Collaboration between UK and China, for creating science exhibitions together These project showcases describes the onsite experiences four science centres/ exhibitions in China, designed by UK museum & exhibition design firm. The project showcases will focus on the collaboration for creating a challenging environment and present a classification of possible tool functionalities. Project name: Putian Science Centre Fujian Science Centre Hong Kong Space Museum

NAVI for Research Museums – New Approaches to Valorization and Knowledge Dissemination Research museums of the Leibniz Association execute scientific research and gain knowledge and results which are also stored digitally. The project thus focuses on dissemination and valorization of digital content and considers possible target groups, a twofold perspective of freely accessible content and charges, and criteria to identify contents’ potentials. It is necessary to collect and record tangible and intangible assets within the museum and to identify potentials in order to develop recommendations, business models and strategies how to use digital content in order to exploit its full potential.

KALRO science centre corner is rooting so fast and already making impact to the community through youth engagement with Science. Visiting schools & students on attachments have appreciated the concept. A fully fledged first informal science centre is proposed for Kenya. A church approach was used to bring youth together. 120 youth participated. Purchase of exhibition/play materials was funded by the science centre. Motivation exhibits, sign language and science plays were deployed. The group appreciated Science in forming a key part in their lives and as such acknowledged the need to better understand of science through informal science centres.

Ark of Inquiry project aims to raise awareness of pupils to Responsible Research and Innovation by promoting an interest in science through inquiry learning. In the project a platform is developed through which inquiry-based activities will be made available across Europe. This platform will bring together activities, learners and supporters (teachers, university students, researchers, staff of museums). To support teachers, the project will provide face-to-face trainings. Furthermore, we will develop supportive web-based materials for those working with the Ark of Inquiry project. The project is coordinated by the Tartu University and it involves 13 partners from 12 countries. Ellinogermaniki Agogi is responsible for building community of users of the projects both teachers and science centres and museums staff

Social Cooperation and Sharing in Science Museums— Take SSTM’s Exhibiting Innovation as an Example The talk centers on “exhibiting education”, which is an important part to show museum’s core competitiveness. We have both successful cases and lessons to learn on cooperation with society, such as cooperation on exhibits development with enterprises, museum education kits with school science teachers, science communication forum with scientists or academicians, and other practices with museum colleagues and media. Through cooperation with social resources, we have made innovations in many aspects and make up for our disadvantages and overcome some resources-lacking bottlenecks.

Nowadays, talking about research and innovation implies a deep reflection on themes such as responsibility and sustainability according to the European paradigm of RRI. Sapienza University is working on this through the USR-NET Erasmus project, aiming at creating a network of social responsible universities. The university is also joining policies’ tables focused on research and innovation impacts. To this regard we would like presenting our experience on: - social, environmental and economic sustainability in innovative products and processes according to the triple bottom line; - Corporate Social Responsibility for Universities; - public engagement, both in terms of stakeholders’ involvement and transparency.

Coordinated by Ecsite, Sparks is an engagement project on technology shifts in health and medicine. Its aim is to raise awareness and communicate the concept of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) to Europeans in 29 countries. Sparks will organise an interactive touring exhibition and 230 innovative participatory activities such as science cafés, pop-up science shops, incubation activities and scenario workshops. Sparks’ methodology emphasises interdisciplinary and participatory approaches to promote RRI in relation to health. This is a highly relevant research topic which is able to motivate citizens’ and other stakeholders’ engagement in science and research.