SoA of RRI Action Plans and Quadruple Helix dialogue

By SalM on June 9, 2020 in News Articles

One of the tasks of the GRRIP project is to learn from and extend the findings, tools, and results from previous H2020 and other EU projects, as well as to adapt or update what is available to meet the needs of the GRRIP project. Therefore, to ensure maximum use of the State-of-Art (SoA) in preparation for the phases of the Action Plan (AP) and in establishing the Quadruple Helix (QH) platform, GRRIP is conducting desk research of the literature from the selected projects. This will include the project deliverables covering Audit, AP, QH engagement and other relevant areas. This work began by drawing upon existing work to the extent feasible, including that of the Compass project Deliverable 1.4 to be used extensively as a starting point for review of RRI-related projects. After this, the most relevant projects were selected to follow up to seek further information to gain a better understanding of key issues and lessons learned from the perspective of stakeholders involved in these projects. These issues and lessons learned were gathered using a brief questionnaire. This work will be provided in April in three deliverables so keep a lookout on the project website and don’t forget to follow us on Twitter to kept up to date on these developments.

Quadruple Helix Engagement

The GRRIP project has spent considerable effort identifying the different types of stakeholders with a potential interest in GRRIP for each of the RPO&PFO case studies, contacting them with information about the project’s objectives, the benefits of participation and the types of activities they can get involved with. The aim was to have a balanced participation from industry, academia, civil society and policy related stakeholders for each case study organization. The list of QH participants will be finalised and the QH platform ready by the end of March.

In the future, the QH will be involved in case studies of real R&I activity from agenda-setting, to co-production of research and innovation content, or peer review in funding agencies, for example.

RRI Action Plan Creation

By SalM on May 9, 2020 in News Articles

Following the audits, GRRIP will be designing and delivering a self-tailored Action Plan (AP) for each RPO&RFO, comprising a comprehensive list of institutional and cultural interventions and methods to overcome the identified barriers and challenges from the audit.

It will also include appropriate communication, education and training as well as real engagement with the RPO&RFO at all levels and with the QH to ensure the AP is feasible and effective and further to win the support of those parties during the later phases. Further, it will incorporate a risk mitigation plan and proposed indicator and monitoring systems that will be tested in a trial of the action plan. Currently the AP templates are being developed.

Mutual Learning

By SalM on April 29, 2020 in News Articles

Work Package (WP) 8, RRI Mutual Learning, Monitoring, Reflection and Evaluation, is delivered by Erasmus University Rotterdam. The WP covers monitoring, evaluation and mutual learning in GRRIP. WP8 is still in a preparatory stage. In 2019-20 we have been working with our five marine and maritime organisations to understand their starting mission and ethos as organisations and their values as scientists and innovators.

This is a starting point for audit processes, together with our partners in WP5 (Audit), which seek to understand the current organisational practice of RRI so far, and how staff in organisations experience RRI on ‘the shop floor’.

In 2020-21 WP8 will facilitate audit via a set of mutual learning workshops. The first QH virtual mutual learning workshops will take place in May

RPO&RFO Working Groups Set-up, Audit and Impact…

By SalM on March 9, 2020 in News Articles

These activities aim to establish the current RRI maturity level of each RPO&RFO as well as the barriers to institutional change. This means identifying and understanding the institutions’ RRI related policies and processes including mapping roles. In particular, it involves understanding actual practice and culture. Further, it involves assessing current interactions with the QH.

RPO&RFO Working Groups Set-up, Audit and Impact Assessment

Thus drawing on the State of Art, GRRIP has been adapting and tailoring existing templates to define an Audit plan for each RPO&RFO. This audit plan will report on each of the 5 keys (QH/CSO engagement, Gender, Ethics, Open Access and Science education). It will be split in two stages consisting of background research followed by interviews and surveys. This will allow comparison of actual practice with existing policy as well as explore awareness and attitudes to RRI. It will also help to identify barriers as well as prioritise and propose solutions.

To implement the audit process, GRRIP has established working groups at each of the case study institutions drawn from senior and middle management as well as including researcher representatives. The audits will be completed by the end of April.