Special Eurobarometer 401: survey summary on responsible research and innovation, science and technology

Eden, G (2014) Special Eurobarometer 401: survey summary on responsible research and innovation, science and technology. Journal of Responsible Innovation, 1 (1). pp. 129-132. ISSN 2329-9460

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Abstract

The Special Eurobarometer 401 is an opinion poll undertaken in Spring 2013 at the request of the European Commission (EC 2013). A “special” report is one that focuses on a specific thematic area. In this case, the Directorate-General for Research and Innovation commissioned the survey as a follow-on to the 2010 survey that examined European citizens’ general attitudes towards science and technology (S&T). The Eurobarometer was established in 1973 and is meant to measure European attitudes on a variety of issues at both a European Union (EU)- wide and national level. For this survey, more than 27,000 participants from different social and demographic groups across the 28 EU member states took part in face-to-face interviews. The 32-page summary reviewed here includes findings analysed both at the EU level and by country.