Lessons Learned per Researchers and Scientists

RRI Roadmap Milestone 2

• Provide enough time for the presentation of science outcomes and sharing knowledge from research point of view;
• Improve science literacy and research applicability to increase awareness on the specific issue.

RRI Roadmap Milestone 3

• Identify and invite the right number of participants representing all necessary science fields to create a viable action plan. Participant recruiting is time-consuming and must be planned well in advance of the workshop.

RRI Roadmap Milestone 4

• Focus on the concept and its tools when explaining RRI to participants;
• Develop partnerships for science outreach actions;
• Encourage researchers to voice their opinions on marine issues in the media focusing on economic, environmental and social needs to enable the uptake of new technologies;
• Multidisciplinary research considers the sustainability vector is key.

RRI Roadmap Milestone 5

• Implement a coherent national monitoring programme;
• Develop new methods of governance for engaging citizens through public awareness and politics;
• Increase knowledge on deep sea minerals occurrences and their economic;
• Develop new capacities for studying and a performing monitoring;
• Conduct studies of renewable energy on the Black Sea coastal area;
• Developing a spatial plan specific to zoning of areas of offshore renewables;
• Develop a national strategy for coastal management and coastal protection;
• Develop a coastal protection strategy that is fit for purpose by all stakeholders;
• Focus on RRI issues by prompting participants to talk more about how researchers can be enrolled in all actions generated and how other stakeholders can be useful to researchers;
• Define SMART common vision and actions towards a specific goal and project.

RRI Roadmap Milestone 6

• Develop new tools and infrastructures of research on marine resources, particularly in inaccessible depths, but also for monitoring the marine environment, stocks of biomass or still unwanted algae;
• Carry out studies on potential impact of the investment in offshore wind energy to develop them;
• Encourage scientists and NGO's to popularize the different aspects of marine biotechnology through science café, forums, open days etc;
• Involve senior/retired scientific experts to communicate on marine biotechnologies in layman's terms to ensure that the general public becomes familiar with the topic;
• Promote researchers qualifications to find new bio applications for products answering societal needs;
• Implement training and guidance for careers around marine biotechnologies to reduce marine pollution;
• Contribute with knowledge and conceptual frameworks that support interaction, collaboration and holistic recommendations based on research experience;
• Make scientific information reliable and easily accessible to citizens and stakeholders;
• Science & Education and Open Access have a vital role in achieving success in the development of sustainable tourism ventures within Marine Protected Areas;
• Initiate open access through public offices also to non-governmental stakeholders;
• Provide Open Access to data for a proactive response to societal challenges;
• Start measuring and collecting marine scientific data on board different non-scientific vessels.

RRI Roadmap Milestone 7

• Analyse the impact of plumes and waste produced by Deep Sea Mining exploitation;
• Enhance control mechanisms of research and innovation outputs, according to ethical rules.

RRI Roadmap Milestone 8

• Organise regular follow-up workshops by involving more decision makers to anchor change;
• Ensure that funding will be secured for action plan execution and follow up actions;
• Use the media and science mediators to make society aware about research and innovation results;
• Open university faculties, strongly connected with wind farms to help the sustainable development of renewable energy;
• Scale up research and bring responses to sustainable development of offshore wind farms with Science education;
• Train educators and information relays on marine biotechnologies to develop them in the field of marine pollution;
• Attract private investments and develop national projects;
• Attract students into engineering courses;
• Communicate broadly and raise wide awareness about the specific initiative to anchor change;
• Raise the attractiveness of science studies by illustrating the application of science in societal issues;
• Create higher awareness on technological achievements from challenging and cutting edge successful projects to attract skilled people to work in the sector;
• Disseminate research and innovation outcomes that have societal relevance for ethical acceptability;
• Ethical issues are highly important in maintaining the sustainable operation of the vessels while safeguarding the environment;
• Provide free and easier access to the results of the studies;
• Translate in easy-to-understand messages research outputs and results for better dissemination. Consider using science mediators;
• Improving education/training;
• Claim for an international coordination to identify the possible impacts of innovations.

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