The Responsible-Industry project is designing an Exemplar Implementation Plan of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) in Industry to demonstrate how industry can work productively together with societal actors and integrate principles and methodologies of RRI into research and innovation processes. To achieve maximum impact where it is most needed, the implementation plan will focus on the grand challenge of health, demographic change and wellbeing. More specifically the project will focus on the role that research and innovation in ICT can play in addressing this challenge.

To build a scientifically literate society, which enables its citizens to participate in the research and innovation process, calls for empowered democratic citizens who are able to engage in socio-scientific inquiry and debate.

Education through an inquiry approach in science and technology prepares young citizens to participate in socio-scientific debate, and thus contribute to citizens’ agency. For this purpose, students need to have an understanding of the process and products of science and technology and to appreciate them as human endeavour. In addition, students need to exercise informed decision-making considering and balancing relevant facts, interests, values, costs and benefits.