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Territories as Responsive and Accountable Networks of S3 through new Forms of Open and Responsible decision-Making

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DEENESFRITPL

Transformative RRI opportunities

Europe is strengthening its efforts to achieve responsible and sustainable modes of research and innovation. Responsible research and innovation, or RRI, requires researchers, policymakers, businesses and organisations to work together. It involves the aligning of research and innovation with societal values, needs and expectations. The EU-funded TRANSFORM project is putting theory into practice. It is bringing together three European cities – Lombardy (Italy), Brussels, (Belgium) and Catalonia (Spain) – to design, test and disseminate three sound co-creation methodological frameworks (participatory research agenda setting, design for social innovation and citizen science). The findings will provide examples on how to transform regional research and innovation into responsible research and innovation.

Objective

In TRANSFORM three European regions join forces and open up their R&I activities to co-create more responsible approaches to innovation. Lombardy in Italy, Brussels in Belgium and Catalonia in Spain are all leaders in experimenting new pathways for territorial development. TRANSFORM brings them together to design, test and disseminate three sound co-creation methodological frameworks (participatory research agenda setting; design for social innovation; and citizen science). These frameworks will be at the forefront of implementation of Smart Specialisation Strategy (S3). They provide approaches and application areas of responsible and accountable territorial development through new forms of local decision-making. They have also proven beneficial in aligning science, innovation and society, making R&D more responsive to citizens’ needs, concerns and aspirations. The three initiatives will implement a mutual learning process within and beyond Europe, pairing with a parallel co-design exercise in Boston (Massachusetts, US). The work in these three clusters will support and increase co-creation and participatory processes within their R&I ecosystems, both building on existing regional commitments towards transformative opportunities and strengthen the opening effect on the organisations involved. Regional governments involved in TRANSFORM will reflect on, experiment with, learn from and adopt RRI approaches to their R&I policies and actions. Concrete examples of inclusive and sustainable territorial development will be attained, thus providing a set of reliable Policy Recommendations to transforming regional R&I ecosystems towards RRI. TRANSFORM will also be integrated into Strategic Roadmaps for the implementation of RRI within S3, addressed to S3 key players, for maximum benefit across all S3 Thematic Platforms.

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Call for proposal

H2020-SwafS-2018-2020

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Sub call

H2020-SwafS-2019-1

Funding Scheme

CSA - Coordination and support action

Coordinator

FONDAZIONE GIANNINO BASSETTI
Net EU contribution
€ 555 750,00
Address
Via michele barozzi 4
20122 Milano
Italy

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Region
Nord-Ovest Lombardia Milano
Activity type
Research Organisations
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€ 0,00

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EC signature date 14 November 2019
Last update: 21 March 2023

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