Thirteen organizations from seven EU countries, Malaysia, Chile and Japan, joined forces with the support of the EU Programme FP7-SiS,  to create a network of stakeholders that would adopt and diffuse a common understanding in Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) between different actors in Europe and around the globe.  In doing so it will develop a model and provide a tool for international cooperation, involving the societal, policy and research stakeholders to these activities.

The RESPONSIBILITY project, which would last three years, was launched on 20-21st February 2013, in a kick-off Consortium meeting held at the Fraunhofer IPK premises in Berlin, Germany.