On October 22nd 2019, Czech experts – stakeholders from business, research, state administration and NGOs participated in the last round of expert discussions: What are the real benefits of novel foods and smart food packages? What is the soon-to-be future of the applications used in real-life? During the first citizen consultation in the autumn 2018, … Continued
On October 22nd, Czech experts – stakeholders from business, research, state authorities and NGOs were invited for the last round of expert discussions: What is the future of nanofilters and how is it with their possible unsafety? Experts coming to the third workshop included stakeholders directly involved in the process of development of nanofilters. From … Continued
‘Czech is nano’ is a project in the Czech Republic to popularizes the advanced work of Czech scientists and researchers, and demonstrates this with a vast selection of inventions and everyday applications of nanotechnology. Every year the Czech government organizes the Nano Days in the most important cities of the Czech Republic Technology Centre CAS … Continued
In recent years it is largely discussed that developments in science and technology do not take place independently from the society. As a response a wide range of projects has been initiated to assess nanotechnology, measuring the effects of nanoparticles on human and environmental health and exploring possible future scenarios with citizens and stakeholders. Especially … Continued
During summer 2019 we asked EU citizens about the proposals of research aims and products that were suggested earlier by nano experts in cooperation with the public. More than 500 citizens from the whole EU brought feedback to proposals in the areas of food, health and energy: Which products and research aims seem the most … Continued
The GoNano project used an online questionnaire to gathering input from citizens for innovation in nanotechnology in the areas Food, Energy and Health.
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
On a Saturday morning in November, 50 citizens invited 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 … Continued
Finally, after months of preparation, GoNano partners got their chance to interact with the general public and discuss key issues related to nanotechnology research. The focus was thematically different for each of the three pilot partners running the workshops: Energy, in Spain; Food, in the Czech Republic; and Health, in The Netherlands. The partners at … Continued
It is a moody autumn Saturday morning, participants slowly enter the historic building of the Academy of Sciences, where the first Czech citizens´ consultation about nanotechnology and its impacts is being held under the work frame of the European Horizon 2020 project GoNano. The lobby welcomes participants with questions such as: “Would the nanotechnologies help … Continued