2.4 million euro from the EU will over the next three years be spent on increasing the communication to the public about nanotechnologies.

A new project funded by the EU is intended to boost communication to the public about nanotechnologies. The project will focus on six main areas:

• Developing new strategies for outreach and dialogue along nanotechnology value chains;
• Organising engagement and dialogue at the “upstream” level of research policy;
• Enabling processes of co-creation during research and innovation;
• Professionalising nanotechnology education and training;
• Establishing an innovative programme for outreach and communication on nanotechnologies;
• Assessing the impact of the project’s activities and provide policy feedback with a view to Horizon 2020.

Twelve groups, including researchers, the European Trade Union (ETUI), and the Nanotechnology Industries Association (NIA), will make up the project consortium. The project is led by a Dutch consultancy and will run until the end of June 2016.

Source: http://cordis.europa.eu/projects/rcn/109051_en.html

14-8-2013