Regional Action Plan to support the governance of Responsible Research & Innovation in the Southern & Eastern Regional Operational Programme 2014 - 2020
Impact of the proposed policy instrument
Impact of proposed policy improvement on the envisaged / enhanced policy context
The enhanced governance of additional RRI elements in the S&E ROP will ensure RTDI in the region is increased and enriched by ensuring better alignment to the values, needs and expectations of a wider public in the S&E region. It has been proven that policies/strategies and practices basedonRRI canopenupR&I toall relevant actors and improve co-operation between science and society resulting in the pairing of scientific excellence with social awareness and responsibility. The SRA, through the administration and governance of the S&E ROP, will be setting the agenda for the region by providing leadership, direction and resources to researchers and business innovators, and platforms to engage civil society organisations and science educators. The enhanced governance will incorporate monitoring metrics which will allow us to measure the impact of the promotion of science education through SFI.
By enhancing the governance of RRI principles the S&E ROP will:
• Be robust and adaptable to the unpredictable development of R&I;
• Involve a wide range of stakeholders in the development of the Regional Action Plan thereby embracing and promoting the RRI holistic approach;
• Share responsibility and accountability among all actors;
• Provide governance instruments to foster this shared responsibility;
• Influence how RRI is integrated into future policy/programmes;
• Ensure any changes and outcomes of the enhanced reporting is sustainable;
• Facilitate the pairing of scientific excellence with social awareness and responsibility;
• Increase the level of commercialisation of research by the HEIs in the programme area in line with the S3 strategy.
Southern Regional Assembly | Regional Action Plan
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