Engaging society in innovation and creativity

The trend of change from science and technology policy to science, technology and innovation (STI) policy becomes remarkable in Japan but also in Europe. Policymakers intend to break down the sense of economic and social stagnation by creating innovation driven by science and technology. In order to solve complex social issues, innovation is definitely essential. However, it is also obvious that creating “real” innovation needs some other elements than just the development of science and technology. Innovation needs integration of knowledge beyond disciplines. Recently the role of social science and humanities (SSH) in the innovation process is being highlighted and science, technology and innovation policy of many countries now expects SSH to play important role in conceiving, realizing and adjusting the policy.
Practical knowledge and involvement of the people is also important to create innovation. As an integration of diverse knowledge, the implementation of “Trans-disciplinary” research is requested to solve social issues in responding to social demand and create innovation that the society expects. “Trans-disciplinary” research requires involvement of non-academic sectors, namely co-design, co-production, co-delivery of research and its result with various stakeholders in society.
In this WS, French and Japanese researchers mostly from SSH will discuss the role of society and SSH in innovation and creativity.

Colloque organisé avec le soutien de l'IEA de Paris, du CNRS, du RISTEX (JST) et de la Toshiba International Foundation.

Contact and information: Ken Daimaru (ken.daimaru@ehess.fr) & Shiho Hamada (shiho.hamada@jst.go.jp)

Programme

Mardi 2 Juin  2015 (EHESS)

08h30-09h00 : Registration

09h00-09h10 : Opening remarks by Sandra Laugier (CNRS) and Sébastien Lechevalier (EHESS)

Keynote speeches (09h10-10h40)

• Moderator: Satoru OHTAKE (JST)

- Masahiro KURODA (Keio University) : “Redesigning “Science for Science, Technology and Innovation Policy” and “Roles of Social Sciences and Humanity””

- Dominique PESTRE (EHESS, Centre Koyre) : “The sciences between technology, economy and political regulations. Historical overview, current situation and normative principles”

Q&A with the audience

Coffee Break

10h40-13h00 : Session 1 : Innovation : past and present

• Moderator: Sandra LAUGIER (CNRS and Paris 1 University)

-Sayaka OKI (Hiroshima University) : "Innovation and its intellectual history : The necessity of questioning our built-in framework"

- Sawako TAKEUCHI (MCJP) : "New equilibrium between robotization and human conscience– learning from Toyota’s experiences"

- Bernd GRAMBOW (Ecole des Mines de Nantes, CNRS): "Innovation, science and society facing the environmental footprint of large scale technologies, such as nuclear industry"

- Maki UMEMURA (Cardiff Business School & EHESS, Michelin Fellow) : “Reforming innovation in Japan: On Science, Society, and paradigm shift in biomedicine”

- Mathias GIREL (ENS) : “Innovation, Progress and Acceleration”

Discussion and Q&A with the audience

Lunch Break

Session 2 : The role of SSH in science, technology and innovation

• Moderator: Tadashi KOBAYASHI (Osaka University)

14h30-15h40 : a. STI, social issues and risks

- Takehiro OHYA (Nagoya University) : “To Do, or Not to Do: Function of Social Sciences toward Innovation”

- Laura MAXIM (CNRS, Institut des sciences de la communication) : “Policy for rescuing innovation: a Franco-American example on green chemistry”

Discussion and Q&A with the audience

Coffe Break

15h45-17h30 : b. Interdisciplinarity : the contribution of SSH

- Sandra LAUGIER (CNRS and Paris 1 University) : “Interdisciplinarity and SSH”

- Arisa EMA (The University of Tokyo) : “We’ve been down this road before: AI boom and the Role of SSH”

- Suzanne DE CHEVEIGNE (CNRS, Centre Norbert Elias) : "Practicing Interdisciplinarity Around Climate Change"

Discussion and Q&A with the audience

Coffee Break

17h30-19h00 : Institutional presentations (part 1)

• Moderator: Sébastien LECHEVALIER (EHESS)

- Patrice BOURDELAIS (CNRS)

- Satoru OHTAKE (JST)

General Discussion - Moderator: Sébastien LECHEVALIER (EHESS)

 
Mercredi 3 Juin 2015 (IEA de Paris)

08h30-09h00 : Registration

08h55-09h00 : Welcome by Gretty Mirdal, director of the Paris Institute for Advanced Studies

Session 3: Society in innovation and creativity

• Moderator: Maki UMEMURA (Cardiff Business School & EHESS, Michelin Fellow)

09h00-10h40 : a. What societies expect from innovation

- Roberto FREGA (CEMS-IMM, CNRS) : “How democratic innovation can be? The case for democratic experimentalism”

-Tadamasa KIMURA (Rikkyo University) : “Rethinking “Information Society” as Discursive Imaginary to Probe Future in the Age of Artificial Intelligence or Posthuman”

- Frédéric JOULIAN (EHESS, Centre Norbert Elias) : “Between science and technology, the cultural technology revisited”

Discussion and Q&A with the audience

Coffee Break

10h45-12h45 : b. Inter and Trans-disciplinary research, social change, and well being

- Sébastien LECHEVALIER (EHESS) : “How taking into account social needs can contribute to the emergence of new industries. The case of personal robotics”

-Toshiya TSUJITA (Osaka University) : “Rethinking the Design Methods for Appropriate Technology: Some Implications for Japan”

Discussion and Q&A with the audience

Lunch Break

Official Ceremony

12h45-13h15 : Signature ceremony of the MoU between the JST and the EHESS

Satoru OHTAKE (JST)

Pierre-Cyrille HAUTCOEUR (EHESS)

13h15-13h30 : Visit of Hotel de Lauzun at the invitation of Gretty MIRDAL (IEA de Paris)

13h30-15h20 : b. Inter and Trans-disciplinary research, social change and well-being (continued)

• Moderator: Sayaka Oki (Hiroshima University)

- Emiko OCHIAI (Kyoto University & EHESS, Blaise Pascal Fellow) : “Social Innovation and the Innovation of World View: The True Contribution of SSH”

- Vanessa NUROCK (CRESPPA- Labtop, Paris 8 University) : “Innovation, responsibility and care in nanomedicine”

- Takayoshi KUSAGO (Kansai University) : “Creating a Sustainable Local Society : a Case of Local Revitalization and Innovation in Minamata”

Discussion and Q&A with the audience

Coffee Break

15h20-17h40: c. Social change and participation

What are the possibilities and issues of citizen participation in science? A France-Japan comparison.

- Stéphanie RUPHY (Pierre-Mendès France University, Grenoble) : “Public Participation in the Setting of Research Agenda: Challenges from a Philosophical Perspective”

- Elise DOMENACH (ENS Lyon) : “Blindness and denial in films on the 311 nuclear catastrophe”

- Tadashi KOBAYASHI (Osaka University) : “How was people’s voice heard? : A Trial of Public Consultation on Energy Policy after Fukushima”

Discussion and Q&A with the audience

Coffee Break

General discussion – Moderator: Sandra Laugier (CNRS) and Tadashi KOBAYASHI (Osaka University)

17h40-18h10: Institutional presentations (part 2)

• Moderator: Hiroshi Tsuda (JST)

- Marie-Françoise CHEVALLIER - LE GUYADER (IHEST)

Closing remarks by Tadashi KOBAYASHI (Osaka University)