Springer Responsible Innovation 3: A European Agenda?

This book offers a comprehensive overview of current developments in the field of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI). Divided into three parts, the book first presents reflections on the concept of RI from various angles: how did it come about, who is involved and how might in be applied in various contexts, such as the academic environment or in developing countries. The second part discusses the actual application of RRI to technology development: for climate engineering, water management and energy technology along with a general discussion on how to integrate RRI in innovation trajectories. The last part offers a closer look at the application of RRI to the business context. This part offers lessons from comparable concepts such as social and sustainability innovation as well as insights from two case-studies, one in the food sector and the other in data management. As a whole, the book contributes to the ongoing development of the framework of RRI by giving an overview of the state-of-the art research, presenting the lessons learned from several case studies, and showing the way for future application of RI in other fields and cultural contexts, such as industry and developing countries.  From the Back Cover This book offers a comprehensive overview of current developments in the field of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI). Divided into three parts, the book first presents reflections on the concept of RI from various angles: how did it come about, who is involved and how might in be applied in various contexts, such as the academic environment or in developing countries. The second part discusses the actual application of RRI to technology development: for climate engineering, water management and energy technology along with a general discussion on how to integrate RRI in innovation trajectories. The last part offers a closer look at the application of RRI to the business context. This part offers lessons from comparable concepts such as social and sustainability innovation as well as insights from two case-studies, one in the food sector and the other in data management. As a whole, the book contributes to the ongoing development of the framework of RRI by giving an overview of the state-of-the art research, presenting the lessons learned from several case studies, and showing the way for future application of RI in other fields and cultural contexts, such as industry and developing countries.  About the Author Lotte Asveld is an assistant professor at Delft University of Technology studying the societal aspects of biotechnology. Her main research interests concern responsible innovation in the field of biotechnology and synthetic biology: how can the societal debate on biotechnology and synthetic biology be integrated in innovation trajectories? Lotte has worked as a researcher in the department of Philosophy at DUT, where she also received her PhD. Her PhD concerned societal decisionmaking on technological risks. Lotte also worked as a researcher at the Rathenau Insitute, focusing on the bioeconomy, and as a freelance researcher in China. Rietje van Dam-Mieras is Professor emeritus at Leiden University. She graduated in chemistry and  obtained her PhD in Biochemistry at Utrecht University. She subsequently worked at Maastricht University, the Open University of the Netherlands and Leiden University. She had a UNESCO Chair at the Open University and was visiting professor at the United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies. She is a founding member of RCE Rhine-Meuse and has been actively involved in the RCE-initiative of United Nations University (UNU) in the context of the UN Decade Education for Sustainable development (UN DESD 2005-2014). Her main fields of interest are Sustainable Development, BioBased Economy and innovation of education using modern technology. She has been and still is a member of several national and international advi