The Observatory for Responsible Innovation is an independent international think tank, created with the purpose of thinking and debating new measures, concepts and methods to foster responsibility in innovation.

We defend the view that, today, innovation develops at a very fast pace and generates unforeseen, sometimes problematic consequences that have to be taken into account, and that the value of innovation is a complex, controversial and, above all, collective issue. 

A yearly topic to identify emerging issues 

The Observatory seeks at accompanying a move towards a culture of responsibility in a variety of sectors facing today's high challenges: finance and the financial services industry in 2011, renewable energy in architecture in 2012.

Promoting the debate

The Observatory encourages the debate through its online publication Debating Innovation, its weblog as the key interactive space for discussion, regularly organizes special events and encounters and a yearly international conference.

Signaling smart initiatives in responsible innovation

The Observatory awards remarkable initiatives in the field of responsible innovation each year through the Dufrénoy Prize for Responsible Innovation, a unique occasion to provide a real expertise on the responsible features of a wide range of projects.

Informing policy decisions

The Observatory is attentive to responsible innovation in multiple areas, and develops policy initiatives through dedicated working groups, to collectively build new and oustanding proposals.