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Including ethics in economic policy decisions
How can you include citizens’ ethical considerations in real-world economic policy analysis? In the MVI-project Participatory Value Evaluation: a new assessment model for promoting social acceptance of sustainable energy policies, researchers from Delft University of Technology and VU Amsterdam further develop a new assessment tool that does exactly that. The research combines insights from Economics, Philosophy, Political Science, Environment and Natural Resources.
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Getting a grip on gas discussions - interview with Goda Perlaviciute
The role of gas in a sustainable energy transition is controversial. MVI researcher Goda Perlaviciute explains how she works together with private partners on controversial topics like these, and maintains an objective position as a researcher. Extraction of natural gas in the Netherlands and the earthquakes it induces in Groningen, risks and benefits of shale gas, advantages and disadvantages of biogas: gas is under constant public debate. ‘Gas is often presented as a relatively clean or green energy source, for example by the gas industry. Yet, some see this representation as misleading or even untruthful. Clearly, perceptions of gas are diverse and sometimes even conflicting’, says environmental psychologist Goda Perlaviciute from the University of Groningen.
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Steering discussions on automated driving
Automated driving comes with a variety of philosophical, psychological, ethical and legal issues to be solved. The NWO Responsible Innovation project Meaningful Human Control over Automated Driving Systems explores questions that arise in the context of self-driving vehicles.
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Links to miscallaneous information on and output of NWO-MVI
List of information on and output of NWO-MVI
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De toekomst van drones
Of we dat nu wenselijk vinden of niet, drones zijn er nu eenmaal. Peter-Paul Verbeek onderzoekt – in samenwerking met de bedrijven UAV international en Clear Flight Solutions - in zijn project hoe we er verantwoord mee kunnen omgaan.
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Big data based on trust
We share a lot of personal information through digital channels, ranging from automatic bank transactions to search engines. However, the collection, storage, analysis and use of large amounts of personal data raise acute ethical and societal questions.
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Developing & Implementing Smart Grids in India
Video introduction by Johanna Höffken to the Dutch Government NWO-MVI funded 'Developing & Implementing Smart Grids in India' project based at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e).
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Trust in the bio-based economy
In this responsible innovation project, researchers identified the expected social barriers to the transition towards a bio-based economy and how these can be overcome.
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A role for emotions in design
Emotions play an important role in the debate on innovations such as wind parks, robot carers and genetically-modified food. A team of MVI researchers is investigating the role of these emotions in the design of socially-responsible innovations.
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The MVI practice: Anticipating the future
Responsible innovation (MVI, from the Dutch Maatschappelijk verantwoord innoveren) means taking ethical and societal aspects into account as early as the design phase of a new technology. Paulien Herder, professor at Delft University of Technology, explains what the NWO-MVI approach means in practise.
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The value of new energy systems
If the transition to a sustainable energy supply is to succeed, an integrated approach that includes research into ethical and societal aspects is required. Several projects are being carried out in the NWO-MVI research programme in this field, and project leaders Rolf Künneke and Machiel Mulder tell us about their research.
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Verantwoord bedrijfsmodel voor Afrikaanse gewassen
How should African countries implement intellectual property rights in such a way that they encourage organisations to focus their innovative capacities on breeding local plant varieties, while at the same time protecting smallholders? Project leader Bram de Jonge is trying to find an answer.
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