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Building a responsible innovation toolkit as project legacy.
Bernd Carsten Stahl1,2, Lise Bitsch3
1Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility, De Montfort University, Leicester, United Kingdom.
Frontiers in Research Metrics and Analytics
|April 3, 2023
Summary
Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) toolkits can help secure RRI
Area of Science:
- Science and Technology Studies
- Research Ethics
- Innovation Management
Background:
- Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) is a framework guiding societal engagement in scientific advancement.
- Existing RRI toolkits offer practical methods for integrating ethical and societal considerations into research.
- The Human Brain Project (HBP) represents a large-scale, EU-funded initiative requiring robust RRI integration.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the utility of RRI toolkits in preserving RRI practices within research projects.
- To analyze the development and application of an RRI toolkit within the Human Brain Project.
- To assess the potential of RRI toolkits to ensure a lasting legacy of RRI in research infrastructures like EBRAINS.
Main Methods:
- Literature review on RRI concepts and existing RRI toolkits.
- Case study analysis of an RRI toolkit developed for the Human Brain Project.
- Examination of the integration of RRI insights into the EBRAINS research infrastructure.
Main Results:
- RRI toolkits demonstrate potential for embedding RRI principles into research project legacies.
- The HBP's RRI toolkit successfully integrated 10 years of RRI practices into the EBRAINS research infrastructure.
- Realizing the full potential of RRI toolkits requires institutional and environmental support.
Conclusions:
- RRI toolkits can serve as valuable mechanisms for ensuring the long-term legacy of RRI.
- The successful implementation of RRI toolkits is contingent upon broader support systems within the research ecosystem.
- Further development and institutionalization of RRI toolkits are necessary for sustained impact.
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