12 July 2010, ICPC-NanoNet, Nanorecht en Vrede, Nanopodium

Webinars Nanotechnology for a Knowledge Society in Emerging Economies and Developing Countries

Dates: 2 September 2010 13.00-15.00 GMT (15.00-17.00 Continental European Summer Time) and 7 September 2010 8.45-10.45 GMT (10.45-12.45 Continental European Summer Time)

Join the online debate on contributions nanotechnology may make to a knowledge society in developing countries and emerging economies from your own office with experts on Nanotechnology and Society in the Netherlands, Brazil, South Africa and India. The webinars offer a platform for information exchange on good practices and proposals for international cooperation among governments of the Netherlands, the EU and International Cooperation Partner Countries of the EU (developing countries and emerging economies).


Invited speakers:


 Prof Dr Peter Nijkamp, President Committee Societal Dialogue Nanotechnology http://www.nanopodium.nl/english/


 Dr Malini Balakrishnan of TERI (project Capability, Governance and nanotechnology developments: a focus on India) http://www.teriin.org/ResUpdate/nano.php


 Prof Dr Arie Rip (University of Twente, Netherlands) http://www.mb.utwente.nl/steps/people/adjoined/rip/


 Prof Dr Julian Kinderlerer (University of Cape Town, South Africa and TU Delft, Netherlands) http://www.privatelaw.uct.ac.za/staff/jkinderlerer/


 Prof Dr Noela Invernizzi, University of Parana, Brazil, co-coordinator of ReLANS network http://www.estudiosdeldesarrollo.net/~webrelans/inicio.html


 Ineke Malsch (Malsch TechnoValuation, The Netherlands)


The webinars take place in the framework of the Nanorecht & Vrede project supported by Nanopodium www.nanopodium.nl and ICPC-NanoNet www.icpc-nanonet.org. The outcome of the workshop will be reported to the Dutch Commission for the Societal Dialogue on Nanotechnology who is currently organising a public dialogue on nanotechnology in the Netherlands. Language: English. Requirements: PC/laptop with broadband internet connection and headset or speakers.

More information:

http://www.icpc-nanonet.org

Downloads:

• programme workshop nanosociety2.pdf (43907 Byte)

  the programme

Last changed: 12 July 2010

Comment on this news