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Responsible Innovation and Risk Governance

Marc Saner & Heather DouglasUniversity of Ottawa & University of Waterloo

@Risk: Risk Management, Democratization and Evidence-Based Decision-Making University of Ottawa, May 3, 2016

A Brief History of Risk Governance

Up to 1970s

1980s

Is / Ought Divide & Sequestration of Experts

NRC 1983

1990s

From Expert Model to Public Model

NRC 1996

2000s

Ideological Divides

Risks, Regulation (”stop pedal”) Solutions, Innovation (”gas pedal”)

Earthship (low-carbon dwelling) Seasteading (regulation-free zone)

Ideological Bridges

Sustainable Development? Responsible Innovation?

But how? But how?

Responsible Innovation

Responsible Innovation: Definition

Responsible innovation means taking care of the future

through collective stewardship of science and innovation

in the present.

(Stilgoe et al. 2013)

Responsible Innovation: 4 Principles

(Stilgoe et al. 2013)

Anticipation (foresight, assessment, upstream engagement)Reflexivity (debate, training, codes, external values)Inclusion (“democratization”, user-centered design, user values)Responsiveness (adaptive management, nimbleness)

Responsible Innovation: It’s Here

rri-tools.eu cns.asu.edu/viri

Responsible Innovation: Let’s Shape It

RI

Umbrella

Enabler

Gapfiller

Red Tape

RICAH.CA

Thank you!

Marc: msaner@uottawa.caHeather: hdouglas@uwaterloo.ca

www.ricah.ca