The workshop, jointly organised by AIRI/Nanotec IT and Istituto Superiore di Sanità (National Institute of Health), is one of the six events that will be held in Europe to present the final results of the FP7 project FramingNano: an international mutlistakeholder dialogue platform framing the responsible development of Nanotechnologies.
The expectations on nanotechnologies are high. It is widely shared that the promised benefits will fully materialise only if there is a governance system in place which addresses, in a timely manner, the potential risks and concerns associated with the development of nanosciences and nanotechnologies and the corresponding nanotechnology induced changes.
FramingNano, an FP7 funded project run by six international partners, started in May 2008 and that will end in March 2010, aimed to address the challenges of nanotechnology governance at the European level. The main outcome of the FramingNano project is the proposal for a Governance Platform.
The FramingNano Governance Platform is to enable the responsible development of nanotechnologies, making possible the realisation of the benefits they promise, while limiting the risks and concerns associated with them and remaining sensitive to public concerns and changes induced by these technologies. The Governance Platform provides a framework of principles, procedures and responsibilities which indicate how to define and implement a model of responsible nanotechnology governance in Europe and beyond.
National policy makers and regulatory bodies, industry representatives, business associations, researchers, NGOs and those interested in the responsible development of nanotechnologies
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