Nanotechnology review call for evidence (now closed)

CST published a call for evidence (DOC, 93 Kb)  on Thursday 6th July. The press release announcing the call for evidence can be found here (DOC, 22 Kb) . The deadline for submissions was Monday 2nd October. 

The call asked for written submissions on the following issues

• The extent to which Government has taken forward the commitments described in its Response
• The timelines and effectiveness of the actions taken by Government
• Whether there have been significant developments in nanoscience/nanotechnology since February 2005 which raise new issues that Government did not address in its Response, and should now.

The following evidence has been submitted to the review:

• The BSI Nanotechnologies Standardisation Committee (NTI/1) (DOC, 24 Kb) 
• Department of Health (TIF, 415 Kb) 
• European Nanotechnology Trade Alliance (DOC, 118 Kb) 
• Greenpeace (DOC, 35 Kb) 
• HM Government (PDF, 5.7 Mb)  word version can be accessed here (DOC, 153 Kb) 
• Juergen Altmann (DOC, 22 Kb) 
• Nanotechnology Engagement Group (DOC, 146 Kb) 
• Nanotechnolgy Industries Association (PDF, 112 Kb) 
• Royal Society/Royal Academy of Engineering (PDF, 419 Kb) 
• Royal Society of Chemistry/Institute of Physics (DOC, 141 Kb) 
• Safety of Nanomaterials Interdisciplinary Research Centre (DOC, 22 Kb)  
• The Soil Association (DOC, 67 Kb)  
• The Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars (PDF, 472 Kb)  

A summary of the evidence can be accessed here (DOC, 44 Kb) .

The following papers are referred to in the response from the Woodrow Wilson Centre

• Managing the Effects of Nanotechnology (PDF, 1.0 Mb) 
• Informed Public Perceptions of Nanotechnology and Trust in Government (PDF, 607 Kb) 
• Hart Research - Report Findings (PDF, 146 Kb) 
• Nanotechnology in Agriculture and Food Production (PDF, 1.6 Mb) 
• Nanotechnology: A Research Strategy for Addressing Risk (PDF, 718 Kb) 
• The Nanotechnology Consumer Products Inventory (PDF, 1.1 Mb) 

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