Responsible Innovation

Dr. Katharina Jarmai is a research fellow at the Institute for Managing Sustainability at the Vienna University of Economics and Business in Austria. Her areas of interest include responsible innovation, innovation systems, and social learning processes. She has coordinated and collaborated on European projects in the areas of sustainable development, European research and innovation policy and responsible innovation. She holds a doctoral degree from the Vienna University of Economics and Business, and has attained additional qualifications in the areas of group dynamics and organizational development at the Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt, also in Austria.

• 1. Introduction – What does Responsible Research and Innovation mean?.- 2. What does Responsible Research and Innovation mean from a business perspective?.- 3. Sustainability – What responsible businesses can learn from sustainability-driven innovations .- 4. Social innovations – What responsible businesses can learn from social innovations.- 5. RRI – A drain on company resources or a competitive advantage?.- 6. Lessons learned on effective communication about RRI to businesses.0- 7. Conclusion for a business case for RRI.