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Responsible research and innovation as a travesty of technology assessment?
Delvenne, Pierre
2017In Journal of Responsible Innovation, 4 (2), p. 278-288
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Keywords :
Technology Assessment; Responsible Research and Innovation; Politics of TA
Abstract :
[en] The relation between technology assessment (TA) and responsible research and innovation (RRI) is a very topical (and controversial) issue, as TA is clearly enveloped in broader science, technology and innovation (STI) processes, such as the EU-wide shift towards RRI. In this short response to van Lente et al.’s [Van Lente, Harro, Tsjalling Swierstra, and Pierre-Benoit̂ Joly. 2017. “Responsible Innovation as a Critique of Technology Assessment.” Journal of Responsible Innovation] essay, I first stress that this contribution has several merits; for example, it points to pervasive challenges for TA communities, such as the issue of including normative concerns when assessing innovations, it opens these challenges to debate, without shying away from engaging TA communities. However, I disagree with the authors’ claim that RRI would be ‘a next step of TA’ or even a ‘form of TA’. In my essay, I explain why I believe RRI is different from TA and why, rather than a critique of TA, RRI could instead lead to a travesty of TA, threatening the vitality and the uniqueness of TA institutions in the long-term. Under the spell of RRI, TA risks being reduced to a role of mere provider of ex-ante impact assessments. I conclude that following the money attached to RRI has a price that TA institutions should carefully, critically and reflexively consider before they pay.
Disciplines :
Sociology & social sciences
Political science, public administration & international relations
Author, co-author :
Delvenne, Pierre  ;  Université de Liège > Département de science politique > Département de science politique
Language :
English
Title :
Responsible research and innovation as a travesty of technology assessment?
Publication date :
2017
Journal title :
Journal of Responsible Innovation
ISSN :
2329-9460
eISSN :
2329-9037
Publisher :
Taylor & Francis, London, United Kingdom
Volume :
4
Issue :
2
Pages :
278-288
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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