Saturday July 31st 2010
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Activities:
The Danish Board of Technology’s collection of topics for the year 2010 A Clear Message from World Citizens to COP15 Politicians 4 citizens' meetings debating the future of the healthcaresystem Demand Driven Technoloical Innovation Environmentally friendly building in practice - what are we waiting for? STOA workshop on Food Issues and Human Health Project Description: World Wide Views On Global Warming World Wide Views on Global Warming Privacy and Security Technology (PRISE) EPTA - Genetically modified plants and food STOA project - The future of European long distance transport The Policy Challenges of Electronic Privacy Tomorrow’s Fuels for the Transport Sector: A Danish Perspective How are we going to use the increased knowledge on the human brain? |
Citizen´s attitudes towards nanotechnology
The survey on “Citizens’ Attitudes towards Nanotechnology” took place on June 7th 2004, involving 29 invited citizens from the Copenhagen area. The survey was implemented as a series of group interviews, succeeded by the completion of a questionnaire. It is difficult to relate unambiguously to nanotechnology, as it holds numerous scopes of applications as well as a variety of complex problems. Still, the survey showed a group of citizens generally favourably disposed towards nanotechnology. Everybody, however, agreed that in taking the lead within the development of nanotechnology, it is very important that Denmark demonstrate a sound and critical approach to the technology, and initiate research into the risks and ethics involved. The citizens were also concerned whether nanotechnology would be applied to “right” purposes, being defined as beneficial to a wider public, and whether people and the environment would be taken adequately into consideration. Special support was recommended to the fight against pollution, the prevention of climatic change, the development of new energy sources, the improvement of the condition of developing countries as well as healthcare and more knowledge about the world in general. In comparison, the objective of a longer life span and of improved consumer durables was met with opposition. Finally, many citizens worried about the private sector being controlled by financial profit instead of what is beneficial to society. In order to prevent damage to human beings and the environment, the citizens recommended careful control and regulation of the development of nanotechnology, nationally as well as internationally. For further information contact project manager Ulla Vincentsen uv@tekno.dk Last update: 06-09-2005
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