Introduction to "what is RRI", adapted to an audience in (synthetic) biology.

1. What
is
Responsible
Research
and
Innova4on?
Steve
Miller
and
Marjolein
Bouwers
UCL-­‐UK
Hub
for
RRI
Department
of
Science
and
Technology
Studies
University
College
London

2. Anthony
James
www.pnas.org/cgi/doi/10.1073/pnas.1521077112

3. BBC
Radio
4
“Today”
programme
–
November
24,
2015
Luke
Alphey
Look
at
the
issues
raised
here

4. European
Union
Grand
Challenges
Health,
demographic
change
and
wellbeing
Climate
ac4on,
environment,
resource
efficiency
and
raw
materials

5. European
Union
Agenda
“keys”
“Mosquitoes
no
respecters
of
borders”
Governance

6. Law
of
unintended
consequences
Mosquito
-­‐
malaria

7. Law
of
unintended
consequences
Sand
fly
-­‐
leishmaniasis

8. RRI
Process
Requirements
An4cipa4on
and
Reflec4on

9. Looks
like
“textbook”
how
to
communicate
science
in
a
straighTorward
and
factual
way
but
it
raises:
EU
Grand
Challenges
as
Outcomes
EU
Agenda
“keys”
EU
“process
requirements”
Public
engagement
è

10. R&I
outcomes
• Ethically
acceptable
• Environmentally
sustainable
• Socially
desirable
innovaNons
Societal
impacts
Contribute
to
solving
societal
challenges
e.g.
7
Grand
Challenges
(EU)
Learning
outcomes
• Engaged
Publics
• Responsible
actors
• Responsible
insNtuNons
What
is
it
that
RRI
is
hoping
to
achieve?

11. How
is
RRI
hoping
to
achieve
this?

12. With
whom
and
why?

13. 1
Opportunities
To
raise
quesNons
that
have
never
been
addressed
CreaNng
beWer
innova4ons,
new
markets
and
increased
compeNNveness
and
creaNvity
through
wider
input,
problem
focus
and
new
networks
Improving
the
culture
of
science
and
scienNfic
careers
by
expanding
the
role
of
scienNsts
in
society
Democra4c
benefits
from
more
engaged
ciNzens
The
chance
to
bring
science
and
society
closer
and
avoid
future
controversies

14. • Defini4on
of
RRI,
Project
Brief,
Catalogue
of
Promising
Prac4ces
• Explana4ons
of
the
opportuni4es
flowing
from
RRI,
and
what’s
needed
to
overcome
obstacles
• A
toolkit
of
exis4ng
“RRI
Tools”
and
our
own
“showcases”
• An
RRI
training
programme
for
all
and
individual
stakeholders
• An
advocacy
and
dissemina4on
programme
• A
one-­‐stop
website
–
www.rri-­‐tools.eu
has
assembled:
Ques4ons
and
Comments?

15. Needs for RRI
Clear
defini4on
Evalua4on
tools
Resources,
tools
and
case
studies
Training
and
DisseminaNon
Funding
for
structured
meeNng
places
(events,
traininings,
pilot
projects…)

16. We first need to
educate citizens before
they can participate!
RRI—that’s just old wine
in new bottles…
I find it difficult to grasp.
What is it and why is it
important?
RRI is about much more
than only research! It is too
demanding for researchers!
Science needs to
become Responsible?
So scientists are
irresponsible now?!
RRI is the end of
‘true’ science
Some
possible
misconcep4ons