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Responsible Research and Innovation

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Part of the book series: Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals ((ENUNSDG))

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Ethical; Moral and social implications in research

Definitions

Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI):

It is a term which is widely used by European Union with regard to research, innovation, and industry that are linked with technological advancement programs. It is part of the overall goals which are part of Horizon 2020.

RRI Governance:

It is a movement which considers that research and innovation must aim at solving problems of society. It is based on the idea that the research should be led with the ethical and moral goals in perspective.

Horizon 2020:

It is the biggest research and innovation program of the European Union, wherein over $80 billion of funding will be provided over a span of 7 years from 2014 to 2020. RRI is an important part of this program.

Introduction

Research refers to scientific and systematic method to discover new knowledge, new processes, new technologies, or new ways of doing something. Research aims to add something to our pool of knowledge...

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Manipal University, Jaipur, India

    Trilok Kumar Jain

  2. Manda Institute of Technology, Bikaner, India

    Nirupa Jain

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Correspondence to Trilok Kumar Jain .

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. European School of Sustainability, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

    Walter Leal Filho

  2. Center for Neuroscience & Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

    Anabela Marisa Azul

  3. Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Passo Fundo University Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Passo Fundo, Brazil

    Luciana Brandli

  4. Istinye University, Istanbul, Turkey

    Pinar Gökcin Özuyar

  5. International Centre for Thriving, University of Chester, Chester, UK

    Tony Wall

Section Editor information

  1. CESUR/CERis, Civil Engineering Research and Innovation for Sustainability, Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

    Heather Jones

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Jain, T.K., Jain, N. (2020). Responsible Research and Innovation. In: Leal Filho, W., Azul, A., Brandli, L., Özuyar, P., Wall, T. (eds) Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71059-4_79-1

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