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Responsible research and innovation

In: Handbook of Technology Assessment

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  • Alexei Grinbaum

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Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) emerged in the early 2010s as a framework to integrate the societal dimensions of reflexivity, anticipation, inclusiveness, and responsiveness into research and innovation processes. First, we briefly present the theoretical underpinnings of RRI, its connection with TA, and its implementation in European research policy, particularly through the Horizon-2020 programme. Second, we discuss operational challenges faced by RRI, highlighting its excessively broad and difficult-to-implement nature. Thirdly, we focus on RRI's legacy, analyzing its limited impact on laboratory-level science on the examples of artificial intelligence and quantum technologies. Finally, we emphasize the importance of recognizing the diversity of ethical labour in the scientific community, suggesting that RRI should be tailored to the ethical type of the innovator in order to produce a meaningful impact on the design of emerging technologies.

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  • Alexei Grinbaum, 2024. "Responsible research and innovation," Chapters, in: Armin Grunwald (ed.), Handbook of Technology Assessment, chapter 40, pages 409-417, Edward Elgar Publishing.
    • Handle: RePEc:elg:eechap:22254_40
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