Description: ORBIT is a UK-based platform (originating from a collaboration between Oxford and De Montfort University, with EPSRC support) that provides training and services for Responsible Research and Innovation in the ICT sector. It functions as a community resource to help ICT researchers incorporate ORRI principles, notably by offering tools for self-assessment, project review, and networking on ethical and governance issues. ORBIT’s aim is to support ICT R&D communities in undertaking their work responsibly, ensuring that research processes and outcomes in digital tech are socially desirable and acceptable.
Key Resources: ORBIT’s website (orbit-rri.org) hosts an RRI self-assessment tool tailored to ICT, case studies of real ICT research projects and how they addressed governance (e.g., privacy or bias concerns), and an open-access journal on responsible innovation in ICT. It also provides consultancy and training courses on implementing governance frameworks in tech development. These resources are informed by UK research council policies and computer ethics research.https://innovation-compass.eu/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/ORBIT-presentation_Bernd-Stahl.pdf#:~:text=ORBIT%20will%20provide%20information%20and,and%20innovation%20are%20socially%20desirable
How It Helps Researchers: ORBIT offers very direct, practical support. For example, a researcher developing an AI system can use ORBIT’s self-assessment to check if they have considered data governance, transparency, risk mitigation, etc. If gaps are found, ORBIT guides on how to address them (perhaps by convening a stakeholder workshop or improving documentation for accountability). By using ORBIT, ICT researchers can better comply with governance expectations (like the need for ethical AI), avoid project pitfalls (e.g., public backlash over misuse of technology), and enhance the social value of their innovations. It effectively bridges theoretical ORRI principles with the day-to-day decisions in tech research projects.
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