Responsibility in Nanotechnology Development

Arnaldi, Simone; Ferrari, Arianna; Magaudda, Paolo; Marin, Francesca

doi:10.1007/978-94-017-9103-8

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“…It is therefore not surprising, given the timing of the development and commercialisation of nanotechnology, and the liberal adoption of RRI within the policy discourse, that nanotechnology is viewed by key stakeholders as the leading field of scientific endeavour for activities and discussions about RRI (Rip 2014;Grunwald 2014). This is evident in the variety of RRI approaches or 'devices of responsibility' that have been proposed in order to orient nano research and innovation more effectively.…”

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Devices of Responsibility: Over a Decade of Responsible Research and Innovation Initiatives for Nanotechnologies

2017

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Responsible research and innovation (RRI) has come to represent a change in the relationship between science, technology and society. With origins in the democratisation of science, and the inclusion of ethical and societal aspects in research and development activities, RRI offers a means of integrating society and the research and innovation communities. In this article, we frame RRI activities through the lens of layers of science and technology governance as a means of characterising the context in which the RRI activity is positioned and the goal of those actors promoting the RRI activities in shaping overall governance patterns. RRI began to emerge during a time of considerable deliberation about the societal and governance challenges around nanotechnology, in which stakeholders were looking for new ways of integrating notions of responsibility in nanotechnology research and development. For this reason, this article focuses on nanotechnology as the site for exploring the evolution and growth of RRI.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%