Responsible Research and Innovation in Bulgaria and Romania. A presentation by Ruse Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI), the RRI Hub for Bulgaria and Romania, at the Lisbon RRI Tools Hubs meeting (23-24 April 2015).

1. RCCI Hub – Bulgaria &
Romania

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RRI RCCI Hub
RRI RCCI Hub – NE Bulgaria
Coverage: Bulgaria and Romania
Hub leader - RCCI - Ruse Chamber of
Commerce and Industry) – reliable
business partner promoting and
building resilient business community
and
Hub member - IMT - Bucharest –
Institute for micro-nano technology
promoting scientific research,
technological development, and
transfer and innovation, as well as
education and training.
RRI RCCI Hub

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RRI Status
RRI RCCI Hub
RRI RCCI Hub – some specifics…
•RRI is still new as a concept
•Tendency to be compared to other practices (ex:
CSR, social innovation, etc
•Perceived as additional feature, requirement, award,
etc
•Need more specific guidelines

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• “Programme access to information” –
research, monitor, educate, serves as civil eye
on open access to information
• United ideas for Bulgaria – NGO encouraging
social engagement and implementation of
civil initiatives with focus on the young and
active citizens, uniting them to develop social
entrepreneurship, social technoliges and
innovations, science, environment, urban
area, etc
• Romanian association for innovation –
dedicated to support and encouraging
innovation
On the road to RRI - organizations

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• Product: a new innovative method in radiosurgery –
RADIOCAUTER OMNIA RF4 – 300 - programmable
surgical radiofrequency generator
• Tool: Romanian standard for innovation – developed
with inclusion of many stakeholders and debated
publicly, in progress
• Project: Romanian Ecological Institute – diminishing
pollution in the Black Sea through education,
enagagement, good practices code - together with
the local community
• Homo Responsabilis (Game for children and youth)
On the road to RRI – tools, project

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On the road to RRI – examples