Following the GoNano citizen workshop, a group of close to thirty stakeholders (mostly researchers) gathered at RMIT Europe’s offices in Barcelona to come up with new directions for research lines and activities in nanotechnology that put the citizens’ needs and values and the centre. The workshop participants first analysed the key needs and values of … Continued
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
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
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
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
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
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
Researchers have designed a rapid nano-filter that can clean dirty water over 100 times faster than current technology. Simple to make and simple to scale up, the technology harnesses naturally occurring nano-structures that grow on liquid metals. The RMIT University and the University of New South Wales (UNSW) researchers behind the innovation have shown it … Continued