The mission of the Foundation is to ensure that society’s development is shaped by informed and forward-looking cooperation between citizens, experts, stakeholders, and decision-makers.
To this end the Foundation performs and facilitates technology assessment and foresight, public engagement, Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI), and new forms of governance.
24. October, 2020
99 citizens provide solutions to climate change
The climate crisis is crying out for solutions that have both popular and political roots. The climate crisis is also urgent – we do not have time to wait to get started and all the actors in our society are going to work hard for the next several decades.
26. October, 2020
After a long weekend of expert presentation, debates and discussions, the outcome of the Consensus Conference on the Marine Environment is now clear!
The very serious condition of the sea has seriously dawned on the 14 participants of the citizens’ panel and they will share their concerns and recommendations to politicians, on which politicians should act immediately. These are some very specific areas that the citizens believe should be addressed.
1. October, 2020
Inspired by the Apollo 11 mission’s goal of putting a man on the moon, the EU Commission and has launched the EU Missions, which will address some of the major societal challenges we are faced with.
The Commission has defined the five following areas, which will be each be addressed by a mission: ·
Each mission will be organized as a flagship project – large-scale, multi-disciplinary research and innovation projects, that aim to create research and innovation that generates new knowledge and technology, along with concrete solutions and proposals for political action
6. October, 2020
SocKETs – Citizens make industrial development more relevant for society
Key Enabling Technologies (KETs) potentially have great impact on society and on relations between humans and technology. The EU Commission defines KETs as the true raw materials for innovation and the green economy, and such cutting-edge technologies are building blocks of new products in the fields of food, health and industry.
Technology development aligned with the needs of citizens
KETs are important for the development of sustainable solutions and for our engagement in the societal challenges. Examples of key enabling technologies are nano technology, biotech, Internet of things (iot), blockchain technology and artificial intelligence. Because of the great societal potential, it is critical for the industrial development to consider priorities, expectations and concerns of the citizens in innovation processes. In the years 2020-2023, the SocKETs project will test and develop methods to engage citizens in the use of new innovative technologies.
2. June, 2020
Hub IT will activate the constructive interactions between ICT developers, SSH researchers, and other stakeholders (e.g. NGOs, citizens, and users) leading to a responsible approach to research and innovation through the uptake of SSH expertise and RRI actions.
Information- and communication technology (ICT) has already had a huge impact on mankind and will continue to affect us, even more, looking forward. There is, therefore, a need to include an even wider selection of stakeholders and knowledge in the future development of ICT to ensure the development is socially desirable and acceptable.
31. October, 2019
In March 2019, recognised experts in rights and ethics, law, social science, culture, politics and economy meet in Copenhagen for a multi-dimensional and thorough treatment of AI and its implications for our future societies. The AI 360 methodology is a multidisciplinary approach to identifying the most important societal implications of AI, and for producing concrete action-oriented solutions.
They identified a number of uncertainties and challenges for the responsible development of AI.
Read our expert recommendations for how to increase the likelihood of steering AI towards societal benefits.
4. December, 2018
We see the European Framework Programme for Research and Innovation – currently Horizon 2020 – as a unique environment which allows us to share our experiences and learn from others across Europe and beyond. In the latter years we have followed closely and contributed extensively to the development of the concept and practice of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI). The Danish Board of Technology Foundation (DBT) has 30 years of experience in developing and implementing methods of public engagement in research and innovation. We work continuously to improve the interaction between science and society through multi-actor approaches, societal engagement, stakeholder engagement, citizens’ dialogue, policy dialogues and more.
19. December, 2018
The Ethics and Society group of the Human Brain Project (HBP) has just published its opinion on “Responsible Dual Use” inclusing recommendations for dealing with dual use concerns in relation to misuse of brain research and new computing technologies.
30. November, 2018
Neuroscience – an opportunity for HBP researchers and stakeholders outside HBP to exchange experiences, ideas, considerations and concerns.
Consulting and engaging the public in the beginning of the scientific process, the agenda setting, and recognizing the benefits of engaging multiple actor in setting agendas and initiatives that strengthen the selection of research priorities are beginning to take place in more and more countries as a complement to more traditional research agenda setting, made by funding agencies, stakeholders or the single scientists.
6. November, 2018
The climate is changing and consequently sea levels will rise and more frequent floods will become a reality for Danish coastal cities. Both climate and cities are dynamic which makes it vital to discuss the future of coastal cities; how do we want to live in them, how do we want to use them and how do we make them climate resilient?
