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Responsible Research and Innovation in SpainRRI Tools Hubs Meeting, Lisbon, April 2015
Hub coordinators:
Hub members:
| Consultation workshops in Spain
• More than 25 Spanish institutions were involved and convinced
about the importance of RRI
“Incorporating RRI in our work may
benefit us to receive more funds,
have the support of the industry
and facilitate new allies”
Researchers
“Difficulty of valorising the benefits
of RRI, it will initially increase the
production costs. Profitability of
implementing RRI should be
assessed”
Industry We want to take part in the
decision making process with the
same rank as any other
stakeholder
CSOs
| Action Plan for the Spanish hub
Public Events
Training
Advocacy
Institutional
change
• Organization of public events, mainly devoted to researchers, science communicators and project managers.
• Training courses for teachers and higher education students.
• Training workshops for different stakeholders
• Implementation of the Advocacy plan, with special focus on one-to-one meetings with Policy Makers.
• Community Advisory Committee
• Science shop (ENRRIch project)
• XploreHealth Project
+ Dissemination Plan: Mailings and newsletters, social media, Community of
Practice, media campaign
| Promising practices in Spain
Innovacciones 360º:
Food-packaging
innovation
Sportis Living Lab:
Living Lab on sports
Ibercivis: Citizen
science
Community
advisory
Committee
NERRI:
Reflection on
Neuro-
enhancement
Technology Assessment
Participation in research
Citizen science
Open innovation
Gender balance in R&I
Open systems:
Citizen science
Catalytic project:
Checklist on RRI
NanOpinion:
Public consultation
on nanotech
Xplore Health:
Educational
programme
Open democracy
Education
GENPORT Project
| Selected Promising Practices in Spain
Innovacciones 360° Project
• Open innovation and citizen participation in the food
packaging sector.
• Turning citizens into drivers and players of the R + D + I
• Fostering innovation through a circular flow of information,
from the end user of food packaging to scientists and SMEs.
NERRI Project
• Researchers, engineers, developers and potential legislators
reflecting on Neuro-Enhancement technologies, before
products start to hit the marketplace.
• Policy recommendations for the governance of neuro-
enhancement technologies.
| Selected Promising Practices in Spain
IberCivis
• Volunteer computing platform and series of experiments
that allow society to participate in scientific research
directly and in real time.
• The computer becomes a window to science, creating a
channel for direct dialogue between researchers and
society.
Living Lab SPORTIS
• Projects proposition, definition, co-creation, coordination
and product validation to cover needs and expectatives
around the sports sector.
• Involving companies, public administrations, research centres
and citizens in the innovation process
| RRI Practices at IrsiCaixa
Xplore Health
• Educational programme with participative multimedia and
hands-on resources aiming at decreasing the gap between
health research and education.
• Promotes Inquiry Based Science Education (IBSE)
• Promotes interaction of students with different social actors
for them to become active citizens in the knowledge society.
Community Advisory Committee (CAC)
• Facilitates the dialogue between HIV-affected groups and
the scientific community who carry out studies with patients.
• CSOs’ representatives are involved in research studies with
patients, from the design phase.
• Reflect together on eventual obstacles that might be faced
during the implementation.