RRI stands for “Responsible Research and Innovation” - a concept promoted by the European Commission, that has emerged in recent years as a science policy framework, which seeks to align technological innovation with broader social values, and to support the institutional decisions concerning the goals of research and innovation in conditions of uncertainty and ambiguity. RRI encourages these stakeholders to reflect and anticipate how R&I may shape the future, to remain adaptive and responsive to change and the increased complexity.

RRI promotes diversity and inclusion as well as openness and transparency in the development of Research and Innovation (R&I) policies, programmes and activities. RRI aims to engage publics and responsible actors (researchers, citizens, policy- and decision makers, business, third sector organisations and others) in the science and innovation field, to produce ethically acceptable, sustainable and socially desirable research and innovation outcomes in line with the values, needs and expectations of the European society.

The RRI approach has developed over the years and the term implies that societal challenges should be a primary focus of scientific research while indicating the methods by which that goal should be achieved. In such a context, Responsible Research and Innovation involves holding research to high ethical standards, ensuring gender equality in the scientific community, investing policy-makers with the responsibility to avoid harmful effects of innovation, engaging the communities affected by innovation and ensuring that they have the knowledge necessary to understand the implications by furthering science education and Open Access.

• NEWS

• Posted on June 9, 2022

  SAVE-THE-DATE: OPEN SCIENCE COMMUNICATION CONFERENCE - OPENSCICOMM 2022

  The "Open Science Communication Conference - OpenSciComm 2022" will take place on November 24/25, 2022 in Belgrade, Serbia. The related calls for sessions, workshops and poster proposals will be published...

• Posted on June 8, 2022

  INTERVIEW ON THE WBC-RRI.NET MAPPING OF THE RRI LANDSCAPE IN THE WESTERN BALKANS

  The WBC-RRI.NET project started with an extensive mapping exercise coordinated by the Greek partner, the South-East European Research Centre. We interviewed Maria Michali (SEERC) about the process and...

• Posted on June 3, 2022

  A MONTH DEDICATED TO AWARENESS ABOUT CITIZEN SCIENCE

  April was declared to be “Citizen Science Month” in a global initiative. The WBC-RRI.NET project has joined in the promotion, in particular the twitter campaign, as have several other EU projects...

• Posted on June 3, 2022

  CO-DESIGNING RRI ACTIVITIES IN THE REGION: FIRST RESULTS OF WBC-RRI.NET

  The Western Balkans territories participating in the WBC-RRI.NET project are working on co-design of RRI ‘anchor’ initiatives using three different but complementary approaches, which include open workshops...

• Posted on May 30, 2022

  INTERVIEW WITH THE WBC-RRI.NET COORDINATOR - GORAN STOJANOVIC, UNIVERSITY OF NOVI SAD

  WBC-RRI.NET started in 2021 to promote the concept of Responsible Research and Innovation in the Western Balkans. The project is coordinated by the University of Novi Sad, Prof. Goran Stojanovic. We asked...

• Posted on May 4, 2022

  THE 14TH MEETING OF THE SEEIIST STEERING COMMITTEE HELD ON 4 APRIL 2022 IN THESSALONIKI, GREECE

  The 14th meeting of the SEEIIST Intergovernmental Steering Committee (SC) was held on April 4, 2022 in Thessaloniki, Greece. The welcome address was given by representatives of Greece and SEEIIST Steering...

• EVENTS

• June 14, 2022 | online, OTHER

  HORIZON EUROPE OPEN SCIENCE REQUIREMENTS IN PRACTICE

  This webinar will talk about the Open Science policies for Open Access to scientific publications and Research Data Management and Sharing in Horizon Europe (HE), followed by a preview of the main tools...

• June 14, 2022 | online, OTHER

  CITIZEN SCIENCE TO INSPIRE EDUCATORS – THE IMPORTANCE OF METADATA AND OPEN DATA

  This online workshop on Tuesday, 14 June 2022, 14:00 – 15:30 CET focuses on how data in citizen science projects is collected, shared and how it can be used in other contexts such as formal education.

• June 16, 2022 | online, OTHER

  STOPPING VIOLENCE, PROMOTING CHANGE: MAPPING PERPETRATOR PROGRAMMES IN THE WESTERN BALKANS

  The event STOPPing Violence, Promoting Change: Mapping Perpetrator Programmes in the Western Balkans will take place on 16 June, from 10:00-11:15 CET online. It is held in English with simultaneous translation...

• June 16, 2022 | online, OTHER

  USING STORYTELLING TECHNIQUES IN SCIENCE TALKS

  European Citizen Science Association's Storytelling and other Arts working group organises a 1-hour webinar on citizen science on 16.Juni 2022 03:00 PM CET.

• June 23, 2022 | online, OTHER

  EC WEBINAR: THE GENDER EQUALITY PLAN ELIGIBILITY CRITERION IN HORIZON EUROPE: WHO IS CONCERNED? HOW TO COMPLY WITH IT?

  DG Research and Innovation is organising on Thursday 23 June, from 14:30 to 16:00 a webinar aimed to introduce organisations’ Legal Entity Appointed Representatives (LEARs) to the specific requirements...

• June 28, 2022 | online, OTHER

  HORIZON EUROPE – CLUSTER 3: CIVIL SECURITY FOR SOCIETY

  The Horizon Europe – Cluster 3 Info Day is being held on the 28th of June 2022. The Info Days are a unique opportunity for potential applications to get ready to apply for EU funding. ...

• June 29-30, 2022 | Kate Hamburger Kolleg, Cultures of Research-RWTH Aachen University, Germany

  EVENT ON OPEN SCHOLARSHIP, RESPONSIBLE RESEARCH AND INNOVATION AND ANTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE

  Workshop Open Scholarship, Responsible Innovation and Anticipatory Governance Registration for Online participation: events@khk.rwth-aachen.de  

• June 28-30, 2022 | Budva, Montenegro

  ENERGY WEEK WESTERN BALKANS 2022

  Energy Week Western Balkans The event brings together authorities and energy companies from Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Kosovo* as well as international...

• July 5, 2022 | online, OTHER

  FORUM ON IMPACT ASSESSMENT IN CITIZEN SCIENCE

  On 5th July the MICS, CoAct and ACTION projects are co-hosting a forum on impact assessment in citizen science. This will be an opportunity to explore current frameworks, methods and tools for impact ...

• July 5, 2022 | online, OTHER

  IMPACT ASSESSMENT IN CITIZEN SCIENCE

  Impact Assessment in Citizen Science is a free forum for those interested in impact assessment in citizen science to discuss the latest research, challenges and opportunities organised by the EU projects...

• July 7-8, 2022 | Prague, Czech Republic

  CONFERENCE ON SYNERGIES IN THE RESEARCH AND INNOVATION FUNDING IN EUROPE

  The Conference on Synergies in the Research and Innovation Funding in Europe, to be organised by the Czech Presidency in the Council of the EU, will take place from Thursday, 7th July to Friday...

• July 13-16, 2022 | Leiden, hybrid, Netherlands

  EUROSCIENCE OPEN FORUM (ESOF) 2022

  About ESOF The EuroScience Open Forum (ESOF) created by EuroScience in 2004, is the largest biennial interdisciplinary meeting on science and innovation in Europe, for and with society...

• July 28-29, 2022 | Tirana, Albania

  INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RENEWABLE ENERGIES AND SMART TECHNOLOGIES (REST) 2022

  The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals call for a shift to clean energy and technologies. In parallel, fostering innovations over the last decade has shifted how energy is produced, from centralized...

• August 1-5, 2022 | online, OTHER

  4TH EDITION OF THE "SÃO PAULO INNOVATION AND SCIENCE DIPLOMACY SCHOOL" (INNSCID SP-TWAS 2022)

  The Embassy of Brazil in Vienna is pleased to inform that the registration period for the 4th edition of the "São Paulo Innovation and Science Diplomacy School" (InnSciD SP-TWAS 2022) is open until ...

• September 15, 2022 | Belgrade, Metropol Hotel, Serbia

  RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES CONFERENCE - RES SERBIA 2022 (REGISTRATION FEE)

  The “RES Serbia 2022” conference will gather the European, regional and domestic green elite on September 15, 2022 at the Metropol Hotel. The greatest experts on the situation in the field of renewable...

• May 16, 2022-September 21, 2022 - today | online, Albania

  WOMAN IN FINTECH DATATHON

  Woman in Fintech Datathon is a data mining event (data analysis) organized by Women in Fintech Conference Committee, University of Tirana and University of Naples Federico II. Registration for the ...

• September 20-21, 2022 | Sevilla and webstream, Spain

  ANNUAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE 2022 - HOW TO TURN GREEN IN THE EUROPEAN WAY?

  The conference is organised by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) and the Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs (DG ECFIN). The Annual Research Conference, now in...

• September 28-29, 2022 | online, OTHER

  EUROPEAN RESEARCH AND INNOVATION DAYS

  Let's shape the future together European Research and Innovation Days is the European Commission’s annual flagship Research and Innovation event, bringing together policymakers, researchers, entrepreneurs...

• October 10-11, 2022 | online, OTHER

  [WEBINAR] CITIZEN SCIENCE AND BIRDS: PEOPLE POWERING ORNITHOLOGY | #BOUASM22

  Autumn scientific meeting Outline programme timings 10 October: 1215 – 2000 h UTC 11 October: 0900 – 1700 h UTC Keynotes and panellists We’ve an outstanding lineup of seven keynote ...

• October 10-13, 2022 | Brussels, hybrid - Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Belgium

  EUROPEAN WEEK OF REGIONS AND CITIES (#EUREGIONSWEEK)

  What is it? The European Week of Regions and Cities (#EURegionsWeek) is the biggest annual Brussels-based event dedicated to cohesion policy. It has grown to become a unique communication and networking...

• October 17-18, 2022 | Milano, Italy

  TRANSFORM FINAL CONFERENCE

  TRANSFORM Final Conference Sharing results and outcomes of the project, exchanging experiences and lessons learned with other practitioners and policymakers

• October 18-19, 2022 | Brussels and online, Belgium

  FINAL EVENTS OF THE GEARING ROLES AND GENDER SMART PROJECTS

  @GearingRoles & @GenderSmart_EU are joining forces to hold their final events and a joint event celebrating the European Year of Youth on October 18 and 19, 2022 in Brussels and online. Interested...

• October 19-20, 2022 | Copengahen, Denmark

  4TH EUROPEAN CONFERENCE & EXPO BIOGAS POWERON 2022 (REGISTRATION FEE)

  Who & Why you should join the Biogas PowerON 2022 ? During this 2-day event reach in presentations from industry end-users and running projects case studies will give you a comprehensive overview...

• November 24-25, 2022 | Belgrade, Serbia

  OPEN SCIENCE COMMUNICATION CONFERENCE - OPENSCICOMM 2022

  The "Open Science Communication Conference - OpenSciComm 2022" will take place on November 24/25, 2022 in Belgrade, Serbia. The related calls for sessions, workshops and poster proposals will be published...

• CALLS

• Deadline: June 14, 2022

  CALL FOR PARTICIPATION IN STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION ON THE DRAFT CODE OF PRACTICE ON STANDARDISATION FOR RESEARCHERS

  The European Commission has launched an open consultation on a draft Code of Practice on standardisation for researchers. All interested stakeholders from science, industry and public society are...

• Deadline: June 15, 2022

  CALL FOR TRANSFORM TO OPEN SCIENCE (TOPS) CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT TEAM

  AGU TOPS is seeking subject matter experts to help develop the TOPS OpenCore curriculum this year. Funding support is available. Deadline is June 15, 2022 (extended from May 25). Purpose of Call ...

• Deadline: June 19, 2022

  CALL FOR PROPOSALS - EIT - ROCKET UP / SUPERNOVAS - BRING MORE WOMEN INTO THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP ECOSYSTEM

  Supernovas: EIT Food, EIT Manufacturing and EIT Urban Mobility join forces on SUPERNOVAS to bring more women into the entrepreneurship ecosystem. As part of Supernovas, the Rocket-up programme has opened...

• Deadline: June 22, 2022

  EUROPEAN INNOVATION PROCUREMENT AWARDS

  Recognising the efforts done by public and private buyers to promote and implement innovation procurement across Europe About Innovation procurement boosts the process of transforming...

• Deadline: June 30, 2022

  THE EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF INNOVATION AWARDS

  About The European Capital of Innovation Awards (iCapital) is an annual recognition prize awarded to the European cities that best promote innovation in their communities. Cities are faced...

• Deadline: July 1, 2022

  CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: COURSERA COURSE ON "COMMUNICATING TRUSTWORTHY INFORMATION IN THE DIGITAL WORLD"

  The EU-funded project TRESCA has developed a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) to directly investigate the question "What can be done when science and facts are questioned?". The aim is to improve current...

• Deadline: July 31, 2022

  CALL FOR ABSTRACTS [WEBINAR] CITIZEN SCIENCE AND BIRDS: PEOPLE POWERING ORNITHOLOGY | #BOUASM22

  Autumn scientific meeting Outline programme timings 10 October: 1215 – 2000 h UTC 11 October: 0900 – 1700 h UTC Keynotes and panellists We’ve an outstanding lineup of seven keynote ...

• Deadline: September 30, 2022

  CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: JOIN THE CORRI COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE OF COCREATION PRACTITIONERS

  CoRRI is a community on LinkedIn to which you are warmly invited to join: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/9108209/

• Deadline: September 30, 2023

  CALL FOR SUBMISSION OF GOOD PRACTICES IN RRI

  WBC-RRI.NET is seeking good practices of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) from and for the Western Balkans.

• PROJECTS

• EUGAIN

  EUROPEAN NETWORK FOR GENDER BALANCE IN INFORMATICS CA19122

  Women are underrepresented in Informatics at all levels, from undergraduate and graduate studies to participation and leadership in academia and industry. The main aim and objective of EUGAIN is to...

• VOICES

  MAKING YOUNG RESEARCHERS' VOICES HEARD FOR GENDER EQUALITY CA20137

  The main aim of the VOICES COST Action is to increase visibility of inequalities faced by Young Researchers and Innovators (YRIs) from a gender perspective and to promote a sustainable dialogue between...

• NewHoRRIzon

  EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE AND INNOVATION FOR EUROPE BY ADOPTING THE CONCEPT OF RESPONSIBLE RESEARCH AND INNOVATION

  The Project “Excellence in science and innovation for Europe by adopting the concept of Responsible Research and Innovation (NewHoRRIzon)” sets out to promote the acceptance of RRI in Horizon 2020 (H2020...

• CeOS_SE Project

  CITIZEN-ENHANCED OPEN SCIENCE IN SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE HIGHER EDUCATION KNOWLEDGE HUBS

  Funded by the European Union’s Erasmus+ Programme under Cooperation Partnerships in Higher Education, the CeOS_SE project aims to raise awareness of mainstream Open Science (OS) and Citizen Science (CS...

• Co-Change

  CO-CREATE CHANGE IN RESEARCH FUNDING AND PERFORMING

  Change labs to activate change coalitions in R&I Responsible research and innovation (RRI) implies that societal actors (researchers, citizens, policymakers, businesses and third-sector organisations...

• SocKETs

  SOCIETAL ENGAGEMENT WITH KEY ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES

  KETs to solve societal challenges Key enabling technologies (KETs) are investments and technologies that allow European industries to retain competitiveness and capitalise on new markets. This is the...

• RESBIOS

  RESPONSIBLE RESEARCH AND INNOVATION GROUNDING PRACTICES IN BIOSCIENCIES

  Rolling out RRI in the field of biosciences Responsible research and innovation (RRI) implies that researchers, citizens, policymakers, businesses, third-sector organisations and other societal actors...

• Step Change

  SCIENCE TRANSFORMATION IN EUROPE THROUGH CITIZENS INVOLVEMENT IN HEALTH, CONSERVATION AND ENERGY RESEARCH

  A set of initiatives that fulfil the European vision of 'science for the people, by the people' Citizen science, a key element for the democratisation of science, refers to citizen engagement that...

• GRACE

  GROUNDING RRI ACTIONS TO ACHIEVE INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE IN EUROPEAN RESEARCH FUNDING AND PERFORMING ORGANISATIONS

  RRI-oriented institutional changes for European research-related organisations The dissemination and application of responsible research and innovation (RRI) in the European Research Area is a priority...

• RRIstart

  A RESPONSIBLE RESEARCH & INNOVATION MODEL FOR IMPACT INVESTMENT & RESPONSIBLE STARTUPS

  Responsible research and innovation for the STEM entrepreneurship ecosystem Impact investment could deliver social, environmental and economic benefits by relying on an innovative responsible research...

• TeRRItoria

  TERRITORIAL RESPONSIBLE RESEARCH AND INNOVATION THROUGH THE INVOLVEMENT OF LOCAL R&I ACTORS

  The TeRRItoria vision was to tackle a double challenge: to bring RRI to the forefront of the debate for developing local and regional R&I capacities; and to use RRI as a springboard for broadening...

• RIPEET

  RESPONSIBLE RESEARCH AND INNOVATION POLICY EXPERIMENTATIONS FOR ENERGY TRANSITION

  An innovative transformative process toward energy transition The effective transformation of the European fossil-based energy sector into a zero-carbon one requires the transformation of socio-technical...

• RRI-LEADERS

  LEVERAGING LEADERSHIP FOR RESPONSIBLE RESEARCH AND INNOVATION IN TERRITORIES

  Providing an insightful perspective on RRI in territories The responsible research and innovation (RRI) approach anticipates and evaluates the potential effects and societal expectations regarding ...

• RRI2SCALE

  RESPONSIBLE RESEARCH AND INNOVATION ECOSYSTEMS AT REGIONAL SCALE FOR INTELLIGENT CITIES, TRANSPORT AND ENERGY

  RRI2SCALE is a H2020 project that seeks to embed RRI practices in the fields of smart cities – energy – mobility in the innovation and smart specialisation planning of four European regions: Kriti (Greece...

• TeRRIFICA

  TERRITORIAL RRI FOSTERING INNOVATIVE CLIMATE ACTION

  Adapting to climate change means anticipating adverse effects to prevent or minimise damage, or taking advantage of opportunities that may arise. The EU-funded TeRRIFICA project will review the state ...

• TetRRIS

  TERRITORIAL RESPONSIBLE RESEARCH AND INNOVATION AND SMART SPECIALIZATION

  The EU-funded TetRRIS project aims to promote responsible research and innovation (RRI) on the EU territorial level. First, the project will map and analyse territorial systems to understand the current...

• TRANSFORM

  TERRITORIES AS RESPONSIVE AND ACCOUNTABLE NETWORKS OF S3 THROUGH NEW FORMS OF OPEN AND RESPONSIBLE DECISION-MAKING

  TRANSFORM aims to introduce citizen engagement practices into the governance of regional research and innovation, dealing in particular with a key territorial policy, the Smart Specialisation Strategy...

• DOCUMENTS

• OPEN SCIENCE AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

  This report presents the result of a study that explores the inter-actions and the balance between Open Science and Intellectual Property Rights. The report presents the state of the art and re-flections...

• EOSC-PILLAR LEGAL COMPLIANCE GUIDELINES FOR RESEARCHERS: A CHECKLIST

  The EOSC-Pillar team working on the policy and legal framework for the coordination of national initiatives created a checklist to help researchers comply with the legal requirements of publishing...

• ASSESSING THE REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESEARCH RESULTS IN EU FRAMEWORK PROGRAMMES FOR RESEARCH

  The objective of the study “Assessing the reproducibility of research results in EU Framework Programmes for Research” is to assist the European Commission in understanding, testing and monitoring the...

• PARTNERSHIPS FOR REGIONAL INNOVATION PLAYBOOK

  The Partnerships are launched as a pilot project, in a spirit of co-creation practitioners, stakeholders and experts. This Playbook is the initial support document for a pilot phase engaging Member States...

• FUNDING ADVOCACY ACTION PLAN (COESO D.4.3)

  This document aims to provide clear and tangible actions for improving citizen science funding in the social sciences and humanities. It forms a key part of the COESO consortium’s work program, directly...

• MUTUAL LEARNING EXERCISE ON CITIZEN SCIENCE INITIATIVES

  Policy and practice. First topic report, Introduction and overview of citizen science : Horizon Europe policy support facility This report provides background information on the Mutual Learning Exercise...

• MULTI-ANNUAL ROADMAP OF THE EUROPEAN OPEN SCIENCE CLOUD (EOSC) 2023-2024

  This Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) sets clear goals to develop the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) and build a research environment that promotes Open Science and increases trust ...

• "RRI EXPLAINED" - A NEW PODCAST SERIES. PROVIDED BY THE RESBIOS PROJECT

  A series of interviews provided as a podcast informs about Responsible Research and Innovation and how it has an important function in bridging the gap between science and society with a particular focus...

• FROM RESEARCH RESULTS TO INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS

  Mapping national and regional programmes and initiatives in R&I valorisation : report on dissemination and exploitation practices in Member States and associated countries  

• ECSA 10 PRINCIPLES OF CITIZEN SCIENCE / DHJETË PARIMET E “SHKENCËS ME QYTETARËT” / ДЕСЕТ ПРИНЦИПИ НА ГРАЃАНСКАТА НАУКА / DESET PRINCIPA GRAĐANSKE NAUKE

  Ten principles of citizen science Citizen science is a flexible concept which can be adapted and applied within diverse situations and disciplines. The statements below were developed by the ‘Sharing...

• INTERNATIONAL HANDBOOK ON RESPONSIBLE INNOVATION

  This introduction to the International Handbook on Responsible Innovation: A Global Resource provides a short review of the advances of responsible innovation over the past ten years and introduces all...

• AN UNFINISHED JOURNEY? REFLECTIONS ON A DECADE OF RESPONSIBLE RESEARCH AND INNOVATION

  We reflect on a decade of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) as a discourse emerging from the European Commission (EC) 10 years ago. We discuss the foundations for RRI, its emergence during the...

• SCOPING STUDY FOR SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CODE OF PRACTICE FOR RESEARCHERS ON STANDARDISATION

  The Scoping study for supporting the development of a Code of Practice for researchers on standardisation aims to identify elements of good practice for researchers dealing with standards and standardisation...

• OPERATIONAL GUIDE ON THE QUANTIFICATION OF INNOVATION IMPACTS

  This guide provides a systematic approach measuring innovation impacts in formal impact assessments exercises. It includes examples, provides suggestions and a library of methods.

• GREENCOMP - THE EUROPEAN SUSTAINABILITY COMPETENCE FRAMEWORK

  The development of a European sustainability competence framework is one of the policy actions set out in the European Green Deal as a catalyst to promote learning on environmental sustainability in the...

• ORGANISATIONS

• NETWORK OF ALBANIAN WOMEN IN STEM

  The Network of Albanian Women in STEM (NAW-STEM) aims to contribute to the social and economic empowerment of women by increasing their representation in STEM, both in academia and industry. Areas ...

• WOMEN IN TECH

  Women in Tech® is an international organization with a double mission: to close the gender gap and to help women embrace technology. The organization focuses on 4 primary areas that are a call for...

• WORKING GROUP ON OPEN SCIENCE AT RCC

  The Working Group on Open Science (WGOS) aims to promote the adoption of Open Science policies and associated measures in the Western Balkans and Turkey.   The emphasis of its activities is...

• EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF SCIENCE EDITORS

  The European Association of Science Editors (EASE) is an international community of individuals and associations from diverse backgrounds, linguistic traditions and professional experience in science ...

• HELSINKI GROUP ON GENDER IN RESEARCH AND INNOVATION

  The HG is a group who brings together representatives from Member States and Associated Countries, to promote equality between women and men in research and innovation (R&I) and to embed the gender...

• LINKS

• SCIENCE POLICY 101 WEBINAR OF EUROSCIENCE, HOW TO EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATE WITH POLICYMAKERS FOR PHDS AND POSTDOCS

  The Webinar “Science Policy 101” for PhD’s and Postdocs, discusses how scientists can interact effectively with policy makers. How to illustrate to a policymaker that your issue matters? How to get a ...

• UNICA – EUTOPIA TRAIN WEBINAR: SUCCESSFUL STRATEGIES IN APPLYING FOR CITIZEN SCIENCE FUNDING

  Finding funding for citizen science projects is not always easy. Funding bodies or calls have a different and specific focus and different requirements. Not surprisingly, when asked, researchers wanting...

• SUPPORT VIDEOS FOR HORIZON EUROPE - HOW TO EVALUATE OPEN SCIENCE AND ETHICS IN HORIZON EU AND OTHERS

  Support videos for Horizon Europe - How to evaluate Open Science and Ethics in Horizon EU and others

• [RRI GOOD PRACTICE] REPRODUCIBLE RESEARCH: ADVANCING INNOVATION THROUGH CONNECTIVITY

  What is the good practice about? This project provides an overall introduction to Reproducible Research (RR) This is be done through the online platform with openly shared content, and through practical...

• THE RRI TOOLKIT: THE MOST IMPORTANT INFORMATION RESOURCE ON RESPONSIBLE RESEARCH AND INNOVATION

  RRI Tools is a flagship project funded by the European Commission (EC) under the 7th Framework Program. RRI Tools was set up to foster the development of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) across...

• [RRI GOOD PRACTICE] ADDRESSING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC WITH RESPONSIBLE RESEARCH AND INNOVATION

  What is the good practice about? Responsible research in Montenegro and connecting science, society and the economy has been especially proven during crises of the Covid-19 pandemic. It is extremely...

• [RRI GOOD PRACTICE] THE REGIONAL NETWORK OF WOMEN IN STEM IN THE WESTERN BALKANS

  What is the good practice about? The "Regional Network of Women in STEM in the Western Balkans" is a joint initiative of the RCC and UNDP established in April 2021. Its main purpose is to empower and...

• [RRI GOOD PRACTICE] GENDER EQUALITY PLAN OF CO-PLAN, INSTITUTE FOR HABITAT DEVELOPMENT

  What is the good practice about? This Gender Equality Plan (GEP) is suited to the needs and size of Co-PLAN, a research organisation of 20 researchers. Though Co-PLAN operates as a research institute...

• [RRI GOOD PRACTICE] CHEMISTRY IN PRIMARY SCHOOL - HOW TO HAVE A SAFE LIFE

  What is the good practice about? "Chemistry in primary school - How to have a safe life" is a series of workshops that establish a link between the materials that students learn in school with everyday...

• [RRI GOOD PRACTICE] OPEN REPOSITORY OF PSYCHOLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS IN SERBIAN (REPOPSI)

  What is the good practice about? REPOPSI (https://osf.io/5zb8p/) – established and maintained by the Laboratory for Research of Individual Differences at the University of Belgrade since March 2020...

• [RRI GOOD PRACTICE] THE POLICY FOR OPEN ACCESS TO RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURES AT THE FACULTY OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF BANJA LUKA

  What is the good practice about? The Policy for Open Access to Research Infrastructures at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Banja Luka defines the nature of Research Infrastructure...

• [RRI GOOD PRACTICE] FIRST INTERACTIVE OPEN ACCESS TEXTBOOK ON STATISTICS AT UNIVERSITY OF NOVI SAD

  What is the good practice about? The online textbook "Application of visualisation techniques in basic statistics" is created primarily for students at the Department of Psychology, but it is open ...

• [RRI GOOD PRACTICE] NATIONAL INITIATIVES FOR OPEN SCIENCE (NI4OS) IMPLEMENTATION IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

  What is the good practice about? The project "National Initiatives for Open Science in Europe – NI4OS Europe" aims at being a core contributor to the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) service portfolio...

• [RRI GOOD PRACTICE] CITIZEN SCIENCE IN A TWIN STUDY IN SERBIA

  What is the good practice about? STAR organized online citizen science webinars from Dec 1st, 2020 to June 20th, 2021, aimed to raise awareness of the importance of a twin study in Serbia. Citizen ...

• [RRI GOOD PRACTICE] DAILY MONITORING OF EMOTIONAL RESPONSES TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC IN SERBIA: A CITIZEN SCIENCE APPROACH

  What is the good practice about? This citizen science project by the Center for Behavioral Research in Psychology - STAR, Faculty of Philosophy in Novi Sad was conducted in order to understand the ...

• [RRI GOOD PRACTICE] UVIDOK - PUBLIC INSIGHT INTO PHD THESIS AND EVALUATION REPORTS

  What is the good practice about? In accordance with the principle of openness of science and knowledge to the public and citizens the obligation was stipulated: for higher education institutions...

• [RRI GOOD PRACTICE] WINTER ACADEMY HACKATHON

  What is the good practice about? Within the Winter Academy of University Sarajevo School of Science and Technology, SSST (under the coordination of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jasminka Hasic Telalovic) is organising...

• [RRI GOOD PRACTICE] ACADEMIA DIFFUSION EXPERIMENT

  What is the good practice about? The Academia Diffusion Experiment is an experiment which spun off from the EUvsVirus organizer as head of Academia&R&I team Renata, along with a clique of global...

• [RRI GOOD PRACTICE] CHALLENGE FOR YOUNG RESEARCHERS

  What is the good practice about? Modern education systems are aiming to encourage pupils to think freely and find creative solutions to the problems and issues they face. At the same time, it is important...

• [RRI GOOD PRACTICE] GENDER EQUALITY PLAN AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BANJA LUKA

  What is the good practice about? The Gender Equality Plan (GEP) at the University of Banja Luka (UNIBL) for the period 2022-2026 has been developed as a result of the UNIBL team's effort and management...

• [RRI GOOD PRACTICE] STEMLAB STORY

  What is the good practice about? Center for Education and Innovative Learning - STEMLab is an NGO which has been established in 2018 after the poor results in PISA of the countries of the region, where...

• EU STANDARDISATION BOOSTER

  The brand-new European Standardisation booster starts its 24-month journey this month. HSbooster.eu will provide expert services to Research and Innovation (R&I) projects to help them increase impact...

• STORIES OF DATA - OPEN.SCIENCE.TALK

  EOSC - What is it and does it pay off? In this new podcast series, we are discovering the world of the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC). Our mixed team with representatives from the Horizon 2020...

• WBC-RRI.NET PODCAST "GENDER EQUALITY PLAN: A TOOL FOR BRINGING INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE"

  Listen to the first podcast with Andjela Pepic, coming from the University of Banja Luka, on the topic "Gender Equality Plan: a tool for bringing institutional change". Follow WBC-RRI.NET project on...

• [RRI TOOLS] HOW TO PUT GENDER EQUALITY INTO PRACTICE?

  RRI Tools Project offers among other topics on its website such as ethics or governance a dedicated section to gender equality including a rich database on recommended resources such as inspiring practices...

• SOUTH EASTERN RRI HUB

  19 RRI Hubs covering 30 countries across Europe are responsible locally for opening participation to the maximum number of institutions and individuals in the field. The Center for the Promotion of Science...

• RRI TOOLS HUBS: A PAN-EUROPEAN SUPPORT NETWORK FOR RESPONSIBLE RESEARCH AND INNOVATION

  19 RRI Hubs covering 30 countries across Europe are responsible locally for opening participation to the maximum number of institutions and individuals in the field. RRI Hubs have been created extending...

• RRI TOOLKIT - SELF-REFLECTION TOOL

  What is RRI? Whats aspects of RRI are important in your work and already taken into account? Which aspects need more reflection and consideration? The Self-Reflection Tool provides questions...

• BALKAN CIVIL SOCIETY DEVELOPMENT NETWORK

  Balkan Civil Society Development Network (BCSDN) is a network of 15 civil society organizations from 10 countries and territories in South East Europe (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo...

Enhancing R&I ecosystems in the Western Balkans through RRI.
Aligning technological Innovation with Social Values.

 

RRI’s rationale is that science and technology have the power to transform the future. Therefore RRI must involve the public, take into account gender issues, promote scientific and ethical education, and thus create a governance model for science. A number of RRI good practices exist in the Western Balkans: the WBC-RRI.NET project is an optimal initiative to cooperate with...

FURTHER SELECTED ARTICLES

• NEWS

• Posted on May 30, 2022

  THE NEW EU STANDARDISATION BOOSTER

  The brand-new European Standardisation booster started its 24-month journey in April. HSbooster.eu will provide expert services to Research and Innovation (R&I) projects to help them increase impact...

• Posted on May 30, 2022

  70 NEW COST ACTIONS OPEN FOR PARTICIPANTS

  On May 30, COST Association published the list of 70 new COST Actions which are selected for funding in the next period. National processes are now active identifying the suitable participants in the ...

• Posted on May 27, 2022

  YEAS OPEN DAYS IN THE WESTERN BALKANS SAVE THE DATE! - CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

  The most important time of the year has come! The new Young European Ambassadors Call for Applications is now OPEN! If you are interested in becoming a young activist and see yourself as a good...

• EVENTS

• October 12-15, 2022 | Supetar, Croatia

  2ND SOUTHEAST EUROPEAN ICHTHYOLOGICAL CONFERENCE (SEEIC)

  Between 12th and 15th October 2022, the 2nd Southeast European Ichthyological Conference (SEEIC) will be taking place in the charming Supetar (island of Brač), Croatia.

• October 15, 2022 | amfiteater 56, ETF, Belgrade, hybrid, Serbia

  PSSOH - APPLICATION OF FREE SOFTWARE AND OPEN HARDWARE - CONFERENCE 2022

  PSSOH includes three main topics: application of free software (FS) application of open hardware (OH) representation and role of women in FS and OH Mission & vision Our aim...

• October 20, 2022 | online, OTHER

  EU DATATHON 2022

  ‘The European Green Deal’, ‘Transparency in public procurement’, ‘EU public procurement opportunities for young people’ and ‘A Europe fit for the digital age’, these are four challenges put forward for...

• October 19-21, 2022 | Brno, Czech Republic

  INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURES - ICRI 2022

  In October 2022, Brno will host a gathering of leaders in the field of research infrastructures – their users, policymakers, and stakeholders. The South Moravian metropolis will host the International...

• October 20-21, 2022 | in Ispra, Italy, or Brussels, Belgium - and/or online, Italy

  4TH PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRACY FESTIVAL

  What is the Festival? The annual Festival is an open and free event that brings together people of diverse backgrounds that are interested in, and work on, engagement of citizens in science, policymaking...

• July 22, 2022-October 30, 2022 | Prishtina, Kosovo*

  MANIFESTA 14 PRISHTINA

  Manifesta, the European Nomadic Biennial, changes location every two years. Founded in the early 1990s, Manifesta rethinks the relation between culture and civic society, investigating and instigating...

• October 3, 2022-November 7, 2022 | Akademie für Politische Bildung, Tutzing, Germany

  INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC WEEK 2022: RETURN MIGRATION AND ITS CONSEQUENCES IN SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE

  The International Academic Week is the Southeast Europe Association’s (Südosteuropa-Gesellschaft – SOG) annual key event to bring together early-career researchers (MA/ PhD/ Post-Doc levels) and experienced...

• November 7-9, 2022 | Sevilla, Spain, OTHER

  15TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND INNOVATION (ICERI 2022) (REGISTRATION FEE)

  ICERI2022, the 15th annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation will be held in Seville (Spain) on the 7th, 8th and 9th of November, 2022. ICERI is one of the largest international...

• November 14-16, 2022 | Graz, Austria

  EUROPEAN SUMMIT OF INDUSTRIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

  You are active in industrial biotechnology and you are looking for something special? You always thought of an event that not only covers science but also deals with industrial needs and hopes, ...

• November 18, 2022 | Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia

  BALKAN ECONOMIC FORUM

  The Balkan Economic Forum was launched as an independent, non-profit, inclusive organization. It seeks to create and execute new methods and creative solutions to the Balkan nations’ present economic ...

• November 17-19, 2022 | Jahorina, Bosnia and Herzegovina

  COMETA 2022: CONFERENCE ON MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS

  The Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of East Sarajevo initiates the sixth international conference COMETa 2022 – “Conference on MechanicalEngineering Technologies and Applications“ with its...

• December 15, 2022 | Virtual Event, OTHER

  BASIC TRAINING ON EU RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT & INNOVATION OPPORTUNITIES

  Are you a newcomer to European Programmes for Research and Innovation? In this event you will receive information on the different funding and partnering opportunities on EU level, learn about the...

• CALLS

• Deadline: August 1, 2022

  CALL FOR PAPERS: THE 16TH SERBIAN POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

  Over 30 years have passed since the fall of the Berlin Wall and the start of political and economic transformation of the communist world. Is it the right time to take stock of the phenomena? Granted, ...

• Deadline: August 1, 2022

  COMMISSION IS LOOKING FOR RESEARCH PROPOSAL EVALUATORS

  The European Research Executive Agency, which manages most project proposals submitted under EU calls for research , is looking for those interested in evaluating and monitoring projects to submit...

• Deadline: August 2, 2022

  SOCIAL INNOVATIONS FOR A FAIR GREEN AND DIGITAL TRANSITION

  The Employment and Social Innovation Strands des ESF+ (EaSI strand) opened a call on the topic "Social innovations for a fair green and digital transition" (ESF-2022-SOC-INNOV). Deadline is 2 August, ...

• Deadline: August 18, 2022

  EU PRIZE FOR WOMEN INNOVATORS

  This prize celebrates the women entrepreneurs behind Europe’s game-changing innovations. The EU seeks to raise awareness of the need for more women innovators, and create role models for women and...

• Deadline: September 1, 2022

  AD-HOC SUPPORT GRANTS 2022

  On the basis of the Grant Agreement No. 12715 01 signed between the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and the Balkan Civil Society Development Network (BCSDN), for the provision...

• Deadline: September 5, 2022

  SAF€RA’S 2022 CALL FOR PROPOSALS

  SAF€RA launched its seventh joint call for transnational, collaborative research projects on May 19th 2022. The call title is Industrial safety implications of platform work, the Green Deal, and advanced...

• Deadline: December 14, 2022

  BECOME A HORIZON EUROPE YOUNG OBSERVER!

  As part of the European Year of Youth 2022, master's students in the EU are invited to become "Young Observers" in Horizon Europe proposal evaluations. This means you will see how the EU selects...

• Deadline: December 31, 2022

  CALL FOR EXPERTS - BECOME AN EVALUATOR OF EU RESEARCH PROJECTS!

  Call for experts The European Research Executive Agency (REA) invites experts from a wide range of fields to register in the European Commission’s experts database. From this&...

• Deadline: December 31, 2022

  APPLICATIONS SOON TO OPEN FOR YOUNG EUROPEAN HERITAGE MAKERS

  How would you like to be an Ambassador of heritage? Be a storyteller, show what heritage means for your generation and share it with the rest of Europe! The competition will be open from 15 August ...

• Deadline: December 31, 2022

  DANUBE+ WIL BALKANS

  Danube+ WIL Balkans is a multi-phase capacity building and 21st-century bio-based economy acceleration initiative involving 60 young future water leaders who through regional collaboration will increase...

• DOCUMENTS

• 1ST SEEIIST NEWSLETTER

  The The South East European International Institute for Sustainable Technologies (SEEIIST) is proud to present its first SEEIIST newsletter. The newsletter will be another channel of communication...

• ANALYSIS OF VALUE CHAINS IN THE WESTERN BALKAN ECONOMIES - ENRICHING THE POTENTIAL FOR REGIONAL COOPERATION IN PRIORITY AREAS

  Identification of promising areas is among the main goals of economic and innovation policy development and a focal point of the Smart Specialisation approach. The economies of the Western Balkan region...

• ASSESSING THE REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESEARCH RESULTS IN EU FRAMEWORK PROGRAMMES FOR RESEARCH

  The objective of the study “Assessing the reproducibility of research results in EU Framework Programmes for Research” is to assist the European Commission in understanding, testing and monitoring the...

• DINARIC PERSPECTIVES ON TIMSS 2019 : TEACHING AND LEARNING MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE IN SOUTH-EASTERN EUROPE

  This open access book brings together national experts from across the Dinaric region to rigorously review IEA’s TIMSS 2019 grade four data to develop a multidimensional and culturally sensitive perspective...

• EOSC-PILLAR LEGAL COMPLIANCE GUIDELINES FOR RESEARCHERS: A CHECKLIST

  The EOSC-Pillar team working on the policy and legal framework for the coordination of national initiatives created a checklist to help researchers comply with the legal requirements of publishing...

• EU STRATEGY ON STANDARDISATION

  An EU Strategy on Standardisation - Setting global standards in support of a resilient, green and digital EU single market

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