RI encompasses six fields relating to research and innovation: public engagement, science education, gender equality, ethics, open access to scientific results, and governance of research and innovation. The RRI Tools project aims to foster Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) in Europe, breeding a harmonious and efficient relationship between science and European society. To achieve this, it has developed an innovative Toolkit comprising practical digital resources and actions aimed at awareness-raising, training, dissemination and implemention of RRI. The Toolkit – an online repository of RRI-related resources – was designed by and for all stakeholders in the research and innovation space. The tools provided in the RRI Toolkit are based in collective reflection and built on existing best-practices.

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no. 612393 (FP7 2007-2013). Project partners include 26 institutions in European 30 countries.