1. A brief introduction to RRI and Res-AGorA Ralf Lindner 7.05.20151 www.res-agora.eu Res-AGorA Workshop: RRI in the context of research performing institutions Berlin, May 7-8, 2015

2. RRI: defined, interpreted, practised … What is RRI? 23.03.2015 www.res-agora.eu 2

3. What is RRI? Why Responsible Research and Innovation? RRI aims to be a comprehensive approach … Addressing questions which direction research and innovation should take  addressing societal challenges (e.g., sustainability, security, well-being)  anticipation of risks and taking ethical concerns into consideration  aligning technology and innovation with societal demands and values Suggestions how to perform and govern research and innovation responsibly include  involvement of stakeholders  encouragement of actors‘ responsiveness and forward-looking attitude 7.05.2015 www.res-agora.eu 3

4. What is RRI? RRI is becoming a central feature of R&I in Europe  SWAFS unit in DG Research promoting RRI  Cross-cutting issue in Horizon 2020  Rome Declaration on RRI in Europe (2014) “ [...] the conditions are now right for responsible research and innovation to underpin European research and innovation endeavour and therefore call on all stakeholders to work together for inclusive and sustainable solutions to our societal challenges.”  Responsible innovation initiatives in the United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Norway...  EIRMA (European Industrial Research Management Association) task force on Responsible Innovation 7.05.2015 www.res-agora.eu 4

5. Res-AGorA in a nutshell The Res-AGorA Project… Objective: Develop a comprehensive governance framework for RRI EU-funded (FP7, DG RTD, Science in Society) February 2013 – January 2016 Part of a larger family of EU-funded projects dealing with various aspects of R&I from a RRI perspective 7.05.2015 www.res-agora.eu 5

6. 7.05.2015 www.res-agora.eu 6 Res-AGorA in a nutshell Conceptual work, ~ 40 case studies and analyses “Co-construction” with stakeholders (workshop series) “Thinking tool” supporting navigation towards RRI

7. Res-AGorA in a nutshell 7.05.2015 www.res-agora.eu 7 What we hope to achieve: We want to offer some support to actors … … in thinking how to incorporate RRI ambitions in research and innovation, … by reflecting on their own position and abilities as well as those of others

8. 7.05.2015 www.res-agora.eu 8 Partner institutions Fraunhofer ISI, Germany University of Twente, Netherlands University of Padua, Italy Danish Board of Technology Foundation, Denmark Institute for Advanced Studies, Austria The University of Manchester, UK Université de Marne La Vallee, France Aarhus University, Denmark Res-AGorA consortium

9. Thanks, and looking forward to a productive meeting! 7.05.2015 www.res-agora.eu 9 Contact Dr. Ralf Lindner (co-ordinator) Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI Breslauer Strasse 49 D-76139 Karlsruhe Ph. +49 (0) 721 / 6809-292 ralf.lindner@isi.fraunhofer.de www.isi.fraunhofer.de