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Stakeholder engagement in food and health innovation research programming – key learnings and policy recommendations from the INPROFOOD project
Author(s) -
Gemen R.,
Breda J.,
Coutinho D.,
Fernández Celemín L.,
Khan S.,
Kugelberg S.,
Newton R.,
Rowe G.,
Strähle M.,
Timotijevic L.,
Urban C.,
Zolotonosa M.,
Hadwiger K.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
nutrition bulletin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.933
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1467-3010
pISSN - 1471-9827
DOI - 10.1111/nbu.12127
Subject(s) - stakeholder , pace , stakeholder engagement , european commission , public relations , key (lock) , political science , business , knowledge management , european union , computer science , geography , computer security , geodesy , economic policy
Europe recognises the need for technological innovation along with the importance of bridging the gap between science and society. The E uropean Commission has developed a strategy to foster public engagement and a sustained two‐way dialogue between science and civil society, and has set up a framework for R esponsible R esearch and I nnovation. The EU ‐funded project INPROFOOD aimed to find new ways to establish dialogue and mutual learning among stakeholders meant to inform subsequent work and future initiatives towards R esponsible R esearch and I nnovation. More specifically, INPROFOOD aimed to: (1) increase understanding of the landscapes of food and health innovation research programming; (2) adapt, test and evaluate the application of different stakeholder engagement methods to the area of food and health innovation research programming, which included E uropean A wareness S cenario W orkshops, P lay D ecide games and an O pen S pace conference; and (3) to develop an action plan to progress towards R esponsible R esearch and I nnovation in this domain. The latter entailed a so‐called M obilisation and M utual L earning A ction P lan, which lays down a concrete framework for inclusive stakeholder involvement at different stages of the research and innovation process, with tangible key actions in five priority areas.