Prof’s Andrew James and Kieron Flanagan explore how geopolitics and research security concerns shape international collaborations, highlighting key insights from recent workshops and emerging trends.
Category: Responsible research and innovation
Reef Revolution: How Implementation of 3D Printing Can Promote Sustainable Coral Restoration
As Indonesia’s coral reefs face threats, it is essential to find solutions to protect the marine ecosystem. Adopting innovative methods like 3D printing for coral reef restoration presents a promising answer. MSc IME student Nisrina Iswara argues that acknowledging the complexities involved and fostering responsible governance is essential for ensuring a sustainable and impactful outcome.
Unlocking the Future: Exploring Facial Recognition’s Role in Retail Evolution
Exploring the potential of facial recognition in retail, MSc IME student Yalin Pang delves into its opportunities for enhancing customer experience and operational efficiency, and for reaching SDGs. However, as an emerging technology, risks and ethical dilemmas exist, and robust governance strategies should be developed.
Discussions on Benefit-Sharing and Data Governance
This blog post summarizes and reflects on discussions at the Convention on Biological Diversity’s (CBD) first meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Benefit-sharing from the Use of Digital Sequence Information (DSI) on Genetic Resources, which took place on...
Can 3D Bioprinting “cure” organ trafficking?
Addressing organ shortage and trafficking, 3D bioprinting has emerged as the most promising technology in biotechnology. Trang Tran, discusses that responsible research and innovation and governance of emerging technologies are crucial to mitigate risks and ensure ethical development.
Foresight for responsible transform-ability
Foresight has proved its value in designing for the future and contributing to evidence-based policy-making. The value of foresight is highlighted in contexts of high uncertainly, while the exploration of wild cards has increasingly been included in the foresight approaches, says Effie Amanatidou.
North West England: Developing a regional roadmap for industrial bio-revolution
Claire Holland explores how escalating societal and political concerns over climate change have bolstered significant global focus on cutting carbon dioxide emissions. However, in a world still reeling from the effects of a global pandemic, development and implementation of effective resolution strategies are lacking.
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