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PRO-Ethics' overall objective is to create a comprehensive, co-developed, tested, and widely consulted Ethics Framework that enables a more effective handling of the ethical dimensions of innovation, with a special focus on the engagement of non-traditional stakeholders in participative innovation, to the benefit of more relevant, fair and effective innovation activities. The events planned in the course of the project are tailored to this objective, covering all steps necessary to ensure both the highest quality standard and maximum uptake of the core outputs of PRO-Ethics, with the highest possible benefit to the end-users of the PRO-Ethics Framework and Practical Guidelines. This document constitutes deliverable D7.3 List of Events, giving an overview of all planned events of the PRO-Ethics project. DISCLAIMER: The present Deliverable has been submitted to the European Commission for review. The information and views set out in this report are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of the European Union. Neither the European Union institutions and bodies nor any person acting on their behalf may be held responsible for the use which may be made of the information contained therein.

The present deliverable is the main output of Task 5.1, which entails the development of a Monitoring and Evaluation Concept. This concept is aimed specifically at the eleven Pilot cases of the PRO-Ethics project, which in turn serve as real live experiments of participatory approaches in research and innovation funding. The pilots are organised in two phases, intended to maximise the possible impact of the project. To this end, the four ongoing Phase I Pilot Cases are reviewed and the learnings applied to create the seven Phase II Pilot Cases. The D5.1 Monitoring and Evaluation Concept thus serves to monitor and evaluate the present Pilots, as well as to create, monitor, and evaluate the new Pilots of Phase II. Beyond the confines of the PRO-Ethics project, the Monitoring and Evaluation Concept should also be applicable outside the project consortium in other programmes and processes with participatory elements. Because of this, the present Concept aims for a rather abstract approach to monitoring and evaluation, to ensure broad applicability. DISCLAIMER: The present Deliverable has been submitted to the European Commission for review. The information and views set out in this report are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of the European Union. Neither the European Union institutions and bodies nor any person acting on their behalf may be held responsible for the use which may be made of the information contained therein.

Throughout the year of 2020, the PRO-Ethics project has enabled the research funding organisations (RFOs) in its consortium to reflect on their so-named Pilot I cases and showcase some of their prior experiences in working with participatory approaches in RFO activities. For this process, four hosting RFOs (FFG, VDI/VDE-IT, RCN and Innoviris) have partnered with four supporting RFOs (CDTI, TAČR, RCL, UEFISCDI) who contributed to a reflection and analysis process with their external and new perspectives. In this first phase of the project the RFOs reflected on their already existing participation processes with different means and from different perspectives, resulting in a diversity of insights. The present report provides insights into the ongoing reflections of the Pilots and provides lessons learnt from the first four cases of phase I. It summarises a variety of experiences which differ from each other and enables a deeper understanding of the difficulty and diversity of participatory processes. Furthermore, it gives insight into the different ways the RFO partners deal with ethical issues and risks. The experiences and lessons learnt from Pilot I summarised in this report will serve as basis for the development of the phase II Pilots, where RFOs design and implement new cases within the aforementioned action fields of participation. DISCLAIMER: The present deliverable has been submitted to the European Commission for review. The information and views set out in this report are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of the European Union. Neither the European Union institutions and bodies nor any person acting on their behalf may be held responsible for the use which may be made of the information contained therein.

Aiming at designing a comprehensive approach to ethics and participation, this study encompasses general features and configurations of ethics in the field of research and innovation, to further connect them with participatory practices broadly understood. Taking stock of the overall blurred vision that R&I literature and practices manifest in regards with participation, this critical review faces this challenge by opening up the meanings of participation and offering a multi-layered approach, combining theoretical considerations with policy-making and empirical forms. Participation can be considered as the epitome of innovation ethics, provided its multidimensionality, and the depth and nature of the involvement, are clarified at the outset. DISCLAIMER: The present Deliverable has been submitted to the European Commission for review. The information and views set out in this report are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of the European Union. Neither the European Union institutions and bodies nor any person acting on their behalf may be held responsible for the use which may be made of the information contained therein.

Effective stakeholder engagement is essential if PRO-Ethics is to have lasting, sustainable impact. PRO-Ethics needs to draw on the expertise of organisations outside the consortium in order to develop a robust ethics framework and practical, usable guidelines for assessing the ethics of participation processes in innovation processes. Its wider impact also depends on results being taken up and used by organisations beyond the consortium. Work Package 4 is designed to ensure that key stakeholders are meaningfully involved in PRO-Ethics from an early stage and throughout the project. Task 4.3, dialogue with ethics committees and research integrity (RI) bodies, is designed to facilitate this process. This document describes the results of PRO-Ethics' initial steps to engage this key set of stakeholders. It presents findings from a set of interviews and a workshop conducted between July and September 2020. These activities engaged important stakeholder organisations for PRO-Ethics at both the national and regional levels, including the European Network of Research Integrity Offices (ENRIO), the European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities (ALLEA), and the European Network of Research Ethics Committees (EUREC, a PRO-Ethics partner), as well as academic institutions. DISCLAIMER: The present Deliverable has been submitted to the European Commission for review. The information and views set out in this report are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of the European Union. Neither the European Union institutions and bodies nor any person acting on their behalf may be held responsible for the use which may be made of the information contained therein.