Responsible digital agri-food innovation in Australian and New Zealand public research organisations

Bibliographic Data

ID4446406
AuthorsMartin Espig (0000-0002-0682-1999, AgResearch Lincoln New Zealand, corresponding author), Simon Fielke (0000-0003-1166-231X, The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Canberra Australia), Susanna C Finlay‐smit (AgResearch Lincoln New Zealand), Susanna Finlay‐Smits (0000-0002-6331-9284, AgResearch), Susanna C Finlay‐Smits (AgResearch Lincoln New Zealand), Emma Jakku (0000-0001-8083-5785, The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Canberra Australia), James Turner (0000-0003-4396-3280, AgResearch), James A Turner (0000-0003-4118-7548, AgResearch Lincoln New Zealand), Cathy Robinson (0000-0002-3453-572X, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation), Cathy J Robinson (The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Canberra Australia), Cass Hunter (The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Canberra Australia), Jacqueline Lacey (0000-0002-7559-0143, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation), Justine Lacey (The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Canberra Australia)
Year2022
Volume62
Issue2
Pages389-409
Publication date2022-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSociologia Ruralis (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0038-0199 • E-ISSN: 1467-9523
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/soru.12370
OpenAlexW4214601800
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited78

This article analyses digital agricultural technologies (agtech) innovation in two public research organisations in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand through the lens of responsible innovation (RI), and how corresponding activities were realised in practice. Four virtual workshops explored the operationalisation of RI and its efficacy in digital agtech development. Thematic analysis of workshop materials provided scope to assess the recognised and realised value of RI in both digital agtech programmes, which we found lagging behind RI's full, perhaps idealised, potential. The value proposition of RI can, therefore, not be taken for granted without support for its operationalisation and institutionalisation. Given growing demands on public research organisations to responsibly develop transformational research and innovation, the article outlines recommendations for turning RI aspirations into situated research practices. We conclude that the next phase of agtech innovation should align with the co-evolution of rural social research and its contribution to more responsible digital agtech innovation

Aotearoa · Digital Literacy · Institutionalisation · Lagging · Political science · Public relations · Scope (computer science) · Situated · Sociology · Transformational leadership · Agricultural Innovations and Practices · CRISPR and Genetic Engineering · Organic Food and Agriculture

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