#European Commission

Von Schomberg’s Responsible Innovation Matrix

René Von Schomberg is the Directorate General for Research at the European Commission. As such he has a great interest in responsible research and innovation and has recently published an article and a ‘Responsible Research and Innovation matrix’ on his blog. The matrix should be read and interpreted via the article, and here we would ... Von Schomberg’s Responsible Innovation Matrix

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European Food Safety Authority is launching a public consultation

Public consultation on the Draft Opinion of the Scientific Committee on the Potential Risks Arising from Nanoscience and Nanotechnologies on Food and Feed safety and the Environment EFSA (European Food Safety Authority) is launching a public consultation on its draft scientific opinion on the Potential Risks Arising from Nanoscience and Nanotechnologies on Food and Feed ... European Food Safety Authority is launching a public consultation

Governance and participation in nanotechnology

A look at Wikipedia gives a thorough if not quite technical description of what nanotechnology is or could be defined as. The description opens with “Nanotechnology is a highly multidisciplinary field, drawing from fields such as applied physics, materials science, interface and colloid science, device physics, supramolecular chemistry (which refers to the area of chemistry ... Governance and participation in nanotechnology

Science and Governance: the EU report on Science and Governance presented at FGB

The Giannino Bassetti Foundation deals with the problem of innovation and specifically with the responsibility that should guide innovative processes. Piero Bassetti defined innovation as the realisation of the improbable. “Improbable” refers to uncertainty, doubt and risk, things that are beyond our control and therefore require that we think twice about our responsibility. The sociologist ... Science and Governance: the EU report on Science and Governance presented at FGB

Science and Governance: il rapporto della Commissione Europea presentato alla FGB

I temi di cui si occupa la Fondazione Giannino Bassetti sono l’innovazione e la responsabilità che dovrebbe guidare i processi innovativi. Piero Bassetti ha definito l’innovazione come la realizzazione dell’improbabile. Nel termine “improbabile” ritroviamo i riferimenti all’incertezza, al dubbio, al rischio, a ciò che può sfuggire al controllo e quindi alla responsabilità. Il sociologo della ... Science and Governance: il rapporto della Commissione Europea presentato alla FGB

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Commission launches consultation on responsible nano research

The European Commission has launched a consultation on responsible research in nanosciences and nanotechnologies. The consultation is part of the Commission’s plan to suggest that the EU Member States sign up to a Code of Conduct for this emerging area of science. A broad spectrum of society is addressed by the consultation, from the scientific ... Commission launches consultation on responsible nano research

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