Aliki Giannakopoulou talks about responsoble research and innovation (RRI) Responsible Research & Innovation (RRI) is a way of researching that takes a long-term perspective on the type of world in which we want to live. It can strengthen research projects by emphasising openness, transparency, diversity, inclusiveness and adaptation to changes. Essentially, RRI aims to create collaborative frameworks in which citizens engage with scientists, entrepreneurs, decisions makers and other groups to work towards sustainable, ethically acceptable and socially desirable outcomes. DAY 1 - PARALLEL SESSION 2

1. Why is Responsible Research & Innovation
important?
Aliki Giannakopoulou

2. ➔ Making sense of Responsible Research & Innovation
➔ The Citizen science approach

3. Who are we

4. One of the most innovative schools in Greece
Classes from kindergarden to high school
Research & Development department
A teacher training centre
Running more than 20 European projects
Coordinator of the Open schools for Open societies project

5. Responsible Research &
Innovation

6. Health,
demographic
change, and
wellbeing
Food,
agriculture and
forestry, and
water
Secure, clean
and efficient
energy
Smart, green
and integrated
transport
Climate action,
environment,
and resources
Secure societies:
freedom and
security of Europe
and its citizens
Europe in a changing
world: inclusive,
innovative and
reflective societies
Society is facing many challenges today…
...like those identified by the European Commission

7. ● GMOs
● fracking
● food safety
● affordable medication
among others…
Science & technology sometimes create risks and dilemmas
Society needs a new R&I approach to address present and future
controversies more efficiently.
RRI tackles these Grand Challenges by aligning the values, needs and
expectations of all actors involved in Research and Innovation.

8. What do you do when you do RRI?
Align R&I with
societal values,
needs and
expectations
Open R&I to
all actors and
at all levels
RRI
Ensure R&I
addresses
societal
challenges
RRI seeks to bring issues
related to R&I into the open
in order to anticipate their
consequences, and to involve
society in discussing how
science and technology may
help us create the world we
want.

9. What is RRI?
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10. Implementing RRI: process dimensions
Openness
and
Transparency
Anticipation
and Reflection
Responsiveness
and Adaptive
Change
Diversity and
Inclusion
From the RRI TOOLS
Project

11. Who are the main actors in R&I processes?
POLICY
MAKERS
From funders to policy
officers, research centre
directors and representatives
of learned societies, whether
at a European, national, or
local scale
EDUCATION
COMMUNITY
Teachers, students, science
museums’ staff, families
and all those concerned
with education at all levels
RESEARCH
COMMUNITY
Researchers, innovators,
research managers, public
affairs and
communication officers,
and all those who support
the diversity of the R&I
system
CIVIL SOCIETY
ORGANISATIONS
From individuals to
organisations, NGOs
and the media, civil
society is crucial to
shape the R&I our
society needs
BUSINESS
& INDUSTRY
From contractors and
SMEs to large transnational
companies with strong R&I
activity

12. The six Policy Agendas
GENDER EQUALITY
Promoting human
resources in research
for attaining gender
balance
ETHICS
Ensuring
research
integrity, and
science & society
OPEN
ACCESS
Guaranteeing access
to scientific
knowledge to
boost R&I
GOVERNANCE
Providing instruments
to foster shared
responsibility in R&I
practices
PUBLIC
ENGAGEMENT
Fostering
collaborative and
multi-actor
processes in R&I
SCIENCE
EDUCATION
Increasing the knowledge
and skills of citizens in
order to promote scientific
vocations and participation

13. and considering specific key issues
RRI is about:
Policy Makers
Research
Community
Civil Society
Organisations
Business & Industry
Education
Community
Science
Education
Ethics
Gender
Equality
Governance
Open
Access
Public
Engagement
Open and
Transparent
including all actors,
and process dimensions
Diverse and
Inclusive
Anticipative
and Reflective
Responsive
and Adaptive

14. Open access in the RRI context
Each year we have 2.000.000 scientific articles
90% of research outcomes each year is locked
From the 2 million articles 1 million is rejected the first time (1
bounce 6 months delay)- 500.000 years of delay each year
Valid data useful to different stakeholders are out of reach

15. Open Science in RRI
Publish all valid research data and focus on optimizing efficiency
and quality control
Transparent Process
Gives access to all relevant stakeholders

16. Science Education in RRI
Creating an Open School culture
Import external ideas that challenge internal views
and beliefs and, in turn, exports its students – and
their assets – to the local community
School makes a vital contribution to its community
Student projects meet real needs in the community outside of
school, they are presented publicly, and draw upon local expertise
and experience. www.openschools.eu

17. Citizen Science

18. What is Citizen science?
Citizen science is the involvement of the public in scientific research
– whether community-driven research or global investigations

19. Citizen science projects should…
 have a genuine science outcome
 ensure both scientists and citizens benefit from taking part
 ensure citizens receive feedback from the project
 have data publicly available
 citizens are acknowledged in the results

20. How citizen science can become more
responsible?
Topic/relation to researchers/raising ethical issues/bringing up gender
issues
For example take…. the Alzheimer's’ Society in the UK
In every step – defining research questions, doing the research,
analysing the data and measuring the impact – the patients and
carers who are affected by memory loss are involved as co-
researchers.
Or the Biohacking community… contributing to charters of bioethics
Or the Raremark community for people with rare diseases who
often know more about their diseases than many doctors do

21. How RRI is your practice?
The Self-Reflection Tool ( RRI TOOLS PROJECT)
The SRT offers you room for reflection on those aspects of RRI you already consider in
your work, those you don’t, and how you and your organisation can move towards a
more responsible practice.
SELF-REFLECTION TOOL

22. Thank you!
Contact info: Aliki Giannakopoulou, giannakopoulou@ea.gr
www.ea.gr
www.openschools.eu
www.rri-tools.eu