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Report

Teaser, summary, work performed and final results

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - RRING (Responsible Research and Innovation Networked Globally)

Teaser

Summary

The overall project aim is to bring RRI into the linked up global world to promote mutual learning and collaboration in RRI. This will be achieved by the formation of the global RRING community network and by the development and mobilisation of a global Open Access RRI knowledge base. RRING will align RRI to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a global common denominator.
The RRING project acknowledges that each region of the world is advancing its own agenda on RRI. Therefore, RRING will not be producing a Global RRI framework or strategy that is meant to be enforced in a top-down manner. Rather, increased coherence and convergence will be achieved via a bottom-up approach, learning from best practices in RRI globally and from linkages, via the new RRING community, to develop the RRI linked-up world.

Six Objectives of RRING

Objective 1: Promote a linked up global world of RRI by creating the global RRING community network, thereby enabling mutual learning, collaboration, mobilisation of RRI concepts.
Objective 2: Mobilise, promote and disseminate a global open access knowledge base of RRI based on the State of the Art (SoA) and comparative analysis across the key geographies, all stakeholders and sectors. It will cover key platforms, spaces and players, role and influence of stakeholders, drivers and policies for R&I, regulation in public,private sectors and nation states and international organizations.
Objective 3: Align RRI to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to provide a global common denominator for advancement of RRI, and address Grand Challenges globally.
Objective 4: Determine the competitive advantages of RRI and also understand how and where RRI is perceived as a barrier and/ or disadvantage.
Objective 5: Create high level RRI strategy recommendations for the seven geographic zones, trial RRI best practice learning in 2 EU case studies
Objective 6: Promote inclusive engagement of civil society and researchers

Work performed

Objective 1, a review of Network theory relating to RRI networks first. Following this, 40 networks were reviewed and 8 networks were interviewed. A report of recommendations and best practice for the future RRING network was produced.
Objective 2, the RRING Steering committee decided to explore the use of the UNESCO GoSpin platform and database. UNESCO have been finalising the structure and architecture of the database, ready for population in period 2. They will cooperate with the WPs that will be providing data, which will be: WP3, WP5, WP7. Substantial data collection has already been taking place. For example, interviews and the global survey performed in the context of WP3, received 2704 responses, spanning 131 nationalities, who have spent most of their professional careers working across 129 different countries.
Objective 3, UNESCO has completed a report on the priority SDGs for each region and a review of the importance of RRI to the SDGs.
Objective 4, To examine the competitive advantage of RRI and also understand how and where RRI is perceived as a barrier and/ or disadvantage, WP5 have completed a global survey among industry that received around 350 responses from industry and 40 interviews of industry were conducted. The analysis associated with this work is due to be published in April 2020.
Objective 5, UNESCO has commenced in January 2020 the preparation of the two country case studies. Ireland and Lithuania have been selected. UNESCO and ICORSA are preparing a set of indicators to be used to measure how the two countries are performing against the UN Recommendation on Science and Scientific Researchers.
Objective 6; Finally, to promote inclusive engagement of civil society and researchers, as per objectives 6, the project has held one public forum with the remaining 5 to be conducted in 2020. Likewise school visits will also conducted in the same period and researchers have been continuously engaged via ICORSA.

Final results

RRING aims to progress the concept of RRI as a flexible â€œlinked up worldâ€ for mutual learning and with the SDGs as a common global denominator. RRING will not enforce a top-down European model, but will recognise the regional and cultural variations of RRI. Its bottom up approach is mutual learning and collaboration.
RRING Objective 1 Impact: The first active and self-sustaining and inclusive global RRI network and platform. The impact will be to bring RRI into the linked up global world through the network via mutual learning and collaboration. Results to end of project: A business model for the network is currently being created and a contact list of future members is currently being compiled. UNESCO and new partner Future Earth will be developing mobilisation plans for the network in period 2.
RRING Objective 2 is to create a Global Knowledge Base in RRI Impact: The RRI knowledge base will facilitate better decision making and benchmarking based on real evidence, and better integration of good practice from other contexts. The use of the UNESCO GoSpin database as the basis for the project database will ensure the that the database will receive global wide dissemination. Results to end of project: WP4 is in the process of compiling the analysis of this data across the five global regions with the results due to be ready in December 2020 and issued as a UNESCO policy brief in April 2021.
RRING Objective 3: Impact: The alignment of RRI with SDGs will impact the advancement of the SDGs by proactive dissemination of the knowledge database enabling mutual learning and collaboration. RRI aligned with SDG will enable all global countries, including EU members states, advance further on their Grand Challenges, and better able to implement the SDGs. Results to end of project: UNESCO are now mapping alignment of RRI with the SDGs due for April 2021.
Objective 4: Impact: By identifying the RRI advantages, in particular the competitive advantages, RRING will impact the perception of RRI. RRI will be seen as a positive factor, especially in industry, and certain geographies. The identification of RRI KPIs will impact the integration of RRI practices. Expected results by end of project: The analysis associated with WP5 competitive advantage work is due to be published in April 2020.
Objective 5: Impact: The suite of high level recommendations of RRI strategies pertaining to local geographies and economies will have a principal impact on developing countries, ensuring they are not left behind in the evolving RRI concept. It will assist them in advancing their SDGs. Europe will benefit from review of EU MORRI indicators on RRI and having RRI strategy trialled in 2 EU case studies. Expected results by end of project:
1. Policy brief on recommendations of RRI best practice for each of the 5 global regions
2. Report on the 3 country case study of RRI roadmaps
3. Report on RRING RRI mutual learning for MORI indicator
Objective 6: Impact: RRING will increase societal acceptance of RRI through inclusiveness of citizens in workshops and case studies. The impact will be to trigger co-creation, social innovation and social entrepreneurship. In addition, the inclusion of researchers and grassroots researcher organisation such as ICORSA in RRING project will harness the full potential of this core group. The remaining 5 Public forums will be conducted in 2020. Likewise school visits will also conducted in the same period and researchers have been continuously engaged via ICORSA.