Responsible Research and Innovation | RRI
RRI stands for “Responsible Research and Innovation” - a concept promoted by the European Commission, that has emerged in recent years as a science policy framework, which seeks to align technological innovation with broader social values, and to support the institutional decisions concerning the goals of research and innovation in conditions of uncertainty and ambiguity. RRI encourages these stakeholders to reflect and anticipate how R&I may shape the future, to remain adaptive and responsive to change and the increased complexity.
RRI promotes diversity and inclusion as well as openness and transparency in the development of Research and Innovation (R&I) policies, programmes and activities. RRI aims to engage publics and responsible actors (researchers, citizens, policy- and decision makers, business, third sector organisations and others) in the science and innovation field, to produce ethically acceptable, sustainable and socially desirable research and innovation outcomes in line with the values, needs and expectations of the European society.
The RRI approach has developed over the years and the term implies that societal challenges should be a primary focus of scientific research while indicating the methods by which that goal should be achieved. In such a context, Responsible Research and Innovation involves holding research to high ethical standards, ensuring gender equality in the scientific community, investing policy-makers with the responsibility to avoid harmful effects of innovation, engaging the communities affected by innovation and ensuring that they have the knowledge necessary to understand the implications by furthering science education and Open Access.
News
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A Call for Submission of Good Practices in Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) from the Western Balkans has been launched by the WBC-RRI.NET project in February 2022 with a deadline for September...
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The WBC-RRI.NET project (Horizon 2020 funded) recently launched a set of recommendations for facilitating the implementation of Open Science (OS) in the region based on the UNESCO recommendations on open...
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The survey is a step towards a manifesto for gender-inclusive STE(A)M education and careers, refering to Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics.
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Events
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Open Access week 2022 with the theme "Open for Climate Justice"
Between October 24 and 30, the International Open Access Week is going on. The theme for Open Access Week 2022 is "Open for Climate Justice". Open Access Week is gathering global momentum toward the open...
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The two Horizon 2020 projects RRI2SCALE and TeRRIFICA are organising together their Joint Final Conference. Interested civil society actors and representatives from NGOs, politics, administration...
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The 22nd Gender Summit - Europe will take place in a fully virtual format on 28th & 31st October and 1st November
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Organisations
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Network of Albanian Women in STEM
The Network of Albanian Women in STEM (NAW-STEM) aims to contribute to the social and economic empowerment of women by increasing their representation in STEM, both in academia and industry. Areas ...
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Women in Tech® is an international organization with a double mission: to close the gender gap and to help women embrace technology. The organization focuses on 4 primary areas that are a call for...
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Working Group on Open Science at RCC
The Working Group on Open Science (WGOS) aims to promote the adoption of Open Science policies and associated measures in the Western Balkans and Turkey. The emphasis of its activities is...
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Calls
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EU launches call to support civil society in Serbia
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Public Call for Collaborative Grants for Innovation
The Innovation Fund of Montenegro announced a Public Call for Collaborative Innovation Grants. The public call determines the means for co-financing innovative projects in the total amount of 670,000 ...
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Pro-Ethics.eu Open Call for Proposals: Participatory Elements in Research and Innovation
The Horizon 2020 Project PRO-Ethics is working with research and innovation funding organisations (RFOs) across Europe to test new, ethical ways to involve citizens in research and innovation activities...
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Documents
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The project WBC-RRI.NET already entailed a series of mapping exercises and co-creation procedures at regional level, taken place during the first half of the project. The participatory and systematic ...
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Science, Research and Innovation Performance of the EU (SRIP) report
Report analysing the state of innovation in Europe and recommendations for the future. Download the report, individual chapters, video and presentations.
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New European Innovation Agenda
The Commission adopted a New European Innovation Agenda to position Europe at the forefront of the new wave of deep tech innovation and start-ups. It will help Europe to develop new technologies to address...
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Links
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[RRI Good Practice] Empowering Albanian Young Academics for Research and Innovation
What is the good practice about? The project realized in the frame of the Tirana European Youth Capital (TEYC) aims at capacity building and involvement of young academics, teachers and students on...
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The Innovation Radar is a European Commission initiative to identify high potential innovations and innovators in EU-funded research and innovation projects. Our goal is to allow every citizen, public...
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Impact investment for skills and societies: a focus on the Western Balkans
On 29 June 2022, the ETF hosted another in its series of Learning Connects discussions. The latest instalment brought an international panel together to discuss Impact investment for skills and societies...
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Projects
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European Network For Gender Balance in Informatics CA19122
Women are underrepresented in Informatics at all levels, from undergraduate and graduate studies to participation and leadership in academia and industry. The main aim and objective of EUGAIN is to...
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Making Young Researchers' Voices Heard for Gender Equality CA20137
The main aim of the VOICES COST Action is to increase visibility of inequalities faced by Young Researchers and Innovators (YRIs) from a gender perspective and to promote a sustainable dialogue between...
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The Project “Excellence in science and innovation for Europe by adopting the concept of Responsible Research and Innovation (NewHoRRIzon)” sets out to promote the acceptance of RRI in Horizon 2020 (H2020...
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