Experimentation, learning, and dialogue: an RRI-inspired approach to dual-use of concern

Inga Ulnicane; Tara Mahfoud; Arleen Salles

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Experimentation, learning, and dialogue: an RRI-inspired approach to dual-use of concern

Inga Ulnicane^*, Tara Mahfoud, Arleen Salles

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Abstract

Responsible Research and Innovation is promoted by research funders and scientific communities as a way to place societal needs and values at the centre of research and innovation. In practice, however, legal compliance still tends to dominate the RRI agenda. In order to move beyond the dominance of legal compliance and address a broader societal agenda, this article argues that RRI requires: (1) a productive intertwining of research and practice; (2) the integration of anticipation, reflection, engagement, and action (AREA) in a non-linear process; and (3) an experimental approach. Based on this framework, this article draws on our experience of developing and institutionalizing an RRI-inspired approach to address dual-use and misuse issues in the EU-funded Human Brain Project. Our experience suggests that the four dimensions of the AREA framework work better not as separate stages but rather being flexibly intertwined to enable experimentation, learning, and dialogue.

Original language	English
Article number	2094071
Number of pages	18
Journal	Journal of Responsible Innovation
Volume	10
Issue number	1
Early online date	18 Jul 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/23299460.2022.2094071
Publication status	Published - 2 Jan 2023

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Funding Information:
The research reported in this article has received funding from the EU’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under Grant Agreements No. 720270 (HBP SGA1), No.785907 (HBP SGA2) and 945539 (HBP SGA3). We are grateful to reviewers and editors for their valuable feedback and support. We would like to thank Kathinka Evers, Nikolas Rose, Christine Aicardi and Bernd Carsten Stahl for their helpful comments and suggestions on an earlier version of this article. This article has benefited from collaborations and conversations with many of our HBP colleagues over the years. Presentation at the 2021 virtual IPSA World Congress of Political Science helped to shape some of the ideas outlined in this article.

Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.

Keywords

AREA framework
dialogue
dual-use
experimentation
learning
Responsible Research and Innovation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Strategy and Management
Information Systems and Management
Management of Technology and Innovation

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