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The concept of responsible research and innovation (RRI) is gaining currency in different disciplines. It represents an attempt to provide an answer to the multitude of ethical, moral, legal and other problems arising from the use of technology research and innovation.
There have been attempts to proactively address the normative side of technical developments. The probably most notable example of this, at least in Europe, is the attempt to establish mechanisms of RRI in nanotechnology, as represented by the European Commission’s (2008) code of conduct for nanotechnology. Further examples come from the fields of synthetic biology.
What these activities have in common is that they represent attempts to deal with the uncertain, global and fragmented nature of research and innovation. They incorporate aspects of technology foresight with an awareness of the necessity to engage in broader social discussions.
responsible research and innovation is a field of study which has played a significant role in research and development providing answers to the multitude of problems arising from the use of technology.