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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
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
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
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
RMIT students from the School of Science participating in the International Science Perspectives HDR Study Tour 2018 took part in one of the first dissemination and RRI training activities of the GoNano project. The students were introduced to the concepts of design thinking and co-creation by Smoothie Innovators’ Sella Masselink before being tasked with co-creating … Continued
In this policy brief Science2Society explains and demonstrate how Open Innovation (IO) concepts has been experimented and practically applied to seven interaction mechanisms, demonstrating their empirical implementation and their sustainability. The guidelines in this document will support policy makers in their decision-making process and provide suggestions for action. “Policy-makers can help identify the segments of the innovation process that can … Continued
From ultra-fast charging batteries to the latest treatments against disease, nanotechnology is enabling scientists and engineers to achieve things that used to be incomprehensible. RMIT Europe, as part of the European research project GoNano and in collaboration with CCiT from the University of Barcelona, is hosting an interactive one-day citizen workshop on the future of … Continued
This consultation will take place in the Czech Republic, therefore the following text is only available in Czech. Naše společnost čelí stále rostoucímu počtu obyvatel, a tím i tlaku na produkci dostatečného množství potravin. Dalším problémem je znečištění potravin způsobené pěstitelskými a výrobními postupy (např. pesticidy) nebo znečištění potravinových obalů (např. mikročásticemi z plastů). S … Continued
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