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Swart, Jac; van de Poel, Ibo

Corporate social responsibility and hybrid potato breeding Book Section

In: pp. 141-160, Wageningen Academic Publishers, 2023.

Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Corporate Social Responsibility, HTPS-technology, Responsible research and innovation, sustainable development goals

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Hybrid potato breeding is an emerging technology that can have a strong impact on the potato sector by replacing seed potatoes with true seeds. The Netherlands is a world leader in certified seed potatoes and a number of Dutch companies play a pivotal role in the development of this technology. This implies a certain responsibility for the consequences and conditions of its implementation and we therefore explored how Dutch potato breeding companies see their role and responsibility especially in low- and middle-income countries in the context of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). From interviews, it appears that most potato breeding companies emphasise the promising role of hybrid potato breeding in achieving SDGs. They also stress that their core business is at the heart of corporate social responsibility as it contributes to the SDGs. We also observed that for the introduction of new varieties they often rely on trickle-down mechanisms, where local farmers are rather passive recipients, rather than being actively involved in strategic choices of innovation. It may explain why the concept of responsible research and innovation (RRI), which emphasises the active involvement of society and affected stakeholders, is relatively unknown in the sector. The main approach in the sector may be labelled as a ‘solution strategy’ where dominant actors rely on their expertise to solve problems. However, the attainment of SDGs should rather be considered as a wicked problem, characterised by complexity, uncertainty and multiple actor’s perspectives. A ‘negotiation strategy’, which is more inclusive and stresses the need of negotiation between different perspectives and interests, may fit better. From the perspective of RRI it is argued that insights from participatory breeding and farmer variety selection traditions and the concept of benefit sharing may be considered as promising negotiation strategies that can contribute to potato breeding practices for the attainment of SDGs.

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Putting Responsible Research and Innovation into Practice. A Multi-Stakeholder Approach Collection

Springer, 2023.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: Responsible research and innovation, RRI

van de Poel, Ibo

Understanding value change Journal Article

In: Prometheus, vol. 38, iss. 1, pp. 7-24, 2022.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: Responsible research and innovation, Value change

Wiarda, Martijn; van de Kaa, Geerten; Yaghmaei, Emad; Doorn, Neelke

A comprehensive appraisal of responsible research and innovation: From roots to leaves Journal Article

In: Technology Forecasting and Social Change, vol. 172, no. 121053, 2021.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: Bibliometric analysis, Knowledge base, Responsible Innovation, Responsible research and innovation

Stahl, Bernd Carsten; Akintoye, Simisola; Bitsch, Lise; Bringedal, Berit; Eke, Damian; Farisco, Michele; Grasenick, Karin; Guerrero, Manuel; Knight, William; Leach, Tonii; Nyholm, Sven; Ogoh, George; Rosemann, Achim; Salles, Arleen; Trattnig, Julia; Ulnicane, Inga

From Responsible Research and Innovation to responsibility by design Journal Article

In: Journal of Responsible Innovation, vol. 8, iss. 2, pp. 175-198, 2021.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: European Research Infrastructure, Human Brain project, Responsibility by design, Responsible research and innovation

von Schomberg, Lucien; Blok, Vincent

The turbulent age of innovation Journal Article

In: Synthese, vol. 198, iss. S19, pp. 4667-4683, 2021.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: Commercialized innovation, History of innovation, Innovation, Philosophy of innovation, Responsible research and innovation, Technological innovation

Wkunuma, Kutoma; de Castro, Fabio; Jiya, Tilimbe; Iñigo, Edurne; Blok, Vincent; Bryce, Vincent

Reconceptualising responsible research and innovation from a Global South perspective Journal Article

In: Journal of Responsible Innovation, vol. 8, iss. 2, pp. 267-291, 2021.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: Global North, Global South, North-centric, Responsible Innovation, Responsible research and innovation

van Gelder, Pieter; Klaassen, Pim; Taebi, Behnam; Walhout, Bart; van Ommen, Ruud; van de Poel, Ibo; Robaey, Zoe; Asveld, Lotte; Balkenende, Ruud; Hollman, Frank; van Kampen, Erik Jan; Khakzad, Nima; Krebbers, Robbert; de Lange, Jos; Pieters, Wolter; Terwel, Karel; Visser, Eelco; van der Werff, Tiny; Jung, Dick

Safe-by-Design in Engineering: An Overview and Comparative Analysis of Engineering Disciplines Journal Article

In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 18, iss. 12, no. 6329, 2021.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: Design for values, Responsible research and innovation, Risk-based design, Safe-by-design, Secure-by-design, Uncertainty