Media & Publications

Project e-book

In the project e-book, TRANSFORM collected the most relevant reports, articles, and multimedia products as an as easy-to-use guide for all interested actors.

Strategic roadmaps

Strategic roadmap for the implementation and support of territorial RRI through Participatory Research Agenda Setting

This executive summary of the “Strategic roadmap for the implementation and support of territorial RRI through Participatory Research Agenda Setting” aims at helping regional public administrations who wish to enable citizens’ and R&I stakeholder engagement actions in their local policymaking. It presents the methodology, expected benefits, actions carried out, impact and lessons learned.

Strategic roadmap for the implementation and support of territorial RRI through Multi-stakeholder Engagement strategies within S3 priorities

This executive summary of the “Strategic roadmap for the implementation and support of territorial RRI through Multi-Stakeholder engagement strategies within S3 priorities” aims at helping regional public administrations who wish to enable citizens’ and R&I stakeholder engagement actions in their local policymaking. It presents the methodology, expected benefits, actions carried out, impact and lessons learned.

Strategic roadmap for the implementation and support of territorial RRI through citizen science strategies within S3 priorities

This executive summary of the “Strategic roadmap for the implementation and support of territorial RRI through citizen science strategies within S3 priorities” aims at helping regional public administrations who wish to enable citizens’ and R&I stakeholder engagement actions in their local policymaking. It presents the methodology, expected benefits, actions carried out, impact and lessons learned.

Reports

Embedding RRI in regional R&I governance structures: the TRANSFORM experience

This report constitutes the analysis of changes in the R&I governance structure of the three regions (Lombardy, Brussels-capital and Catalonia) that can be attributed to their participation in the TRANSFORM project.

Report on the results of the survey (Lombardy)

I bisogni in Lombardia dalla voce dei cittadini – report on the results of the survey (IT)

Voices of citizens on the R&I needs in Lombardy – report on the results of the survey (EN)

Lombardy cluster designed and conducted a dialogue process to investigate the needs of the local population in the field of research and innovation by directly involving citizens. The first phase in form of survey involved 1000 citizens. Read more about the results in the report.

Report on the results of the deliberative workshop on Just Energy Transition (Lombardy)

Transizione energetica giusta per tutti in Lombardia dalla voce dei cittadini (IT)

Just Energy Transition for All in Lombardy including voice of citizens (EN)

Lombardy cluster designed and conducted a dialogue process to investigate the needs of the local population in the field of research and innovation by directly involving citizens. The second phase in form of deliberative workshop focused on Just Energy Transition for All. Read more about the results in the report.

Citizen’s Jury on Responsible Smart Mobility

Report of the deliberative process conducted within the EU H2020 TRANSFORM project

The report aims to illustrate the first Citizens’ Jury conducted in Italy on Responsible (data-driven) Smart Mobility. In June 2022, 24 people residing in Lombardy Region gathered in Milan to learn, discuss and form recommendations to be delivered to Lombardy Region in order to make regional policies on these issues more responsible and inclusive.

Unsold food pilot report (Brussels-Capital)

Les principes de la Recherche et Innovation Responsable (rri) appliques a l’ecosysteme d’innovations autour des invendus alimentaires (FR)

Principes van Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI – maatschappelijk verantwoord onderzoek en innovatie) toegepast op het ecosysteem van innovaties op het vlak van onverkochte voeding (NL)

The report on the unsold food pilot in Brussels-Capital region provides details on the implementation of the multi-stakeholder participation activities, results and recommendations. The pilot provided a case study for public authorities to better understand the challenges and realities of an ecosystem in which R&I initiatives receive public funding.

Policy Brief: First-person experiences of endometriosis in Catalonia

First-person experiences of endometriosis in Catalonia: recommendations of women with endometriosis for improving health care services and public policies. TRANSFORM Policy Brief 2022

This Policy Brief is the result of a participatory research using citizen science methodologies where women have acted as co-researchers talking in first person about endometriosis in Catalonia. The research aims to explain and raise awareness about how endometriosis is experienced and how it affects people’s overall health, as well as for the women themselves to generate first-person recommendations to improve diagnostic and care services. This Policy Brief is aimed at policy makers and health professionals.

Waste pilot (Catalonia): Summary of Results

A citizen science project to improve the selective waste collection system in Mollet del Vallès 2022.

This citizen science pilot aimed to contribute to the improvement of the separate waste collection system in Mollet del Vallès (Barcelona), involving 60 students from 4 secondary schools to explore citizens’ preferences towards innovative separate collection systems (smart bins and door-to-door) and the variables that may act as possible facilitators or barriers to their implementation, using a digital waste game called “Dilemma R” which has a great potential for replicability in other municipalities.

Policy Briefs

Policy Brief

This Policy Brief outlines recommendations for policymakers willing to embark on citizen engagement actions for research and innovation and promote institutional changes in terms of RRI embedding within regional governments.

These recommendations are grounded in the lessons learned by project partners in the implementation of TRANSFORM in the first 15 months of its lifetime within the three clusters involved in the project (Brussels Capital Region – Belgium; Catalonia – Spain; Lombardy – Italy) and cross-cluster activities.

Publications

Translating tools and indicators in territorial RRI

Thomas Völker, Marzia Mazzonetto, Rasmus Slaattelid, Roger Strand
DOI 10.3389/frma.2022.1038970

By a series of calls within the Horizon 2020 framework programme, the EU funded projects intended to deploy Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) at a territorial level, in regional research and innovation ecosystems. This paper presents efforts to document and evaluate the achievements in TRANSFORM, one of these projects.

Evaluative conversations: Translating between diverse stakeholders in regional RRI projects

Holtrop, Tjitske and Meijer, Ingeborg and Otero-Hermida, Paula and Amanatidis, Anestis and Buongiovanni, Chiara and Casale, Donatella and Colonnello, Claudia and Deserti, Alessandro and Feudo, Fabio and Hartman, Alan and Hörlesberger, Marianne and Ipolyi, Ildiko M. and Nguyen, Nhien and Nieminen, Mika and Quinti, Gabriele and Ravn, Tine and Rizzo, Francesca and Schmittinger, Felicitas and Steinhaus, Norbert and Strand, Roger and Völker, Thomas and Wintjes, René and Yagmaei, Emad
DOI 10.22163/fteval.2022.544

Innovazione nella partecipazione dei cittadini al decision making pubblico e nuove istituzioni democratiche. Cavalcare l’onda della deliberazione

The Italian translation of the OECD report: Innovative Citizen Participation and New Democratic Institutions I Catching the deliberative wave

The Italian version of the Highlights 2020 of the OECD report “Innovative Citizen Participation and New Democratic Institutions: Catching the Deliberative Wave” aims to contribute to spreading the culture of public deliberation and provide effective tools for citizen engagement in public policy making in Italy.

Give citizens a seat at the table

by Angela Simone & Mario Calderini

Participatory methods and social innovation improve trust in science, and ensure that research meets social needs. They should be more widely adopted in Italy.

Read the full article ‘Give citizens a seat at the table’, co-authored by the TRANSFORM Project Coordinator, Angela Simone (Fondazione Giannino Bassetti) on citizen engagement and social innovation and their potential to shape the future of R&I in Italy. The article was recently published in Nature Italy, the regional digital magazine, published by Springer Nature, reporting on scientific research and issues of science policy in Italy.