For IRD, enhancing the impact of research in Global South counties is consistent with an equitable scientific partnership based on the co-development of programmes and a spirit of responsibility and accountability towards developing countries.
Its commitment to a responsible innovation process is fuelled by increased awareness of the Institute’s contribution to the emergence of “common” goods, inasmuch as the Institute’s researchers have been involved in the preservation of local “commons” in the Global South (forests, water resources, soils, biodiversity hot spots) and in the creation of numerous “information commons” for a long time.
Consequently, responsible innovation and commons theory encourage IRD to adopt an approach that promotes differentiated solutions adapted to local contexts for its commercial exploitation activities.
In terms of training, the objective is also to develop actions in conjunction with partners, with a view to training future researchers in key sustainable development topics, and contributing to the creation of networks of research lecturers and researchers in the Global South.