scholarly journals Responsible Governance of Biosecurity in Armenia

2021 ◽  
pp. 67-80
Author(s):  
Ineke Malsch ◽  
Maria Espona
Keyword(s):  
Central Asia ◽  
Life Sciences ◽  
Collective Responsibility ◽  
Export Control ◽  
Ethical Aspects ◽  
Dual Use ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Responsible Research ◽  
Responsible Governance

AbstractThis chapter analyses a case study of responsible governance of dual use life sciences and biosecurity in Armenia. It is based on materials presented during a Responsible Research and Innovation Course in Armenia, held on 17–19 May 2019. The course was organised as part of the ISTC Targeted Initiative (TI) on CBRN Export Control and Dual Use in Central Asia. The focus of the case study is on ethical aspects and how collective responsibility for biosecurity can be organised, in order to prevent innovation from undermining international law prohibiting hostile uses of life sciences.

scholarly journals Systematic Stakeholder Inclusion in Digital Agriculture: A Framework and Application to Canada

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 6879
Author(s):  
Hassan P. Ebrahimi ◽  
R. Sandra Schillo ◽  
Kelly Bronson
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Food System ◽  
News Article ◽  
Test Case ◽  
Stakeholder Groups ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Article Analysis ◽  
Digital Agriculture ◽  
Responsible Research

This study provides a model that supports systematic stakeholder inclusion in agricultural technology. Building on the Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) literature and attempting to add precision to the conversation around inclusion in technology design and governance, this study develops a framework for determining which stakeholder groups to engage in RRI processes. We developed the model using a specific industry case study: identifying the relevant stakeholders in the Canadian digital agriculture ecosystem. The study uses literature and news article analysis to map stakeholders in the Canadian digital agricultural sector as a test case for the model. The study proposes a systematic framework which categorises stakeholders into individuals, industrial and societal groups with both direct engagement and supportive roles in digital agriculture. These groups are then plotted against three levels of impact or power in the agri-food system: micro, meso and macro.

scholarly journals Boundaries Between Research Ethics and Ethical Research Use in Artificial Intelligence Health Research

2021 ◽  
pp. 155626462110027
Author(s):  
Gabrielle Samuel ◽  
Jenn Chubb ◽  
Gemma Derrick
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Societal Impact ◽  
The Past ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Responsible Research ◽  
Past Half

The governance of ethically acceptable research in higher education institutions has been under scrutiny over the past half a century. Concomitantly, recently, decision makers have required researchers to acknowledge the societal impact of their research, as well as anticipate and respond to ethical dimensions of this societal impact through responsible research and innovation principles. Using artificial intelligence population health research in the United Kingdom and Canada as a case study, we combine a mapping study of journal publications with 18 interviews with researchers to explore how the ethical dimensions associated with this societal impact are incorporated into research agendas. Researchers separated the ethical responsibility of their research with its societal impact. We discuss the implications for both researchers and actors across the Ethics Ecosystem.

scholarly journals Meta-Responsibility in Corporate Research and Innovation: A Bioeconomic Case Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 38
Author(s):  
Matti Sonck ◽  
Lotte Asveld ◽  
Patricia Osseweijer
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Empirical Data ◽  
Innovation Management ◽  
Management Approach ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Responsible Conduct ◽  
The Common ◽  
Responsible Research ◽  
Systematic Framework

The term “responsibility” embodies many meanings, also in the context of corporate research and innovation (R&I). The approach of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) has emerged as a promoter for responsible conduct of innovation but so far lacks a systematic framework for describing, inventorying, and eventually managing different responsibilities that R&I units hold in companies and further in society. In this paper we take forward the idea of developing RRI into a “meta-responsibility” approach, for orchestrating responsibilities in corporate R&I. First, we introduce a frame for defining responsibility, which is inclusive of four elements (care, liability, accountability, and responsiveness), and is attentive to the intrinsic uncertainty of the R&I setting. Drawing on empirical data from interviews, we then examine how these responsibility elements become operationalised in an actual R&I project. As a result, we develop a meta-responsibility map for corporate R&I, bringing various and sometimes contradicting principles, expectations and obligations under the common terminology of responsibility. We suggest that such integrative outlook on responsibilities increases theoretical solidity and practical applicability of RRI as an innovation management approach. Regarding R&I practices, we conclude that the meta-responsibility map can support R&I units in exploring their co-existing and sometimes conflicting responsibilities, and in managing those responsibilities in the highly uncertain R&I setting. In particular, meta-responsibility shows applicability in (i) balancing risk and precaution, (ii) exposing and addressing concerns about the goals and impacts of innovation, and (iii) accelerating sectoral transition whilst securing one’s own competitive advantage in it.

scholarly journals TEACHER TRAINING AT CHEMISTRY FACULTIES – MUTUAL BENEFITS? A CASE STUDY BASED ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE IRRESISTIBLE PROJECT

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 104-111
Author(s):  
Iwona Maciejowska ◽  
Jan Apotheker
Keyword(s):  
Chemistry Education ◽  
Educational Science ◽  
The Public ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Pedagogical Skills ◽  
Class Management ◽  
Design Activities ◽  
Framework Programme Project ◽  
Responsible Research

The training of teachers at educational science faculties prepares them better to deal with class management, individualization of teaching, evaluating, problems with motivation, etc. Teachers educated at chemistry faculties have a profound and well-established knowledge in the field of chemistry, but they demonstrate limited pedagogical skills. Recently, the collaboration between chemists, researchers in chemistry education and chemistry teachers has become more intense. In 2013, the Jagiellonian University joined the 7th Framework Programme project – IRRESISTIBLE (http://www.irresistible-project.eu). The goal of the project IRRESISTIBLE is to design activities that foster the involvement of students and the public in the process of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI). A case study based on the example of the IRRESISTIBLE project is presented. Some interesting results are discussed. Key words: educational science, science education, teacher education.

scholarly journals Insights from China for a Global Perspective on a Responsible Science–society Relationship

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-76
Author(s):  
Anne M Dijkstra ◽  
Lin Yin
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Scientific Literacy ◽  
Global Perspective ◽  
Comparative Case Study ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Science Society ◽  
Science Popularization ◽  
Responsible Research

Ensuring that science meets the needs of society and does so responsibly is a key aim of current European policymaking. Under the label of ‘responsible research and innovation’, European Union projects, such as the NUCLEUS project, have been funded to both study and stimulate practices for the development of responsible science–society relationships. The NUCLEUS project aims to define a broader cultural, international and enriched perspective on what a responsible science–society relationship entails. In this paper, findings from a comparative case study in China are presented. Practices are analysed at the conceptual, governmental, institutional and individual levels. Our findings show that social responsibility is the key to the science–society relationship, and that science popularization is a means to enhance scientific literacy.

scholarly journals Experimenting with RRI tools to Drive Sustainable Agri-Food Research: The SASS Case Study from Sub-Saharan Africa

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 827 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luca Tricarico ◽  
Andrea Galimberti ◽  
Ausilia Campanaro ◽  
Chiara Magoni ◽  
Massimo Labra
Keyword(s):  
Food Systems ◽  
Food System ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Innovation Development ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Food Research ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Responsible Research

The need to develop experimental tools for a responsible research and innovation (RRI) framework is relevant for managing research agendas and policy making that seriously take into account the complex conditions of innovation development (linked to multidisciplinarity and interaction processes) between the researchers and their fieldwork activities. The adoption of an RRI framework is even more important for multidisciplinary and complex issues, such as the agri-food system. In this context, the SASS (Sustainable Agri-food Systems for Sustainable Development (SASS) project represents a good example for verifying the application of the RRI strategy in a varied research group committed to the development of sustainable agri-food systems in Sub-Saharan Africa. The project, which involves more than 50 researchers from different fields of knowledge and theoretical backgrounds, showed the importance of the processes of reflection, re-driving, and convergence in the definition of research objectives and strategies. This process started by experimenting with new dedicated RRI tools in order to allow interactions between the researchers, including exchanging their experience in data collection and theoretical reflection development. With respect to this analysis, it was interesting to analyze how the RRI tools and strategies have been activated between researchers and different stakeholders, generating reflections capable of re-adapting the results towards shared and accessible innovation for the extended society. Following the discussion based on the description of the SASS-RRI agenda tools and following an internal verification given from an RRI-based web survey, this contribution provides new insights, in terms of tools and strategies, to promote and refine RRI approaches. This work underlines how RRI methods have promoted internal and external interactions to connect the research objectives towards a model of open innovation.

scholarly journals Research Integrity in the Context of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) Framework

2019 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-86
Author(s):  
Anup Kumar Das
Keyword(s):  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Research Output ◽  
Research Misconduct ◽  
Research Integrity ◽  
Policy Instruments ◽  
Responsible Research And Innovation ◽  
Policy Statement ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Responsible Research

In April 2017 the Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), in collaboration with the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, organized a national consultation on Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI). Five key issues aligning in the RRI framework were discussed in the meeting, which are namely public engagement, open access, gender equality, science education, and ethics. As pointed out by the expert panelists, the aspects of ethics in research and academia include the research integrity, minimization of research misconduct and plagiarism, besides a few others. Recently launched “RRI-Practice Report from National Case Study: India”, extensively analyzed the public policy instruments facilitating the governance of responsible research in India. The fundamental tenets of responsibility in research and innovation are to be based on the ideas of Access, Equity, and Inclusion (AEI), as identified by the said country case study. On the other hand, the idea of Scientific Social Responsibility (SSR) was advocated by the Prime Minister of India in lines with the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) during the 104th Indian Science Congress, 2017. RRI framework addresses many of the critical issues related to SSR. This paper explores the opportunities and challenges in the RRI Framework while ensuring the research integrity in India. This paper includes the highlights from the INSA Policy Statement on "Dissemination and Evaluation of Research Output in India" (2018), UGC (Promotion of Academic Integrity and Prevention of Plagiarism in Higher Educational Institutions) Regulations (2018), and RRI-Practice’s “Report from National Case Study: India” (2018).

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