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HORIZON 2020RESEARCH & INNOVATION

PROPOSAL : Promoting ResponsIble Research & InnovaTIon

Evangelos GazisIASA-NTUA

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TOPIC DESCRIPTION

• Specific challenge: Practical implementation of RRI in research organizations to overcome barriersIt is encouraged the modernization of institutional practices and culture in research institutions, Higher Education Institutions and funding agencies, to promote Responsible Research and InnovationIt also aims at supporting common actions by research institutions to identify and implement the best systemic organizational approaches to increase Responsible Research and Innovation uptake in research organizations.

• Scope: This topic aims at developing a Responsible Research and Innovation Plan covering five RRI keys in each participating institution:

societal engagement, gender equality and gender in research and innovation content, open access, science education ethics

• The proposals shall include an analysis of the main problems and challenges, as well as a set of specific implementing actions aiming at the necessary structural change on the basis of specific situation and challenges

• Action Plans shall be accompanied by an implementation roadmap. The RRI plans shall:Conduct impact assessment / audit of procedures and practices in order to identify RRI barriers at organization level;

• Implement innovative strategies to address RRI barriers; • Develop the RRI dimension in research content and programs;• Set targets and monitor progress via indicators at organization level.

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• The proposals shall include a methodology for impartially monitoring and assessing the progress made throughout the duration of the project. This activity could be dedicated to a specific partner organization or subcontracted.

• The proposals should include an international dimension in particular with the following countries: Brazil, Republic of South Africa, India, Canada, Australia, Russia, United States of America, Japan and China.

• The Commission considers that proposals requesting a contribution from the EU of between EUR 2 and 4 million would allow this specific challenge to be addressed appropriately. Nonetheless, this does not preclude submission and selection of proposals requesting other amounts.

• Expected impact: Activities shall produce tangible and measurable results in terms of organizational process and structures. They will improve the uptake of Responsible Research and Innovation in research organisations, as the Plans will continue to be implemented in the medium / long term

• In the medium term, institutional change shall be scalable to research institutions across EU 28 and Associated countries, thus contributing towards European Research Area (ERA) objectives

• In the long term, the action will increase research institutions' ability to generate innovation that reflects societal needs.

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PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS

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Proposal Structure

• In the spirit of the proposal is to combine the HEP technology options, below, in combination with the methodology to be developed for outreach, education and dissemination to the society and to industry:

Gas detectors (i.e. MDT, Micro Megas, SiPM, etc.), Accelerator technology (p-beam, e-beam, neutron-beam, light sources X-FEL), Advanced electronics and Controls Applications in Industry, Medicine and Culture

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Work Packages

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