Abstract
Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) is a cross-cutting theme for the European Union Horizon 2020 programme. On one hand it may be seen as a burden for the R&D community but on the other, as a source of innovation and creativity aligned with the values of the society. The paper attempts to explore the possibilities of making Responsible Research and Innovation a framework that strengthens and deepens the relationship of a business with the clients and the rest of its environment. Special attention is paid to the relationship between RRI, Future-Oriented Technology Analysis and Technology Management. RRI principles are studies from the perspective of an enterprise.
Highlights
European Union institutions and their documents are an abundant source of new terminology and jargon that penetrate various spheres of social and economic life of its member states and beyond
One of the most frequently recalled definitions that is rooted in EU policy principles and was prepared by a European Commission staff member states that Responsible Research and Innovation is a transparent, interactive process by which societal actors and innovators become mutually responsive with a view to the acceptability, sustainability and societal desirability of the innovation process and its marketable products
This paper offers a synthesis of the current body of knowledge on Responsible Research and Innovation
Summary
European Union institutions and their documents are an abundant source of new terminology and jargon that penetrate various spheres of social and economic life of its member states and beyond. One of the most frequently recalled definitions that is rooted in EU policy principles and was prepared by a European Commission staff member states that Responsible Research and Innovation is a transparent, interactive process by which societal actors and innovators become mutually responsive with a view to the (ethical) acceptability, sustainability and societal desirability of the innovation process and its marketable products (in order to allow a proper embedding of scientific and technological advances in our society) (von Schomberg 2011) Another definition, a more general one, with a clearer reference to the prospective aspect of responsibility, is proposed by Stilgoe et al (2013) and descibes RRI as taking care of the future through collective stewardship of science and innovation in the present. The methods deployed in research presented in this paper include literature review, logical construction and bibliometrics
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