Good practices in responsible innovation

Innovation has the potential to drive economic growth, to promote sustainable development and to improve health, lifestyle and well-being. However, negative consequences of development, brought awareness that it is not only important to innovate, but also to innovate responsibly. Thus, during recent years, the concept of Responsible Innovation (RI) has gained increased attention and become embedded in the development endeavours of the European Union. As a result of this focused effort and attention on the topic, high quality theoretical knowledge is available accumulated in project documents, publications and policy recommendations. Despitethegrowing interest of responsible development models and findings of framework conditions and elements, limitations and obstacles persist in the application of the theoretical frame in practice. Thus, the practical application of RI is still an undiscovered area. The goal of this study is to review and shortly systematize the most important points of theoretical knowledge regarding RI as a base for practical implementation and also to connect these findings with specific examples. Presenting projects, practices and endeavours which were designed for the conscious implementation and testing of RI will fill in the gap currently existing in the application of RI models. As a result, a comprehensive picture will be available about nature and the embedded potential of Responsible Innovation