21st EARMA Conference 28th June – 1st July, 2015. Leiden, The Netherlands

Tools for Responsible Research and Innovation

Ignasi López Verdeguer, La Caixa Foundation

@ignasilopezv / ilopez@fundaciolacaixa.es

| Index

- Responsible Research and innovation (RRI). Why?

- RRI, what in practice? RRI Tools - RRI, how?

1st session

2nd session

- Interactive session: Obstacles, opportunities and tools

• We promote excellent research by giving support to projects -in the areas of Life and Health sciences and Social sciences and the Humanities- and individuals -PhD students fellowships-

• We give priority to research and innovation of high social impact and we stimulate technology transference.

• We foster Responsible Research and Innovation and a closer and efficient relation between science and society

Research

Innovation

Society

Science Programs

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“We need ambition at a policy level to support the best

science for the world and not just the best science in the

world” !

Morten Østergaard “Science in Dialogue Conference”.

Opening session. Denmark

Why Responsible research and innovation (RRI)?

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6/30/2015healthy ageing

climate change

clean energy

Why RRI? Grand Challenges

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Science and technology deliver innovations that

improve the quality of live and help us to deal with the grand challenges

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robocare Organismos genéticamente modificados

big dataintensive farming

drones

But some innovations fail,

may have unexpected (negative)

consequences or are controversial

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The biggest part of the world

farmaceutical research goes to

diseases of the rich world

The Guardian. Special Report. Aids.

...not all voices are equally heard...

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Special Eurobarometer 401. Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI), Science and Technology

What is the level of involvement citizens should have when it comes to decisions made about science and technology? Answer: Public dialogue is required (Req: 55% - Not Req: 37%)

77% of Europeans believe that science and technology have a positive impact !62% agree that science makes our way of life change too fast

55% think that public dialogue is recquired!

... Society wants to participate in the decisions of science

|... From technology acceptance

to technology acceptability

SMART METERS IN THE NETHERLANDS

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Scientific Misbehavior in Economics. LSE Impact of Social Sciences Blog

...R&I assessment.

Preasure for publishing -> Scientific misconduct?

Reproducibility

| Political impulse

• Endorsed by private research foundations. http://www.efc.be/news_events/Pages/news_EFC-Research-Forum-Statement-on-Responsible-Research-and-Innovation.aspx

• A cross cutting issue in Horizon 2020

• RRI Rome Declaration endorsed by the Council of Competitiveness http://ec.europa.eu/research/swafs/pdf/rome_declaration_RRI_final_21_November.pdf !

• Endorsed by research councils as the EPSRC and the NWO

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What is Responsible research and innovation (RRI)? !RRI Tools

| RRI Tools, the “problem”

Engagement Science

EducationEthicsGender Equality

Open Access

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COORDINATOR

DEPUTY COORDINATOR

HUBS COORDINATOR

WP1 LEADER

WP2 LEADER

WP4 LEADER

WP5 LEADER

WP6 LEADER

NETWORKS

www.rri-tools.eu

Budget: 6,9 Milion €. Funded by the EC under the 7th FM Program

The proposal: RRI Tools

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•The AB provides strategic guidance and support to the project coordinator and the Management Board to ensure excellence and relevance of the project. Meets on a yearly basis.• Composed by 12 renowned experts on RRI or

RRI key issues: • Richard Owen (RRI) • Carsten Mann (Governance) • Lars Klüver (Governance, Engagement) • Inés Sánchez de Madariaga (Gender) • Lut Mergaert (Gender) • Claudia Neubauer (Engagement) • Justin Dillon (Education) • Roser Pintó (Education) • Pere Puigdomenech (Ethics) • Prof. Jeroen van den Hoven (Ethics) • Maria Cassella (Open Access) • David Lynn / David Carr (Open Access)

The proposal: RRI Tools

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University College London

Science Gallery

Vetenskap & Allmänhet

AHHAA Science Centre Foundation

Experimentarium

Polish Science Foundation

Science Animation

IrsiCaixa

Ciencia Viva

Fendazione Cariplo

Ellinogermaniki Agegi

RUSE Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Centre fot the Premotien of Science

Techmania Science Centre

Bonn Science Shop

Athena Institute

King Baudeuin Foundation

Zentrum for Social Innovation

MOBILIS

INNOVATIVE TOOLS

TRANSFORMATIVE

TRAINNING

WIDE DISSEMINATION

RRI Hubs

| Where we are

WP1 - An RRI working definition - A set of quality criteria for good

practice standards - A catalogue of RRI promising

practices

WP2 - A wide PanEuropean

consultation on the obstacles and motivations for stakeholders to implement RRI

1 2

THE TOOLKIT

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Engagement Science

Education

Ethics

Open Access/Open

science

Gender Equality

!- Context adapted. European

vision. - Builds on ongoing efforts - Some policy agendas normative,

some not.

!- Conceptually robust - Universal - Too recent, not fully

developed !

RRI working definition – Two visions: Academic vs. political

And beyond...

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Ethics

Gender Equality

Governance

Public Engagement

Open Access

Science Education

RRI Key Issues

RRI working definition (WP1)

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Science Education

Ethics

Gender Equality

Governance

Public Engagement

Open Access

PROCESS REQUIREMENTS

Responsible research and innovation is a dynamic, iterative process by which all stakeholders involved in the research and innovation practice (researchers, policy makers, industry, citizens, educators) become mutually responsive to each other and share responsibility regarding the R&I outcomes and processes.

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Science Education

Ethics

Gender Equality

Governance

Public Engagement

Open Access

OUTCOME REQUIREMENTS

LEARNING Outcomes · Engaged publics · Responsible actors · Responsible Institutions

R&I Outcomes · Ethically acceptable · Sustainable · Socially desirable

Solutions to Societal challenges · Health & demographics · Innovative & reflective societal · Food & water · Climate & resources · Energy · Transport · Security

PROCESS REQUIREMENTS

Responsible research and innovation is a dynamic, iterative process by which all stakeholders involved in the research and innovation practice (researchers, policy makers, industry, citizens, educators) become mutually responsive to each other and share the responsibility regarding the R&I outcomes and processes.

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Conditions for the research and innovation system

structures for governance structures for public engagement research integrity and research ethics

open access policy gender policy diversity policy

Science Education

Ethics

Gender Equality Governanc

ePublic Engagement

Open Access

PROCESS REQUIREMENTS

POLICY AGENDAS / CONDITIONS

R&I Outcomes

LEARNING Outcomes

Societal challenges

OUTCOMES / IMPACTS

| What is Responsible Research

and innovation

• It is Europe’s bet to overcome grand challenges and to provide new opportunities for research and innovation. !

• It is about doing science with and for society in a permanent dialogue between different stakeholders (researchers, industry, CSO’s...) to align research and innovation towards the needs of society and to become mutually responsive about its outcomes. !

• It is about research and innovation processes which are more divers and inclusive, open and transparent, anticipatory reflexive, responsive and adaptative. !

• It is a wide umbrella to the agendas of public engagement with science, science education, open access to scientific results, gender equality and ethics in research. !

• It is a cross-cutting issue in Horizon2020

| Where are we

WP1 - An RRI working definition (seen but

work in progress) - A set of quality criteria for good

practice standards - A catalogue of RRI promising

practices

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! - Based in literature, the consultation workshops, the promising practices collected by the hubs, feedback from project partners and RRI experts ! - Basic building blocks for developing a self-evaluating tool (or self-reflection tool) ! - Outcome: a set of quality criteria and sub criteria specified in the form of questions to enable reflection. Linked to Policy agendas !!!

D1.3 The quality criteria of Good Practice Standards in RRI

|Diversity and Inclusion

Engaging a variety of

stakeholder groups

Variety of means of

stakeholder engagement

Engagement of publics

Attention for appropriate R&I models

Institutional diversity

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Engaging a variety of stakeholde

r groups

Wide range

Demographic diversity

Sufficient

amount

Relevant voices

Is there a wide variety of stakeholders involved, such that there is a diversity of values and a diversity of types of knowledge/expertise?

Is there diversity in the stakeholders engaged such that all relevant voices are heard – silent as well as loud?

Is there diversity within the stakeholder groups involved in terms of gender, ethnicity, class, age and other demographics?

Are sufficiently many perspectives and participants included, such that eventual outcomes are robust (ScienceWise, 2013)?

Self-reflection tool

| What are we going to see today

D1.4 - A catalogue of Good Practice Standards in RRI

!• 51 completed surveys from 18 European countries. 31

selected. !

• Analysis and extensive description of: geographical impact, policy agenda addressed, stakeholders involved, grand challenge and research theme, process requirement fulfilled.

Several or all

6. Europe in a changing world - inclusive, innovative and reflective societies

5. Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials

1. Health, demographic change and wellbeing

2. Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine and maritime and inland water research, and the Bioeconomy

3. Secure, clean and efficient energy

7. Secure societies - protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens

4. Smart, green and integrated transport

0 4 7 11 14

| What are we going to see today

D1.4 - A catalogue of Good Practice Standards in RRI

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Offshore windmills design (Siemens – U Delft - NWO)

- Value sensitive design !

- Institutional design !

- Stakeholder analysis !

- Participatory integrated assesment !

- Social acceptance/ social acceptability !

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UGO, LA CERTIFICAZIONE PER

L'INNOVAZIONE RESPONSABILE

Socio-Technical integration Research

NWO program for RRI

|Remarkable patterns

1. Practices do not (have to) incorporate all RRI processes + outcomes

2. Most projects further away from R&I process. Selection bias or

fact?

3. Many RRI projects receive funding for a limited time (EC); difficult

to maintain the project or the product afterwards (continuity,

commitment)

4. There is more awareness/ consultation than participation

5. Inclusive deliberation in place, but what about policy impact and

change?

6. It's either Responsible Research or Responsible Innovation

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!D2.2 - Report on the analysis of needs and constraints of the stakeholder groups in RRI practices in Europe (to be developed by M. Smallman –UCL- in next session)

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!D3.2 (forthcoming) The Toolkit.

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Self-reflection toolSearch engine

Toolkit structure

STK landing pages PA landing pages

| Toolkit structure

STK landing pages

PA landing pages

Consortium experts + Advisory board + coordination

STK “rationales”

Policy Agenda Perspectives

| Toolkit structure

Very brief intro text with links to main documents

Short video specially developed for the target

A number of inspiring practices

Main tools

To know more... Go to the toolkit!

Work in

progress!!!

| Toolkit structure

Work in

progress!!!

|!The Toolkit.

!1) 1rst phase of tools. - Many useful resources have been developed on the different Policy agendas (and on RRI) in FP6, FP7 that are useful to apply RRI ... So first: a Collection of existing resources compiled by the project by

type of resource / Policy agenda tackled / stakeholder involved / grand challenge and/or research theme / others

!And - The 36 inspiring practices collected and thoroughly described in relation to RRI by the project

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|!The Toolkit.

tools

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Self-assessment tools

Tools to plan &

implement

Training & awareness tools

Dissemination & advocacy tools

Dedicated portals

Catalogues of tools

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I need a tool for assessment of RRI

Sustsanability: Users will be able to upload new resources. Moderation?

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Practitioners / experts ! Search engine

Toolkit structureI need a tool for

training CSOs staff on Open

Science in Biotechnology

I need a guide to implement RRI in

my research proposal

My university needs a Gender

equality plan and a Code for research integrity

|!The Toolkit.

!2nd phase of tools. !- Tools developed by WP3 after a gap analysis of the Toolkit V.0,

the needs of stakeholders and the ongoing efforts of new H2020 projects (as guidelines for researchers/research centres to implement RRI in their proposals...) and

- Tools developed by WP4, WP5 and WP6: Advocacy Training Dissemination tools. and Self-assessment tool !!!!

?

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Open questions

| Some open controversies... !Too top-down?

Before... ...during the R&I process... ...after

- Community based research

- Citizen science - Open science - Value sensitive design

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- Evidence based policy

- R&I impact assessment

- Participatory research agendas

- Technology foresight

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research

Industry and bussinnesseducators

Civil society

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All research problem-oriented? And what about basic science?

Project / individua

l research

er

Institution /

centre

R+D System / country /

region

RRI

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“We need ambition at a policy level to support the best

science for the world and not just the best science in the

world” !

Morten Østergaard “Science in Dialogue Conference”.

Opening session. Denmark

Why Responsible research and innovation (RRI)?

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Thank you!Ignasi López Verdeguer Belen Perat / Eva Zuazua Guillermo Santamaría Daniel García Paola Isseta

!And: IrsiCaixa (Rosina Malagrida, Josep Carreras) and