This study derives from the results of European Union (EU)-funded SATORI (Stakeholders Acting Together on ethical impact assessment Research and Innovation) project. It seeks to gain insights about, firstly, integration responsible innovation (RI) concept into companies’ practices; secondly, various evaluation approaches practices that consider responsibility, ethics sustainability. Twenty four...

• Foresight can provide valuable anticipatory heuristics for responsible innovation. acquire different “openness/closure” gradients. The degree of is progressively settled by foresight dynamics. In order to act as an “instrument for” responsibilisation, must be a “subject of” responsibility. Responsibilising requires monitoring its constitutive heuristic versatility increasingly positioning thi...

The ‘Circular Economy’ has become a new buzzword in debates about sustainability. Circularity, however, is usually presented terms of scientific and technological challenges that often neglect the socio-political aspects related to transition towards more sustainable futures, such as participation, co-creation social justice. We argue Circular Economy agenda might greatly benefit from field Res...

Innovation is the key to the economic development in today’s knowledge driven economy. World markets increasingly demand knowledge-intensive production and innovation-based competition. Iran still remains largely a natural-resource-based economy. To become competitive in today’s market it needs urgent shift towards a more knowledge-based economy which requires strong innovation system. This stu...

Responsible Research and Innovation is set to become an important cross cutting theme for the EC Horizon 2020 programme. This report aims to provide ERIAB with a concise overview of the state of the art in terms of how RRI is being framed and how it is emerging both in policy and practice. It also presents a set of concise recommendations for ERIAB to consider in terms of immediate next steps i...