Abstract
In the paper, the author takes stock of the conceptual reflection and empirical studies described in the current scientific literature on responsible innovation in the context of the emergence of the Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) concept. RRI has been promoted in the European Union as a part of the Europe 2020 strategy with the objective of making research and innovation more sustainable and inclusive. As more than half of the EU’s firms declare they are conducting innovation activities, RRI problems are more relevant than ever. There remain many open questions, unresolved dilemmas and empirical white spots that call for more research in this field. This paper’s focus is the problem of RRI acceptance as a global framework for responsible innovation and the scarcity of suitable instruments that may help industries understand and adopt this concept. The main contributions of this paper include critical analysis of the RRI concept and its implications for industry, proposing a concept of an RRI index for innovating enterprises.
Highlights
Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) is an emerging framework for governing the R&D activity and innovation in both the public and private sectors
It is considered to be “the ongoing process of aligning research and innovation to societal values, needs and expectations” [1]. It has been promoted in the European Union as a part of the Europe 2020 strategy with the objective of making research and innovation more sustainable and inclusive
Much attention is devoted to localizing RRI among more established concepts, such as Corporate Social Responsibility or sustainability
Summary
Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) is an emerging framework for governing the R&D activity and innovation in both the public and private sectors. It is considered to be “the ongoing process of aligning research and innovation to societal values, needs and expectations” [1]. It has been promoted in the European Union as a part of the Europe 2020 strategy with the objective of making research and innovation more sustainable and inclusive. This paper’s main focus is the problem of RRI acceptance as a global framework for responsible innovation and the scarcity of suitable instruments that may help industries understand and adopt this concept. Various approaches to measuring RRI in public and private entities are discussed. The paper concludes with a discussion of the results, identification of the limitations of the study, and suggestions for the possible future research directions
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