An Introduction to Responsible Research and Innovation

This policy brief aims to contribute to a better understanding of this increasingly topical concept, while focusing on one of its core features: Open Access. To achieve this aim, it provides an overview of the concept and its emergence within the policy discourse of the EU and beyond, examines its key components, placing particular focus on the central place of Open Access within the RRI framework, and concludes with recommendations for the development of initiatives to further strengthen RRI.