First ly, WHY Responsible
Research & Innovat ion?

Societ y is facing many challenges t oday; just t o name a few…
Health,
demographic
change, and
wellbeing
Food,
agriculture &
forestry, and
water
Secure, clean
and efficient
energy
Smart, green
and integrated
transport
Climate action,
environment,
and resources
Secure
societies:
freedom and
security of
Europe and its
citizens
Much hope is behind t he crucial role t hat R&I has t o solve t hese challenges
for a bright er fut ure

...part ly because not all key act ors have been engaged:
POLICY
MAKERS
RESEARCH
COMMUNITY
CIVIL
SOCIETY
BUSINESS
& INDUSTRY
EDUCATION
COMMUNITY
● GMOs
● food safety
● smartmeters
● affordable medication
among others...
But t here have been as well cont roversies and failures
from t he R&I syst em t o fulfil some societ al expect at ions:

And t here is also a large consensus t hat changes
are needed in t he governance of R&I
Cert ain key issues need t o be t aken int o account in t he R&I syst em:
GENDER EQUALITY
Human resources
and research
dimension
ETHICS
Research
integrity
OPEN
ACCESS
To results from
publicly funded
research, privacy
issues...
GOVERNANCE
Structural change to
include in the R&I
system all these issues
PUBLIC
ENGAGEMENT
Towards a
more open and
inclusive R&I
SCIENCE
EDUCATION
Providing competences
for the responsible
citizens society needs

Therefore more complex and polifacet ic societ ies demand
more democracy int o science and more science int o democracy
Align R&I with
societ al values,
needs and
expect at ions
Open R&I to
new act ors
from unusual
backgrounds for
the matter
RRI
Ensure R&I
addresses
societ al
challenges Responsible Research
& Innovation is a new
governance and
values framework to
build a new path
where these requests
could blossom

and considering specific key issues
RRI is about :
Policy Makers
Research
Communit y
Civil
Societ y
Organisat ions
Business & Indust ry
Educat ion
Communit y
Science
Educat ion
Et hics
Gender
Equalit y
Governance
Open
Access
Public
Engagement
Diverse and
Inclusive
Open and
Transparent
Responsive
and Adapt ive
Ant icipat ive
and Reflect ive
including all act ors,
and process dimensions

These process dimensions mean
Diversit y and
Inclusion
Ant icipat ion
and Reflect ion
Openness
and
Transparency
Responsiveness
and Adapt ive
Change
R&I should care about
how its own dynamic will
affect future
R&I should be narrated to
society in a meaningful
and honest way
New and more public
needs to be early involved
and listened in R&I
R&I needs values and
processes to adapt to
emerging knowledge or
needs

The 6 key policies wit hin RRI
The European Commission has identified 6 key components in Research and
Innovation processes that have a strong potential to take RRI into action:
ETHICS GENDER
EQUALITY
GOVERNANCE PUBLIC
ENGAGEMENT
SCIENCE
EDUCATION
OPEN
ACCESS

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Communit y!

Part icipat e!

OPEN
ACCESS
Embed open access in research
practice
-Fostering innovation in publishing
pathways and implementation of
current open access roads and tolls
(Green and Gold).
-Improving and maximizing access
to use and re-use of research data
generated by projects.
-Joining the Pilot on Open Research
Data in Horizon 2020 project.
Ensure open access policies
-Improving data hosting, access and
Governance.
-Reviewing researchers' careers
with a view on creating incentives
and awarding researchers.
-Developing institutional
repositories to deposit research
data and associated metadata.
Foster Open Science
-Incentivizing Open Science in
education programs and best
practices and extending the input of
knowledge producers in a more
open science environment.
-Embedding Open Science as a
socio-economic driver.
-Changing the way the quality and
impact of research are evaluatedSource: http://ec.europa.eu/research/openscience/index.cfm

OPEN
ACCESS
https://www.fosteropenscience.eu/foster-taxonomy/open-access-routes

OPEN
ACCESS
OpenAire is a network of Open Access
repositories, archives and journals that support
Open Access policies. (https://www.openaire.eu/)
It will build a network of centres of expertise in Member
States that will develop a coordinated and collaborative
programme of activities in support of policymaking at
the national level under the direction of project
partners. (http://www.pasteur4oa.eu/)
e-learning platform that brings together the best
training resources for those who need to know more
about Open Science, or who need to develop
strategies and skills for implementing Open Science
practices in their daily workflows.
(https://www.fosteropenscience.eu/)

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