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Home » Deliverables » D1.1- Building on the State-of-the-art: ex-post evaluation on mutual learning

D1.1- Building on the State-of-the-art: ex-post evaluation on mutual learning

This report has outlined the multitude of requirements necessary for a productive and effective co-creation exercise, at both substantive and procedural levels, based on previous and ongoing EU and national engagement projects, academic literature and material from interviews with relevant stakeholders.

In order to foster responsible research and innovation in the nano research and innovation (R&I) system, innovative processes are required in order to improve the responsiveness of research and innovation processes to public values and concerns, and to enhance the confidence of stakeholders that new technologies respond to societal needs and values. The early and continuous engagement of all stakeholders is key to sustainable, desirable and acceptable innovation in nanotechnologies, in which R&I is aligned with the values, needs and expectations of society.GoNano will co-create concrete product suggestions within the areas of food, health and energy, illustrate new opportunities for innovation and develop policy recommendations.

The following deliverable offers a consolidation of key findings from previous and ongoing EU and national engagement projects, relevant academic literature and material from interviews with RRI experts, co-creation practitioners, risk communication experts and societal engagement experts with respect to how to facilitate and pursue a co-creation process.  Projects differ according to their emphasis, e.g. on “public engagement”, “stakeholder engagement”, “co-creation” or “mutual learning”. While we acknowledge the differences that exist in these notions here, we do not engage with those differences as such.

Read the full report here: GoNano D1.1- Building on the state-of-the-art: Ex-post evaluation on mutual learning

In summary

In order to foster responsible research and innovation in the nano research and innovation (R&I) system, innovative processes are required in order to improve the responsiveness of research and innovation processes to public values and concerns, and to enhance the confidence of stakeholders that new technologies respond to societal needs and values. The early and continuous engagement of all stakeholders is key to sustainable, desirable and acceptable innovation in nanotechnologies, in which R&I is aligned with the values, needs and expectations of society.

GoNano will co-create concrete product suggestions within the areas of food, health and energy, illustrate new opportunities for innovation and develop policy recommendations. The GoNano co-creation process aims for enhanced societal engagement in the governance of the innovation of nanotechnologies. In order to foster such an innovative process, GoNano will showcase an early state-of-the-art continuous citizen and stakeholder engagement process, building on the insights of previous EU and national projectsin the field of public engagement and on an ex-post evaluation of the mutual learning process between stakeholders in previous relevant nanotechnology projects and on societal debates on emerging technologies.

Deliverable 1.1 offers a consolidation of key findings from previous and ongoing EU and national engagement projects, relevant academic literature and material from interviews with RRI experts, co-creation practitioners, risk communication experts and societal engagement experts with respect to how to facilitate and pursue a co-creation process. We begin by presenting the rationale for co-creation, both with respect to the general objective of making research and innovation more responsive to societal needs and expectations, and with an emphasis on the GoNano approach to co-creation. In carrying out a mapping and analysis of a variety of projects and initiatives, we encountered the following types of recommendations:

    1. How to organise co-creation exercises: substantive and procedural requirements
    2. Sociological/philosophical observations regarding how interactions worked (or should have worked

The following report is structured along these recommendations; where possible, good practice examples of how other projects have addressed certain issues were included. Studies of public perception of nanotechnologies also offer some important insights for GoNano with respect to understanding attitudes to nanotechnologies and specific needs for information in co-creation exercises.The report also outlines highlights of some relevant studies and specific methodologies –described in the project reports –that are of interest for GoNano. Next key lessons for GoNano from a state-of-the-art study of the public engagement literature are extracted. And finally, an overview of national nanotechnology dialogue initiatives carried out in consortium partners’ countries and drawout the implications of these exercises for our own project is offered.

 

Read the full report here: GoNano D1.1- Building on the state-of-the-art: Ex-post evaluation on mutual learning

D1.1- Building on the State-of-the-art: ex-post evaluation on mutual learning

D1.2- Understanding the role of culture, gender and communication traditions, and their implications for GoNano engagement methodologies

D1.3- Nanotech in food, energy and health: what areas and issues for a dialogue?

D2.1- Towards a GoNano co-creation approach

D2.2- Co-creation platform

D3.1- Information material for citizens’ workshops

D3.2- Briefing report on citizen needs and values in relation to nanotechnology in food, energy and health

D3.3- Briefing report on the outcomes of the online consultation

D4.1- Background material for stakeholder workshops

D4.2- Working paper on GoNano stakeholder workshops

D4.2B- Outcomes of co-creation workshops round 2*

D4.3- Evaluation report on the outcomes of the Mobilisation and Mutual Learning platform*

D4.4- Insights and lessons from the engagement activities*

D4.5- Concrete product suggestions for future nanotechnologies*

D5.1- Risk governance and research & innovation priorities in Nanotechnologies

D5.2 – Second briefing report on the nanotechnology RI policy context as input to developing the GoNano white papers

D5.3- Collection of the GoNano White papers

D5.4 – Is there a business case for co-creation in Nanotechnology research and innovation?

D5.5 – Policy Briefs

D6.1 – A collection of training material for researchers and engineers

D6.2- Online guidelines and easy-to-understand information for publics and stakeholders groups wanting to be involved with nanotechnology R&I

D6.3- Report collecting the materials and participant list from the Winter School*

D6.4 – The GoNano Online Conference

D7.1- GoNano communication and branding plan

D7.3- Info package 1

D7.4- Info package 2

D7.5 – Info package 3

D7.6 – Report on all the audiovisual vignettes from throughout the project

D8.3- External evaluation to monitor and support the project

D8.4 – Final external evaluation report: Assessment of the co-creation process

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