NEWS
FramingNano Project concludes with publication of proposed Governance Platform and national workshops
The FramingNano Project formally concluded its work at the end of March 2010 following publication of the FramingNano Governance Platform and Executive Summary and a series of national workshops (as reported in Newsletter No. 7) aimed at disseminating information about the outcomes of the project and discussing possible routes forward concerning principles and proposals outlined in the Governance Platform with key stakeholders at national level.
The final FramingNano Governance Platform is intended to provide an inclusive, continuous and adaptable framework to identify and assess challenges in the governance of nanotechnologies and to support decision-makers in their decision-making processes.
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NanoCode Project kicks off
The first meeting of the new NanoCode Project, supported under the programme Capacities, in the area Science in Society, within the 7th Framework Program (FP7) recently took place.
The objective of NanoCode is to define and develop a framework aimed at supporting the successful integration and implementation, at European level and beyond, of the Code of Conduct (CoC) for nanosciences and nanotechnologies (N&N) research as developed by the European Commission.
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US fears losing its edge in nanotech
Rising competition from Asia has sparked concern in Washington that the United States could soon lose its status as the world leader in nanotechnology.
A new report by President Barack Obama's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology says the US needs to invest more in nanotechnology if it wants to maintain its global advantage. The council reported that between 2003 and 2008, US public and private nanotechnology investments grew at about 18 percent annually, compared to 27 percent throughout the world.
In 2005, the EU outspent US investments in nanotechnology research and development, according to the Council, while in 2008, Japan, China and South Korea, and other Asian countries spent even more.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/..
UK and Russia team up for nano debate
UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) has announced a set of UK-Russia collaborations, beginning with partnering discussions in London and Cambridge in March.
Rusnano, the Russian nanotech body, is currently undertaking a mapping exercise to guide their $8.55 billion investment programme. Linking up with foreign partners is a key element of Russia's strategy in this field and it plans to fund applied research in the UK and elsewhere.
http://www.nanotechia.org/news/nia/..
