NanoCode publishes MasterPlan and CodeMeter for the EU-CoC for nanotechnologies

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NanoCode publishes MasterPlan and CodeMeter for the EU-CoC for nanotechnologies
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The EU funded NanoCode project has elaborated strategies and options for the development and implementation of the "Code of Conduct for Responsible N&N Sciences and Research (EU-CoC)".

NanoCode is a European project funded under the Programme Capacities, in the area Science in Society, within the 7th Framework Program (FP7). The aim of NanoCode is to develop a strategic framework (called MasterPlan) guiding the further development and implementation of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies (N&N) Research (EU-CoC). The development of a practical tool (the CodeMeter) to help stakeholders assess their performance in complying with the CoC’s principles form a key element of the framework.

Draft versions of both the MasterPlan document and the CodeMeter were recently published.

The MasterPlan builds on the insights gained from encompassing stakeholder consultations in eight European countries as well as at international level, in particular in the associated project countries Argentina, South Korea and South Africa. The consultations, made by an electronic survey, structured interviews and focus groups, involved more than 400 stakeholders worldwide, to assess attitudes, expectations, needs and objections regarding the EU-CoC. The findings are summarised in separate reports. The results of the survey, the first draft of this MasterPlan and the CodeMeter prototype were deliberated during the National Workshops with national stakeholders in all partner countries.

In the MasterPlan report, selected ideas, options and recommendations concerning revision and implementation of the EU-CoC are presented and discussed with a focus on stakeholder preference, practicability, need for structural and substantial changes of the EU-CoC, and compatibility with the governance context of the existing EU-CoC.

Follow these links to download the MasterPlan [pdf; 1.6MB] and CodeMeter [xls; 435 kb].

Nanocode is currently inviting comments on both documents – click here to contribute.

Source: The Innovation Society

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