FramingNano, an FP7 funded project run by six international partners, led to the proposal for an integrated Governance Platform for responsible development of nanosciences and nanotechnologies. At the FramingNano National Conference in Bern (Switzerland), the proposed Governance Platform will be presented to a broader audience and possible ways of implementation will be discussed with national and international stakeholders. Registration to the conference is open now until the 10th of March, 2010.

The expectations on nanotechnologies are high. It is widely shared that the promised benefits will fully materialise only if there is a governance system in place which addresses, in a timely manner, the potential risks and concerns associated with the development of nanosciences and nanotechnologies and the corresponding nanotechnology induced changes.

FramingNano, an FP7 funded project run by six international partners, started in May 2008 and aimed to address the challenges of nanotechnology governance at the European level. The main outcome of the FramingNano project is the proposal for a Governance Platform.

The Innovation Society, St.Gallen, is the Swiss Partner in the FramingNano Project Consortium and in charge of organising the national conference in Switzerland. We are pleased to invite you to the Swiss National FramingNano Conference in the Stade de Suisse in the vicinity of Bern on the 18^th of March 2010.

Source and more informations: The Innovation Society