| Summary: |
The International Risk Governance Council (IRGC) is an independent organization which focuses on emerging risks to human health, the environment, and society. The objective of the IRGC Nanotechnology Risk Governance project is to develop frameworks for the risk governance of nanotechnologyto provide recommendations to decision makers. This document is the third of a four-volume series supporting this project. In preparation for a workshop on January 30-31, 2006 and a conference on July 6-7, 2006, surveys were sent to fifteen research organizations. These surveys asked a variety of questions regarding nanotechnology, such as the organizations interest in nanotechnology research, governance gap identification, and measures needed to address risk. This document contains the survey responses in both condensed and verbatim forms. Respondents were largely divided into two groups: Those examining ethical, legal, and social issues, and those examining environment, health, and safety issues. The most important factors cited for risk reduction were collaboration and communication with other sectors such as NGOs. |