Blogposts tagged 'Nanojury'

NanoJury UK - reflections and implications of recommendations

Publication date:  18 November, 2005

Summary

Dr Douglas Parr of Greenpeace shares his reflections on Nanojury UK, the first attempt to give ordinary members of the UK public a voice in relation to the development of this very wide-ranging technology.

Dr Parr argues that the implications of the findings of Nanojury reach far into not just science and innovation policy in UK, but also the political model of economic resource deployment which underpins the technology commercialisation process.

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Report on the presentation of the provisional recommendations of NanoJury UK

Publication date:  18 November, 2006

Summary

This report focuses on the event at which jurors from the West Yorkshire Community Jury reported their preliminary recommendations for discussion by a range of groups representing a broad range of interests in the UK and beyond.

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Nano Jury UK provisional recommendations

Publication date:  14 October, 2005

Summary

An independent citizen's jury has delivered its verdict on nanotechnology after five weeks debating the emerging technology. NanoJury UK has called for greater public say and increased clarity as well as more emphasis on health, equity and environmental protection when developing the technology.

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