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Responsible innovation and emerging technologies

About

Innovation is a key part of modern society. On one side, actors around the world are working to turn scientific discoveries into new products and tools; in reverse, it is clear that we need innovative solutions to the key challenges of our time. But it is also clear that many new technologies and developments have been developed (and are being developed) with little understanding or engagement with the diverse needs of society. 

This research theme explores key concepts in Responsible Innovation looking at what directions innovation should take and how it might be guided, and how can technological, socio-cultural, ethical and economic systems can be co-designed to structure transformative pathways in response to crisis.  

There are several pieces connected to this theme including the Responsible Innovation Lab, Science and Technology Studies (STS), and Science and Society Collaboratory. 

 

Projects

For more information about this project contact cpas@anu.edu.au.

This research project strives to contribute to the theory and practice of critical health communication.

People

  • Associate Professor Will Grant
  • Dr Ehsan Nabavi
  • Professor Caitlin Byrt

This pilot study explored the concerns that residents of western Victoria's Wimmera have about the drought and drought-tolerant wheat being field tested in their area.

For more information about this project contact cpas@anu.edu.au.

This research project explores decision making in farmers - specifically those decisions influenced by intuition, gut feel, or emotive responses sometimes referred to as heuristics.

Members

Academic staff

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Lecturer

Student

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PhD Researcher

Articles

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For the first time since the Initiative was established, ANU researchers were brought together on November 27 for the full-day ANU Engineering Biology Symposium.

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UNESCO Chair is participating at a number of events through the end of the 2023 year.

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