1. Emad Yaghmaei TU Delft & University of Southern Denmark
What is the role of RRI in industry – how to manage responsibility in R&D ”Being Responsible in Research” Workshop at HCC, Oxford March 28, 2017
Emad Yaghmaei
TU Delft & University of Southern Denmark

2. RRI Projects in Industry
Responsible Industry: RRI in Business and Industry in the Domain of ICT-Healthcare
PRISMA: Piloting RRI in Industry: A Roadmap for Transformative Technologies

3. RRI in Companies Strategic innovation policy Product portfolio
Employ RRI tools in product development
Dialogue
Branch level initiatives

4. RRI Pilots in Companies
Technology
Pilot companies
Status
ICT
5 Companies
(2 in Finland, 2 in Spain, Denmark)
Done
Nanotechnology
2 Companies (Italy)
Ongoing
Synthetic biology
3 Companies (Belgium, UK, US)
Automated Cars
2 Companies (UK, Netherlands)
Internet of Things
1 Company (UK)

5. Objectives Pilots In the pilots, we helped/will help the companies to:
Articulate a responsible strategy for their organization
Make the business case for RRI
Embed RRI principles in their organization

6. Common Challenges to Adopting RRI Practices
Importance
“RRI is not relevant for us. I know no other leader in my field who’s done this.”
“No way, this is in conflict with our goals.”
Strategy
“That’s a change of strategy. It’s not in my goals. My manager must approve first.”
“I am not paid to do this.”
Urgency
“I understand it is important, but we first must solve this much bigger acute problem.”
Ability/Resources
“I’d love to help, but we don’t have the skills, headcount, or budget.”

7. Bridging the Gap between RRI and Industry
Language problem between RRI community and industrial stakeholders:
Connect the Responsible Business Case to existing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) of the team/project/company.
Identify the stages of the implementation of RRI in companies

8. RRI KPIs in Industry

9. RRI Integrated Model

10. Insights from Pilots
RRI concept is too abstract for industry, specific examples required – RRI should be integrated into CSR for industry
Responsibility is not part of project approval, but long-term financial benefits
Either you are keen on RRI or not: black/white
The companies are not only doing R&D, but are also producing, delivering
What would be irresponsible behavior?
Open access is the wrong term, open innovation may be better
Equality and diversity should cover through engagement
Different between SME and Large companies
Existing process
Different levels of resources
Importance of who you talk to: It may be more about personality rather than their role in the organization

11. Roadmap RRI Tools for industry Gender dimension and tools
Principles for stakeholder involvement
Ethical guidelines
Integrate RRI in CSR
Best practices and experiences
Added value for companies

12. There is only one way still open, the one of critique

13. Emad Yaghmaei TU Delft Research Fellow of the Ethics and Philosophy of Technology Section Department of Values, Technology, and Innovation Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management Jaffalaan BX Delft The Netherlands +31 (0)