a ... "Where are we going?"

Technoscientific Innovation a Padova

A Padova, il primo aprile 2009, presso l’Archivio Antico, verrà presentato il volume a cura di Giuseppe Pellegrini "Technoscientific Innovation. Responsibility and New Models of Democracy in Science and Society relationship" della Collana libri della Fondazione Bassetti edita da Rubbettino. All’incontro, organizzato in collaborazione con la Fondazione Bassetti, interverranno Gianni Riccamboni (Preside della Facoltà di ... Technoscientific Innovation a Padova

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Springer Handbook of Robotics

Lo scorso 5 febbraio, a Washington, D.C., la Professional and Scholarly Division della Association of American Publishers, l’Associazione degli Editori Americani, ha annunciato i vincitori dei prestigiosi American Publishers Awards for Professional and Scholarly Excellence per il 2008, chiamati “PROSE Awards 2008” che, nel campo dell’editoria professionale e scientifica americana, sono l’equivalente dei premi Oscar. ... Springer Handbook of Robotics

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‘Taking European Knowledge Society Seriously’ Italian Edition

The mission of the Giannino Bassetti Foundation is to promote responsibility in innovation and specifically to foster responsibly innovative processes. Today, the growing role of techno-science in society calls for responsibly innovative ways of governing it: there is a need to operate a convergence between the notions of citizens’ rights, new ways of governing science ... ‘Taking European Knowledge Society Seriously’ Italian Edition

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