What does social responsibility of science and innovation mean?
Again, this broader context is brought to bear on the area of research and development through a new focus that should increasingly include the R&D&I policies of Europe and its Member States. Scientific and technological research is not only an essential instrument for economic progress and for contributing knowledge to the marketplace; it is also a crucial instrument for providing solutions to the social problems of exclusion and poverty. Just as in recent decades we have firmly incorporated ethical criteria into the scientific and technology culture to establish acceptable standards for the technological research and development activity, we should now develop a culture of social responsibility for this activity. The science and innovation policies, the programs for funding and focusing this activity and the researchers themselves should all support the values of social responsibility and value enhancement of the research potential to alleviate poverty. This needs transferring to the
