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Journal of Responsible Innovation Volume 8, 2021 - Issue 2: Special issue: RRI Futures – Learning from a decade of Responsible Research and Innovation; Guest Editors: Michiel van Oudheusden and Clare Shelley-Egan
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From Responsible Research and Innovation to responsibility by design

Bernd Carsten Stahla Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility, De Montfort University, Leicester, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Simisola Akintoyea Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility, De Montfort University, Leicester, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1833-3228View further author information
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Lise Bitschb Danish Board of Technology Foundation, Hvidovre, DenmarkORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5057-8300View further author information
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Berit Bringedalc Institute for Studies of the Medical Profession, Oslo, NorwayORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4212-0639View further author information
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Damian Ekea Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility, De Montfort University, Leicester, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6210-1283View further author information
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Michele Fariscod Centre for Research Ethics & Bioethics (CRB), Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden;e Biogem, Biology and Molecular Genetics Institute, Ariano Irpino, ItalyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3298-7829View further author information
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Karin Grasenickf Convelop cooperative knowledge design gmbh, Graz, AustriaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3130-0773View further author information
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Manuel Guerrerod Centre for Research Ethics & Bioethics (CRB), Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden;g Department of Bioethics & Medical Humanities, University of Chile, Santiago, ChileORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2405-8883View further author information
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William Knighta Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility, De Montfort University, Leicester, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9818-6277View further author information
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Tonii Leacha Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility, De Montfort University, Leicester, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9417-7955View further author information
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Sven Nyholmh Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The NetherlandsORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3836-5932View further author information
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George Ogoha Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility, De Montfort University, Leicester, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5287-408XView further author information
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Arleen Sallesd Centre for Research Ethics & Bioethics (CRB), Uppsala University, Uppsala, SwedenORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1397-7932View further author information
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Julia Trattnigf Convelop cooperative knowledge design gmbh, Graz, AustriaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4190-6103View further author information
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Pages 175-198 | Received 21 Sep 2020, Accepted 06 Jul 2021, Published online: 25 Aug 2021

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