Met4Tech Responsible Innovation Workshop

The UKRI Interdisciplinary Circular Economy Centre for Technology Metals (Met4Tech) is one of five new Circular Economy (CE) Centres, that will explore circular economy solutions for material flows to provide environmental benefits and promote the UK economy. The technology metals include: Lithium, Cobalt, Rare Earths, Platinum group, Tin, Tungsten, Tantalum, and many others. These strategic metals are needed for most of the key applications and technologies required for clean transport, communications, and the energy transition towards Net Zero carbon.

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The aim of this workshop is to outline draft guidelines for responsible innovation related to creating a technology metals circular economy.

This Met4Tech Workshop will be a ‘deep dive’ exploration of key products containing technology metals, and will explore how past events and turning points affected the future development and markets for these products, through discussion of several Examples of Responsible Innovation (RI). The workshop participants (industry partners, researchers, policy-makers) will share the ‘learning lessons’ gained from the past/present situations and talk about the needs for more responsible innovation in future. The main aim of this workshop is to outline draft guidelines for responsible innovation that can be applied towards the establishment of the National Virtual Data Observatory (NVO), working together with project partners on the new Case Studies, and the development of the new Technology Metals Circular Economy Roadmap. These guidelines will be revisited throughout the project, so please join us for this very important initial workshop on Responsible Innovation. <h3>WORKSHOP PROGRAMME</h3>9:30 	Welcome &amp; Introduction – Prof. Frances Wall (PI - Met4Tech, Exeter) and Prof. Frank Boons (Manchester)9:40 	Break-Out Groups – First Session: Examples of Responsible Innovation <ol><li>	Catalytic Convertors – Platinum Group metals</li><li>	Lithium Ion Batteries – Lithium, Cobalt</li><li>	Nano-Applications – Silver</li><li>	Mobile Phones - Tantalum</li></ol>10:25 	What did we learn about Responsible Innovation? – Prof. Frank Boons and Dr Gavin Harper (Birmingham) 10:35 	Coffee/Tea Break 11:00	Break-Out Groups – Second Session: Exploring the Needs for RI Guidelines <ol><li>	Setting up the National Virtual Observatory Database</li><li>	Working with Industry Partners</li><li>	Developing the Roadmap</li></ol>11:30 	Plenary Session – Defining the Guidelines for Responsible Innovation - Prof Frances Wall and Prof. Frank Boons 12:15 	Close of Workshop<h3>DEFINING RESPONSIBLE INNOVATION</h3>Responsible Innovation is defined by Von Schomberg as a transparent and interactive process by which societal actors and innovators actively engage with each other to ensure the (ethical) acceptability, sustainability and societal desirability of the innovation process and its marketable products. In the context of Met4Tech, this activity covers: <ul><li>engagement with stakeholders and their values during the development of new technologies/business models and technology metals circular economy roadmap; </li><li>uncovering potential unintended consequences of innovations and avoiding them; and</li><li>handling any contestation of technologies and business practices (i.e. responsible sourcing) and ensuring a move towards more ethical and sustainable (circular) practices. </li></ul><h3>CONTACTS:</h3>For further information please contact: Met4Tech@Exeter.ac.uk •	Ms Carol Pettit, Project Manager, Exeter CSM-IIB•	Ms Alexandra Sweeney, Project Coordinator, Exeter CSM-IIB

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