The VERITY protocol has open science and stakeholder participation at its core considering society's needs regarding science, research and innovation.

Scientific advancements are not enough if they are not accompanied by sufficient consideration of societal perceptions and trust in science. To support this need, the VERITY project seeks to rebuild the relationship between science and society. VERITY overall approach is guided by three questions: (1) what people trust, (2) whom people trust and (3) how trust is built. VERITY focuses on re-defining the eco-system of trust and stewards of trust and connecting them with effective methods of enhancing trust in science through connecting five machines of trust, namely research ethics, research integrity, co-creation, technology assessment and benefit sharing. The end goal of the project is not only to build trust in scientific institutions, but also to encourage the alignment of scientific research with the public’s needs, expectations, and values.

VERITY combines multidisciplinary expertise, both from the social sciences and engineering, to synthesise existing knowledge to evaluate tools and methods for enhancing trust in science through original research and small-scale participatory activities, before producing the VERITY Protocol of Recommendations for "stewards of trust". VERITY brings forward interdisciplinary expertise to perform network analysis and execute interventions on social media, to validate the VERITY Protocol and alleviate practical barriers for its uptake in practice by different stakeholders. VERITY findings will be widely disseminated to different "stewards of trust", such as policymakers, research funding and performing organisations, higher education institutions and other research and innovation actors, to enhance societal trust in science and facilitate science-society co-creation.

To support these objectives, the VERITY project develops a protocol for so called "stewards of trust" to increase societal trust in science, research and innovation and the research and innovation institutions.The VERITY protocol will have open science and stakeholder participation at its core and consider society's needs, expectations and values regarding science, research and innovation. VERITY findings will be also widely disseminated to different "stewards of trust", such as policymakers, research funding and performing organisations, higher education institutions and other research and innovation actors, to enhance societal trust in science and facilitate science-society co-creation.

The project is coordinated by Trilateral and Trilateral UK (affiliated entity) - TRI. The Centre for Social Innovation - ZSI is leading work package 3 "Investigating and evaluating strategies, tools, and methods to guide trust".

Mitarbeiter/innen:

• Magª. Pamela Bartar, MAS (Projektleitung)
• M.A. Gábor Szüdi, PhD (Projektleitung)
• Magª. Andrea Christiane Mayr
• M.A. Gorazd A. Weiss

Bereich: Forschungspolitik & Entwicklung

Partner:

• European Network of Research Ethics Committees - EUREC
• Science Business Publishing Ltd

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Tags: citizen media, open science, RRI, science communication, trust in science