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Acknowledgement of the social and cultural variations by the innovation reinforces

and facilitates its acceptance and the operationalization in the society. A new

product with sophisticated technology with modernized equipment may be
innovative, but not ethically and socially acceptable (eg: atomic bomb). A value-

driven, ethically acceptable innovations which had been adequately researched

would be helpful for the development of mankind (de Morais & Stückelberger,
2014).

Transition of Medical Science from reactive to proactive is brought about by the

research and innovations which is inseparable from ethical issues. Therefore the
researchers, industries, funding bodies, ethics review committees and the other

regulatory bodies should be aware of the potential ethical issues, disclose and need
to follow the actions mitigating the risks(Sedda, Gasparri, & Spaggiari, 2019). A

systematic review focusing on the organizational characteristics of the

implementation of innovations has highlighted methodological issues related to
innovations such as inconsistency of theory, absence of standard reporting criteria

for research, validity and reliability. Therefore has been recommended to adhere to

the universal ethical standards (Belmont Report, 1979;(Karsh, 2012; Lantos, 2020)
and to test the innovation among diverse settings and target populations before

adopting (Allen et al., 2017). The management of innovation related ethical issues is
not independent. The analysis of the ethical aspect of the innovation is a

responsibility of the institution of its origin. When the innovation is introduced by an
institution, inventor needs to follow the research guidelines and the specific code of

ethics of the institution. If the institution is from the state sector or university where

academics are involved, the public shows more interest, perhaps due to the trust on
academics and state sector. Hence, the institution needs to arrange its research

policy/ guidelines, monitoring and governance for responsible innovation adhering
to the ethical principles and social accountability to sustain public trust (Miller et al.,

2015).

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