NANOPLAT
Development of a Platform for Deliberative Processes on Nanotechnology in the European Consumer Market
| Coordinatore | STATENS INSTITUTT FOR FORBRUKSFORSKNING
Organization address
address: "Sandakerveien 24 C, Building B" contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | Norway [NO] |
| Totale costo | 792˙810 € |
| EC contributo | 599˙855 € |
| Programma | FP7-SIS
Specific Programme "Capacities": Science in society |
| Code Call | FP7-SCIENCE-IN-SOCIETY-2007-1 |
| Funding Scheme | CSA-SA |
| Anno di inizio | 2008 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2008-03-01 - 2009-08-31 |
Partecipanti
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
STATENS INSTITUTT FOR FORBRUKSFORSKNING
Organization address
address: "Sandakerveien 24 C, Building B" contact info |
NO (OSLO) | coordinator | 0.00 |
| 2 |
INSTITUT FUR OKOLOGISCHE WIRTSCHAFTSFORSCHUNG GmbH -IOW
Organization address
address: Potsdamer Strasse 105 contact info |
DE (BERLIN) | participant | 0.00 |
| 3 |
KOZEP-EUROPAI EGYETEM
Organization address
address: Nador utca 9 contact info |
HU (BUDAPEST) | participant | 0.00 |
| 4 |
Sabanci University
Organization address
address: Orhanli Tuzla contact info |
TR (ISTANBUL) | participant | 0.00 |
| 5 |
STRATEGIC DESIGN SCENARIOS SPRL
Organization address
address: RUE DES NIGELLES 1 contact info |
BE (BRUXELLES) | participant | 0.00 |
| 6 |
THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER
Organization address
address: OXFORD ROAD contact info |
UK (MANCHESTER) | participant | 0.00 |
| 7 |
UNIVERSITETET I BERGEN
Organization address
address: Museplassen 1 contact info |
NO (BERGEN) | participant | 0.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'The main idea behind this Support action is to develop a platform for deliberative processes on Nano-science and Nano-technology (NS&T) in the European consumer market. Nanotechnology products are now reaching the consumer markets within a large number of branches. During the last year, the number of consumer products using nanotechnology has more than doubled, from 212 to 475. Clothing and cosmetics top the inventory at 77 and 75 products, respectively. We will concentrate on deliberative processes concerning human and environmental safety, ethical and moral dilemmas, and perceptions of risks and responsibilities as revealed through a focus on the market interfaces across the value chain of consumer goods. Consumers, citizens and their organisations could be the most important stakeholders in the diffusion process of nano-products in Europe and beyond. The main goal is to evaluate and stimulate the deliberate dialogue, and give scientific support to the stakeholders responsible for this dialogue. We will • Evaluate selected deliberative processes in Europe, both at the EU and national level. These evaluations will have a general NS&T perspective, with special focus on consumption • Identify the needs and interest of relevant stakeholders along this value chain, especially focusing on producers, consumers, NGOs and the civil society. • Develop a deliberative and science based platform for a stakeholder dialogue in Europe and beyond in this area. The main elements of the platform are: o a) the content, o b) the participants, o c) the physical and technical solutions and arenas and - at last o d) the responsibility for a permanent platform. • Formulate Recommendation for research and political actions. The work packages of the project will more or less mirror this structure. We will combine desk research, qualitative interviews and workshops to meet the challenges of these objectives.'
Introduzione (Teaser)
With the volume of nano-based technologies more than doubling in a year, the need to assess their social impact becomes more pressing. The Nanoplat project established a platform for stakeholders to review progress in this growing field.
Descrizione progetto (Article)
There is a wide range of stakeholders driving progress in nanotechology, including large and small organisations, academia, research bodies and advisory groups.
But this diversity of actors means that dialogue and public debate surrounding nanotech developments is fragmented and diluted. A more 'deliberative' approach to discussing the major issues and research directions is needed.
Using Nanoplat, these stakeholders can air their opinions and offer their expertise and knowledge on the ethical foundations of nanotechnologies and how they impact society.
Debates are deliberative in the sense that the discussions are organised around stages, starting with online kick-off sessions - a fluid online conference or 'chat' limited to between 5 and 10 experts. A second type of session - the open revision sessions - is a free access online review of the main points emerging out of the kick-off sessions. The process is based on a wiki-like tool where a synthesis is displayed and an editing tool allows participants to revise or replace older versions. A history of previous versions is kept as well as the ability to roll back to older versions.
Further developments on the site are envisaged to help take the platform from a discussion forum to a more concrete decision-making forum in the field of nanotechnology.