News items about GoNano
This document describes the strategy for the evaluation of the GoNano project impacts, building upon the preparatory activities performed in the first phase of the project (WP1-knowledge base and WP2-methodology development), and initial work on co-creation activities (WP3- deliberation with citizens and WP4 – co-creation with professional stakeholders). The goal of the external evaluation is … Continued
Three thematic deliberative and envisioning citizen workshops on food, energy and health formed the first step of the co-creation process. The goal of the workshops was to inform citizens on nanotechnologies and possible future application areas in order to facilitate their reflection on wishes, needs and concerns. The citizens’ inputs form the basis for understanding social needs and values, … Continued
What is the GoNano Innovation and Co-Creation Workshop? The GoNano Innovation and Co-Creation Workshop is part of a series of events and activities organised under the EU project GoNano, which aims to achieve better alignment between the multiple stakeholders involved in nanotechnology research and innovation. The workshops are a forum for bringing together the brightest … Continued
Czech experts from various cities and backgrounds will gather on 28th February in Prague to discuss future research lines and specific product suggestions based on the outcomes of a citizens´ workshop held previously (on 20 October 2018 in Prague). Participants include the leading actors in business, researchers from academia and industry, representatives of the state, … Continued
During the autumn of 2018 three citizen workshops were held in the Czech Republic, Spain and the Netherlands. More than 100 people with different backgrounds expressed their wishes, concerns and relevant messages to stakeholders as input for future nanotechnology applications. Workshop participants were asked to give their views on future uses of nanotechnologies, discussion questions … Continued
Over the last decades, many efforts have been put in place to reduce the distance between science and society, including the European-wide approach in Horizon 2020 called Responsible Research and Innovation. RRI seeks to bring issues related to research and innovation into the open, to anticipate their consequences, and to involve society in discussing how … Continued
The first workshop on nanotechnologies and diabetes will be held on February 12 in Enschede, The Netherlands. The workshop will build on the information gathered from the citizens’ workshops in the area of health. Participants with varying backgrounds will identify and evaluate how the needs and values expressed by citizens in the first round of … Continued
R&I background production for pilot studies* The present report outlines the process for developing the information materials for the GoNano citizen meetings taking place in the fall of 2018 on future nanotechnology for Health in the Netherlands, Energy in Spain and Food in the Czech Republic. The aim of the information material was to: present the citizen participants with … Continued
On a Saturday morning in November, 50 citizens from all over the Netherlands came to the Designlab at the University of Twente to discuss the future of nanotechnology in healthcare. They were eager to give their views on how a desirable healthcare system using nanotechnologies can look like in the future. How will it be … Continued
The Horizon 2020 Advisory Group on nanotechnologies, advanced materials, biotechnology and advanced manufacturing and processing (NMBP) recently published a report on outreach to newcomers and societal engagement in industrial technologies. New developments in industrial and key enabling technologies, including the development of the fourth industrial revolution, present significant challenges for Europe. Recent work by high-level … Continued