Les débats sur les politiques énergétiques actuelles en France et en Europe pourront trouver dans les travaux du groupe de travail “énergies renouvelables et architecture” de l’Observatoire pour l’innovation responsable des éléments de réflexion utiles. Comme les membres du groupe … Continue reading →

The Observatory for Responsible Innovation has exciting plans for 2013. This includes developing further what has been done in 2012 in the area of energy technologies, but also opening up new fields of action and new collaborations: these will be … Continue reading →

As promised: the video report of the 16 November 2012 debate on built-in renewable energy and architecture at Mines ParisTech is now online and available from the Observatory’s video channel. See also the last issue of Debating Innovation (volume 2, … Continue reading →

In a recent piece that provides a historical overview of the concept of “responsible innovation” (or “responsible research and innovation”), Richard Owen and co-authors Phil Macnaghten and Jack Stilgoe identify three distinct features that are emerging from its current uses: (1) emphasis … Continue reading →

Le travail de Michel Callon a abondamment inspiré les initiatives portées par l’Observatoire pour l’innovation responsable de Mines ParisTech et, plus largement, les discussions contemporaines sur risque et responsabilité en innovation. Dans le texte “Les incertitudes scientifiques et techniques constituent-elles … Continue reading →

Last’s Friday debates on “Debating responsible innovation in built-in renewable energy and architecture” were a great success. Readers that could not attend can get the flavor of the discussions in this teaser of the forthcoming video report. More feedback, reporting, … Continue reading →

The Fondazione Giannino Bassetti (see previous post here) has kindly invited the Observatory for Responsible Innovation to participate in a discussion with Michael Bruch, Head of R&D at Allianz, on responsible innovation and nanotechnology. The event will be held next week … Continue reading →

As announced earlier in this blog, Mines ParisTech will be hosting the Observatory’s conference on “Debating responsible innovation in built-in renewable energy and architecture”, on Friday, November 16th, 2012. The program is available here. What are the challenges and choices … Continue reading →

The Fondazione Giannino Bassetti possesses an established experience in the advancement of responsible innovation and has contributed greatly to debates on risk and governance in areas such as nanotechnology, medical research, creativity, robotics, and many more. It stands as a … Continue reading →

L’Observatoire pour l’innovation responsable invite ses correspondants à retenir la date du vendredi 16 novembre 2012 : une grande conférence-débat se tiendra toute la journée à l’École des Mines de Paris sur la responsabilité énergétique dans le bâtiment, thème phare … Continue reading →