Great S&T (innovation) Policies Unleash Human Agency - What, Why and How | Dr.Dr. René von Schomberg
“I hope that citizens can become actors of change rather than only be subject to change when it comes to innovation...(Today) we are only consumers most of the time but we can become producers with new technology. And the question is whether our societies allow this further autonomy of the people to facilitate these things or do we remain dependent on either the state or big companies and be subject to change.”
In this episode of Responsible Innovation 100, René discusses why great innovation policies unleash human agency - and how this relates to trust in society.
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Topics covered:
Trends in S&T Policy
Core capabilities for building human agency
Erosion of trust - possible reasons & solutions
The importance of localising global issues in driving change
Who can help drive Responsible Innovation
Which industries are most ready for Responsible Innovation?
Executive questions for driving Responsible Innovation
How can we close the gap between industry and policy
Capabilities of policymakers in the 4th industrial revolution
Tell us a story only you can tell/Teach us a lesson only you can teach
Envision 2050: what would you hope it to look like, feel like and sound like?
About René:
Dr Dr.Phil. René von Schomberg is a philosopher and an STS scholar.
He graduated as an agricultural scientist from Wageningen University, was a European Union Fellow at George Mason University (USA) in 2007, and was with the European Commission from 1998 to 2021.
René is currently a senior research fellow at the Kate Hamburger Kolleg, International Centre for advanced studies: Cultures of Research, RWTH university of Aachen, Germany. He is also a Guest Professor at the Technical University of Darmstadt.
René is the author/editor of 15 books, and his publications appeared in a half dozen languages. He is the first editor of the most comprehensive book on responsible innovation to date: The International Handbook on Responsible Innovation. A global resource (Edward Elgar, 2019).
He also runs a blog, which provides various free downloadable documents on responsible innovation, socio-economic aspects of emerging technologies, ethics and open science.
Learn more about René:
Personal website/responsible innovation blog: https://renevonschomberg.wordpress.com
Previous interview: https://youtu.be/whzOZAVFuc0
