Dialogue
Here you find further links and information about nanotechnologies networks
The social process of forming opinions on the issues of nanotechnology is underway. A broad public discussion takes place in different areas, eg in the dialogues of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research.
Policy and experts are aware that a technology such as nanotechnology that reaches far into the future and affects so many areas of everyday life has to be examined early on its acceptance in society as well as citizens should be integrated in dialogue processes.
Other information platforms:
Germany:
NanoDialogue of the German Government. Experts from industry, academia, governmental agencies and non governmental organisations deliberated and discussed the chances and risks of nanomaterials. End of 2006, the German Federal Government’s NanoKommission was appointed, which was headed by retired state secretary Wolff-Michael Catenhusen.
Further information can be found here.
The nanoTruck, a touring exhibition and communication centre, which presents nanotechnology live: http://www.nanotruck.de/en/
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Information platform Nano-Safety (in German only): http://www.nano-sicherheit.de
NanoNetzwerkHessen (in German only): the initiative aims to pool existing expertise at Hessian universities, to initiate collaborations and to extend nanotechnology in Hessen further. Coordinator of the NanoNetzwerkHessen is the University of Kassel: http://www.nanonetzwerkhessen.de/
nanodaten.de offers information about existing products, methods and demands: http://www.nanodaten.de
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The Institute of Applied Ecology assesses existing technologies and developments relating to new technologies in collaboration with partners from science, politics, industry and civic groups. Close liaison ensures that environmental, economic, legal and social considerations can be integrated into the research process at an early stage and taken into account throughout the product’s life cycle: http://www.oeko.de/ |
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NanoBioNet e.V. is a network of universities, research institutes, hospitals, and private |
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CeNIDE, Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen: http://www.uni-due.de/cenide/ |
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nanovalley.eu, an Initiative for SME: http://www.nanovalley.eu/en/ |
nanoproducts.de - the nanotechnology product database is an extensive product database for innovative nanotechnology products, materials, appliances and technologies from the fields of nanotechnology and surface technology: http://www.nanoproducts.de/
Austria:
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NanoTrust is a research project for the integrative analysis of the state of knowledge on the health and environmental risks of nanotechnology, the NanoTrust Team offers on an irregular basis dossiers, approximately three to six page summaries of the state of knowledge on current issues in the developing nano debate in an accessible language, but on a firm scientific base. There are summaries of every dossiers in English and a few NanoTrust dossiers are also available in full text english: http://nanotrust.ac.at/ |
Austrian Network BioNanoNet: http://www.bionanonet.at/
Switzerland:
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TA-SWISS – Centre for Technology Assessment. With its projects, TA-SWISS supports the formation of opinion, especially with regard to advising politicians, but also for the general public. Expert studies provide specialist information and arguments. The discussion forum determines the attitudes of the citizens. Read more about TA-Swiss: http://www.ta-swiss.ch/e/index.html |
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Risk Dialogue Foundation St. Gallen, the Foundation brings different stakeholder groups together in order to discuss risks of today's society. The aim is to increase societal competence in the judgement and handling of risks. Read more about the Foundation: http://www.risiko-dialog.ch/ |
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swiss nano cube. Platform for Nanotechnology Knowledge & Education. Swiss Nano-Cube is the national knowledge and education platform for micro and nanotechnology. It adresses teachers and students from vocational schools, secondary schools as well as higher professional schools. Read more about swiss nano cube: http://www.swissnanocube.ch/en/home/ |
UK:
SAFENANO is a venture by the Institute of Occupational Medicine (IOM). The initiative was designed to help industrial and academic communities to quantify and control the risks to their workforce, as well as to consumers, the general population collage and the environment, through both information provision and consultancy services. Read more about SAFENANO: http://www.safenano.org
EU:
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NANOfutures: European Technology Integration and Innovation Platform (ETIP) in Nanotechnology: http://www.nanofutures.eu/ |
NanoImpactNet is a multidisciplinary European network on the health and environmental impact of nanomaterials: http://www.nanoimpactnet.eu
The EU NanoSafety Cluster is an initiative to maximise the synergies between the existing FP6 and FP7 projects addressing all aspects of nanosafety including toxicology, ecotoxicology, exposure assessment, mechanisms of interaction, risk assessment and standardisation: http://www.nanosafetycluster.eu
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Network nanoforum. Nanoforum was originally funded by the European Commission through FP5. Now i t will provide news items from across the EU including information from projects and organizations, and will now offer customers a powerful advertising and dissemination service. Read more here. |
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EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency about nanotechnologies:
http://epa.gov/ncer/nano/ |
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The Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies. An inventory of nanotechnology-based consumer products currently on the market: http://www.nanotechproject.org/inventories/consumer/ |
