Responsible Research and Innovation at Scientix 2014

Responsible Research and InnovationScientix, October 2014

Rosina Malagrida, Head of Public Engagement on Health Research

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UDR-Bio: Unit of Public Engagement on Health Research

Educational programmes & dialogue events

Community Advisory Board & other collaborations

Science Communication

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Session 1Introduction to the project and workshop

RRI ToolsEU 7th Framework Program project26 partners19 Hubs covering 30 countries

Main goal & outcome: develop a Training and Dissemination Toolkit on Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI)

keystone to foster RRI among all stakeholders-explicitly referred to in several Horizon2020 calls-

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The RRI ToolsConsortium

Technologicalpartner Networks

Hub leaders

Coordinator

Deputy coordinator

Hubs coordinator

RRI Definition &Practices leader

Stakeholder assessment leader

Training & Advocacy leader

Evaluation leader

Dissemination leader

Management Board

| INDEX

1. Why RRI?2. What is it?3. RRI, already a reality?4. Conclusions

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Why Responsible Research and Innovation?

Health and wellbeing

Clean energy

Climate action and resource efficiency

Inclusive and secure societies

Grand Challenges

Global poverty

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Privacy issues: different atmacro and micro levels

Nanoparticles: Right impact innovation?

Value Sensitive Design

Social perception of GMOs

Unmet needs

Why RRI?

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Outreach: focused on understanding, informing

Understanding

Dialogue

A need to transform the relationship between science and society: science for and with society

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Patients being objects of studies and beneficiaries of research results decision making on research within experts

A need to transform the relationship between science and society

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DEFICIT MODEL

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NEED FOR A TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE OF THE R&I SYSTEM

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1. Why RRI?2. What is it?3. RRI, already a reality?4. Conclusions

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A PROCESS OF R&D&I

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Problem Research Implementation

ScienceScience PracticePractice

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Need for RRI

Problem Research Implementation

Science and practice join hands

Ex. biofuel

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FROM SCIENTISTS RESPONSABILITY TO

COLLECTIVE RESPONSABILITY

(Society into the research process)

Science for and with Society

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FROM PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT TO

PUBLICLY ENGAGED SCIENCE

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REFLECTION

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CO-CREATION

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FROM DEFICIT TO DEMOCRACY

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FROM KNOWLDEGE ECONOMY TO KNOWLEDGE DEMOCRACY

Orientating research, technology and innovation policy towards societal challenges, rather than economic growth objectives only

| Who?

• Not only researchers and innovators• As inclusive as possible and required

Researchers Policymakers Industry CSOs Educators

| Outcomes

1. Learning outcomes

• Engaged publics• Responsible actors• Responsible institutions

2. R&I outcomes

• Ethically acceptable• Sustainable• Socially desirable

3. Solutions tosocietal challenges

• 7 Grand Challenges (EU)

| Our working definition

• Responsible research and innovation is a dynamic, iterative process;

• all stakeholders involved in the practice of research and innovation become mutually responsive;

• these stakeholders share the responsibility regarding the outcomes and processes of research and innovation.

|RRI: A dynamic and iterative process

Problem Research Implementation

|RRI: A dynamic and iterative process

Problem Research Implementation

|RRI: A dynamic and iterative process

Problem Research Implementation

Ex. biofuel

Anticipation & reflection

Openness &

transparency

Diversity &

Inclusion

Responsiveness &

adaptative change

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How, exactly? 1. Learning outcomes

• Engaged publics• Responsible actors• Responsible

institutions

2. R&I outcomes

• Ethically acceptable• Sustainable• Socially desirable

3. Solutions tosocietal challenges

• 7 Grand Challenges (EU)

Outcomes:

Process requirements:

Anticipation &

reflection

Openness &

transparency

Diversity &

Inclusion

Responsiveness &

adaptative change

Policy Agendas:

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1. Why RRI?2. What is it?3. RRI, already a reality?4. Conclusions

| RRI: already a reality?

Governance:

Institutional level:

What is right impact innovation?

Monitoring public opinion on nanotech...

What is right impact innovation?

• Information:

• Repository with 150 tools

• Communication campaign on social media and The Guardian, El Mundo, Ticonuno, Le courrier...

• Outreach events: products and experiments (scientific and ELSA) + questionnaire

• Participatory workshops: general public and consumers have to be engaged in the debate on agenda setting, regulation and labelling. Collaborative learning is essential for opinion forming.

Monitoring public opinion on nanotech...

• Resources: moodle platform, protocols of experiments, theatre discussion game, videos, virtual experiment & teacher guides

• 16 Teachers coordinators in 15 countries

• Implementation of activities

• Workshops for other teachers

• Feedback through questionnaires

Educational programme

|Community Advisory Boards and Community Advisors

• Changes and improvements in research funding applications• Setting research agendas• Help to address ethical issues• Refined research protocols • Analysed and interpreted findings • Help to disseminate results and calls for volunteers

SUGAR, Service users and carers Group Advising on Research @City University London

Community Advisory Board@IrsiCaixa

Burn survivors setting research agendas@Athena, Netherlands

|Xplore Health, empowering future citizens by participating in the R&I system

|Demands of Civil Society on scientific & research policy Organised by German Federeation of Scientists

Allow more civil society participation in research through participation in the formulation of research questions and programs and representation in bodies of publicly funded scientific institutions.

Develop and implement transparent agenda processes for the list of priorities of public research funding and with the participation of Civil Society (both in setting research agendas and in the implementation of research projects)

Strengthen the establishment of community-based, participatory institutions such as Science Shops or Community Based Research centers.

Give free access to research results

Foster capacity building in science policy

Expand significantly research programs and activities for future topics and transdisciplinary research

Establish a civil society research fund

Ensure adequate equipment for universities for basic research and teaching

| INDEX

1. Why RRI?2. What is it?3. RRI, already a reality?4. Conclusions

|Complex problems need multidisciplinarity and collaboration

| Science cannot be isolated from Social Innovation

Take your responsability!

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Rosina MalagridaDeputy coordinator of RRI ToolsHead of Public Engagement on Health ResearchIrsiCaixa, Hospital Germans Trias, [email protected]/publicengagement@RosinaMalagrida@RRITools also on FB & Linkedin

Other members of the team:Josep CarrerasMatilde GorderoLaia CorbellaJosep CollIn collaboration with: