Sammendrag
Abstract. The participation of multiple stakeholders in the innovation process
is one of the assumptions of Responsible Innovation (RI). This partnership aims
to broaden visions, in order to generate debate and engagement. The present
study’s aim, based on a meta-synthesis, is to evaluate how stakeholder participation
in RI takes place. Thus, qualitative case studies were identified that
investigated the participation of stakeholders in responsible innovation. Those
studies have shown that, although participation is achieved when innovation is
already in the process of being implemented or already inserted in the market, it
serves as a basis for modifications, both in the developed product and in the
paradigm of innovation. Based on the concept of Responsible Innovation and its
dimensions, the role of stakeholders in the context of innovation is restricted to
consultative participation. The agents that stimulate their participation are academic
researchers and researchers linked to multi-institutional projects. We have
noticed that the studies favour the participation of multiple stakeholders like
policymakers (including funding agencies, regulators and executives),
business/industry representatives (internal or outsourced innovation departments
and/or some R & D base), civil society organizations (such as foundations,
associations, social movements, community organizations, charities, media), as
well as researchers and innovators (affiliates of various institutions and organizations
at different levels). One point that stands out is the change of vision of
one stakeholder over the other. Although the difficulty is pointed out in the
dialogue, it is possible, by inserting them collectively into the discussion, that
the different stakeholders will develop a better understanding of the different
points of view. The present study has discovered that RI is treated as a result and
not as a process.
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