Research and innovation contribute to the progress of our society by improving our lives. In order to ensure that science responds to societal challenges and people’s needs, a Europe- wide approach called Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) has emerged.

Research and innovation based on the RRI implies all the participants (from research community to Institutions and Governments) through inclusive and participative methodologies, on all the phases of research and innovation processes, and all the levels of governance levels (from the establishment of the agenda to the design, implementation and evaluation).

The RRI is based on these six principles:

Citizen participation

Promote research and innovation collaborative processes with the participants of the society working together to align their results with society values, necessities and expectative.

Gender equality

Promote gender-balanced teams, ensure gender equality in decision-making bodies and always take into account the gender dimension in research and innovation to improve the quality and social relevance of results.

Open Access

Research and innovation must be accessible and transparent. The results of publicly funded research should be freely available, both the publications and the data derived from them.

Science education

Improve the process to equipping citizens with the skills and knowledge necessary to participate in discussions on research and innovation and promote scientific vocations to increase the number of researchers.

Ethic

Research and innovation must respect fundamental rights and adhere to the highest ethical standards to ensure that the results derived can be acceptable and relevant to society.

Governance

Institutions must be responsible of implementing an organizing structure that takes into account the RRI domains.

RRI at INCLIVA

INCLIVA has adopted the RRI approach in its research and innovation. To this end, it is carrying out the following actions and activities for each of the six principles:

Citizen participation
Gender Equality
Open Access
Scientific education
Ethic
Governance

More information: RRI Tools