In this episode of Responsible Innovation 100, René discusses why great innovation policies unleash human agency - and how this relates to trust in society. 

About Rene:

Dr Dr.Phil. René von Schomberg is a philosopher and an STS scholar. He graduated as an agricultural scientist from Wageningen University, was a European Union Fellow at George Mason University (USA) in 2007, and was with the European Commission from 1998 to 2021. René is currently a senior research fellow at the Kate Hamburger Kolleg, International Centre for advanced studies: Cultures of Research, RWTH university of Aachen, Germany. He is also a Guest Professor at the Technical University of Darmstadt.  

René is the author/editor of 15 books, and his publications appeared in a half dozen languages. He is the first editor of the most comprehensive book on responsible innovation to date: The International Handbook on Responsible Innovation. A global resource (Edward Elgar, 2019). He also runs a blog, which provides various free downloadable documents on responsible innovation, socio-economic aspects of emerging technologies, ethics and open science. 

Find out more about René:

*Personal website/responsible innovation blog: https://renevonschomberg.wordpress.com

*Previous interview (YouTube): https://youtu.be/whzOZAVFuc0

*LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/renevonschomberg/

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Responsible Innovation 100

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