FaRiNN International Conference: Responsible Innovation, The Southern European Way

This week the “Responsible Innovation: The Southern European Way” International Conference takes place in Mitilene (Lesbo, Grecia). Taking place on 10 September, this final conference is part of the project FaRInn – Facilitating Responsible Innovation in SEE Countries, which is co-funded by the South East Europe Programme for territorial cooperation. The project unites 8 partners ... FaRiNN International Conference: Responsible Innovation, The Southern European Way

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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

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David Guston on Innovation Excellence

Late last month the Bassetti Foundation’s Foreign Correspondent Jonathan Hankins asked David Guston a few questions about his aims and objectives for the journal of Responsible Innovation, and posted the resulting interview on the Innovation Excellence website. The interview is a follow up to another conducted in October of last year with Erik Fisher, Co-Director ... David Guston on Innovation Excellence

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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

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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

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Journal of Responsible Innovation Launch Party

On Saturday 15th February the Bassetti Foundation were proud to attend and co-sponsor the launch party for the new Journal of Responsible Innovation. The launch took place at the Crystal Ballroom, Fairmont Chicago during the AAAS 2014 Annual Meeting, and Ottavia Bassetti, Jeff Ubois and Jonathan Hankins were in attendance on behalf of the Bassetti ... Journal of Responsible Innovation Launch Party

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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

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ProGReSS put Interview Videos Online

The VIRI website reports that the international consortium ProGReSS has published a series of interviews with Responsible Research and Innovation leaders on the YouTube channel ProgressRRI. The consortium aims to develop a governance model​ for RRI based on constitutional values and will eventually publish 11 interviews on the channel. In one interview, Petra Ahrweiler, director ... ProGReSS put Interview Videos Online

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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

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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

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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

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Framework for Responsible Innovation and Review of Policy Research Special Issue

The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) has recently published its Framework For Responsible Innovation, and this month’s Review of Policy Research Nanotechnology and Political Science special issue is available on free download. The framework describes Responsible Innovation as “a process that seeks to promote creativity and opportunities for science and innovation that are ... Framework for Responsible Innovation and Review of Policy Research Special Issue

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