Nanotechnology Engagement Group (NEG)
The government has learnt that to ensure public support for emerging technologies the governance of the underpinning science must be transparent.
Involving the public in the research and development of new science and technologies helps ensure that their social, ethical, health and environmental impacts are considered. It contributes to improving people’s knowledge about new fields of research, and may build public confidence in the institutions that regulate it.
The Nanotechnology Engagement Group (NEG) has been established to stimulate new thinking and practice around public engagement on nanotechnologies. It aims to capture the learning from existing nanotechnology engagement projects and make recommendations for future research and practice in this field.
The NEG is funded by the Office of Science and Innovation’s (OSI) Sciencewise programme.
More information about the NEG For more information or to draw the NEG’s attention to any nanotechnology engagement projects that you know of, please contact Karin Gavelin on 020 76320 123.
