Description: PRISMA was an EU Horizon 2020 project (2017–2019) that piloted Responsible Research and Innovation in industrial R&D settings. Working with eight companies in sectors like healthcare, nanotech, and AI, PRISMA helped integrate ORRI principles into product development. It produced a practical RRI roadmap for companies, outlining how to embed ethical and societal considerations (governance, in effect) into corporate innovation management. The roadmap and pilot case studies cover actions such as stakeholder dialogues, risk evaluation of new tech, and adjustments to governance (e.g., including external ethics advisors in projects). PRISMA’s work culminated in a CEN workshop agreement (CWA 17796) – a new guideline standard for responsibility in innovation strategies.
Key Resources: The PRISMA roadmap document and its pilot case study reports are essential resources. They provide lessons learned for each company pilot, detailing challenges and successful practices in implementing RRI (for example, how a multinational adjusted its internal governance by setting up an ethical advisory board for an autonomous system project). The roadmap gives step-by-step guidance aligned with existing frameworks like ISO 9001 (quality management) but extending to societal impacts. Also notable is the “Responsible Innovation: CSR and RRI” guide RIVM published in connection to PRISMA.
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How It Helps Researchers: PRISMA translates high-level principles into the business context, which is invaluable for researchers in industry or public-private projects. It helps them convince management to support responsible practices by showing economic and reputational benefits. For example, a researcher can use PRISMA tools to organize a stakeholder workshop to get feedback on a prototype, or to perform an ethical impact assessment early in R&D. This improves the governance of innovation in the company – products are more likely to meet public expectations and regulatory requirements, and researchers avoid costly pivots later by catching issues early. Overall, PRISMA’s resources empower researchers to be agents of change within companies, bringing ORRI values into corporate decision-making.
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