Assessment of Responsible Innovation

<p>Responsible Innovation encourages innovators to work together with stakeholders during the research and innovation process, to better align the outcomes of innovation with the values, needs and expectations of society. Assessing the benefits and costs of Responsible Innovation is crucial for furthering the responsible conduct of science, technology and innovation. However, there is until now only limited academic work on Responsible Innovation assessment. This book fills this lacuna. </p><p><em>Assessment of Responsible Innovation: Methods and Practices</em> presents tools for measuring, monitoring, and reporting upon the Responsible Innovation process and the social, environmental, scientific, and economic impacts of innovations. These tools help innovators to mitigate risk and to strengthen their strategic planning. This book aligns assessment tools and practices with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The prospects as well as the limitations of various Responsible Innovation assessment approaches and tools are discussed, as well as their applicability in various industry contexts. </p><p>The book brings together leading scholars in the field to present the most comprehensive review of Responsible Innovation tools. It articulates the importance of assessment and value creation, the different metrics and monitoring systems that can be deployed and the reporting mechanisms, including the importance of effective communication. </p><p>This book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license at https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9780429298998</p> <p>Introduction <b>Part 1: Reflections on Responsible Innovation 1. </b>Scientific and democratic relevance of RRI: Dimensions and relations <em>2. </em>Locomotive Breath? Post Festum Reflections on the EC Expert Group on Policy Indicators for Responsible Research and Innovation <b>Part 2: RRI in Companies </b>3. Strategic Responsible Innovation Management (StRIM) – A New Approach to Responsible Corporate Innovation Through Strategic CSR 4. On the challenges and drivers of implementing responsible innovation in foodpreneurial SMEs <em>5. </em>Supporting RRI uptake in industry: A qualitative and multi-criteria approach to analysing the costs and benefits of implementation 6. Do voluntary standards support responsible innovation implementation and reporting in industry? The case of the European food sector <b>Part 3: Responsible Innovation Assessment </b>7. Monitoring Responsible Research and Innovation in the European Research Area – the MoRRI project Best practice I: The B Impact Assessment 8. The COMPASS Self-Check Tool: Enhancing Organizational Learning for Responsible Innovation through Self-Assessment Best practice II: Societal Readiness Thinking Tool by NewHoRRIzon 9. Reflexive Monitoring in Action as a methodology for learning and enacting Responsible Research and Innovation Best practice III: Data-driven Materiality Analysis 10. A Future-oriented evaluation and development model for responsible research and innovation Best practice IV: PRISMA KPI analysis tool 11. Assessing Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) Systems in the Digital Age Best practice V: Managing social impacts and ethical issues of Research and Innovation: the CEN/WS 105 guidelines to innovate responsibly 12. RRI Intensity - A proposed method of assessing the requirement for Responsible Innovation in ICT projects Best practice VI: Benchmarking for a better world: Assessing corporate performance on the SDGs 13. The Responsible Side of Innovation: Towards the Measurement of a New Construct Best practice VII: Enabling the private sector to manage its impact on the SDGs 14. RRI measurement and assessment: some pitfalls and a proposed way forward </p>