Civil Society

Stakeholders’ insights for research, products and policy on nanotechnology and Health

Following the GoNano citizen workshop, three stakeholder workshops about nanotechnology and health were organized at the University of Twente (UT) in the Netherlands. Each covered a different subject: diabetes, sensors, and health and policy. At every workshop around ten stakeholders with different backgrounds (businesses, policy, CSOs, and research institutes) were present to discuss new suggestions … Continued

Stakeholder workshop on Nanotechnologies and Food

Through the GoNANO Framework, and after the citizen consultation, a stakeholder workshop was arranged in the Technology centre CAS with the representatives of research institutes, state, media and citizens. Experts reacted to the needs and values of the citizens – some of the needs were explained and dismissed, others were corrected or even led to … Continued

Information material stakeholder workshops

These brochures were made as background material to prepare the stakeholder workshops of the three pilots: health, energy and food. They contain basic information about the project,  nanotechnologies and the needs, concerns and values from the citizen workshops. The workshops took place in the  Netherlands,  Spain and the Czech Republic. The objectives of the workshop … Continued

Stakeholder workshop on nanotechnologies in food

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

Responsible Research and Innovation in industry: experiences from the PRISMA project

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

Stakeholder Workshop on health

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

Spanish citizens offer their views on nanotechnology and energy

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

What do the Czech citizens think about Nanotechnologies and Food

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

Design of a societal incubator for promising (nano)technologies

This report describes how a “societal incubator” could contribute to embedding promising new technologies within society. A societal incubator is a gathering place for collective learning processes at which all parties involved get to know one another’s opinions and motives better. It involves more than just looking for public acceptance. For example, a societal incubator … Continued