Nanologue: facilitating the dialogue between research, business and the civil society to improve the quality of life, create wealth and reduce impacts to society

Project Information

NANOLOGUE

Grant agreement ID: 516883

Start date 1 February 2005

End date 31 October 2006

Funded under

• Nanotechnologies and nanosciences, knowledge-based multifunctional materials and new production processes and devices: thematic priority 3 under the 'Focusing and integrating community research' of the 'Integrating and strengthening the European Research Area' specific programme 2002-2006.

Total cost € 339 663,00

EU contribution € 339 663,00

Coordinated by

WUPPERTAL INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT GMBH
Germany

Objective

Nanologue's overarching goal s to facilitate dialogue between researcher, business and the civil society about the potential of nanoscience and nanotechnology (NT) applications to improve the quality of life, create wealth, and to assess the technologies' potential societal impacts. Based on an intensive dialogue and dissemination process, Nanologue facilitates the translation of civil society's ethical, legal and social requirements on NT research into a real competitive advantage for the European industry . By drawing from international projects, studies and expertise, the benefits and potential ethical, legal and social impacts of NT applications likely to be rolled out by 2010 will be identified. Assisted by an expert dialogue board and a series of stakeh older interviews and workshops, preliminary findings will be further substantiated and validated. Foresight studies will demonstrate 3 plausible and realistic futures of NT. Results will be disseminated with help of a comprehensive communication strategy, targeting researchers, decision makers in business and politics, ediucational institutions, media, and the civil society. The cooperation with an existing NT web-platform, media-workshops, publicity materials and conference attendances will support a bro ad outreach and further substantiate dialogue. Public research funds, researchers and business will be supported with an interactive tool to quickly consider the ethical, legal and social aspects of NT projects already in the proposal and development phase .'

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › nanotechnology
• social sciences › political sciences › political policies › civil society

Keywords

• Nanotechnology

Programme(s)

• FP6-NMP - Nanotechnologies and nanosciences, knowledge-based multifunctional materials and new production processes and devices: thematic priority 3 under the 'Focusing and integrating community research' of the 'Integrating and strengthening the European Research Area' specific programme 2002-2006.

Topic(s)

• NMP-2003-3.4.1.5-2 - Ethical, legal, social aspects of research in nanotechnology

Call for proposal

FP6-2003-NMP-TI-3-MAIN
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Funding Scheme

SSA - Specific Support Action

Coordinator

WUPPERTAL INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT GMBH

• Address: Döppersberg, 19 ; Wuppertal ; Germany
• EU contribution: € 0,00

Participants (3)

THE FORUM FOR THE FUTURE

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: € 0,00
• Address: Overseas house, 19-23 ironmonger row ; London

SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS TESTING AND RESEARCH

Switzerland

• EU contribution: € 0,00
• Address: Ueberlandstrasse 129 ; Duebendorf

TRIPLE INNOVA GMBH

Germany

• EU contribution: € 0,00
• Address: Luisenstrasse 102 ; Wuppertal