ABSTRACT

Societal engagement is a key dimension of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI), aiming at making science, technology and innovation more transparent, interactive and responsive. Within this article, we identify and discuss the specific requirements and challenges for societal engagement under the heading of RRI along five dimensions. First, engagement aims at shaping research and innovation in a socially robust manner. Second, RRI demands a balanced representation of and a balanced view by various actor groups. Third, RRI emphasises engagement moving upstream as well as continuous engagement. Fourth, RRI focusses on forms of invited participation and calls for two-way interactions. Fifth, with the emphasis on ethics as a driving force, RRI favours specific framings of research and innovation. In conclusion, two intertwined challenges arise for societal engagement under RRI: making the political character of science and technology explicit and therefore paying particular attention to framing in ‘invited participation’.

摘要

社会参与是负责任的研究与创新 (RRI) 的一个关键维度，旨在使科学、技术和创新更加透明、互动和反应灵敏。在本文中，我们在 RRI 的标题下从五个维度确定并讨论了社会参与的具体要求和挑战。首先，参与旨在以社会稳健的方式塑造研究和创新。其次，RRI 要求不同行为者群体的平衡代表和平衡观点。第三，RRI 强调上游参与和持续参与。第四，RRI注重邀请参与的形式，呼吁双向互动。第五，RRI 强调以道德为驱动力的研究和创新的具体框架。综上所述，