Nanocode National Conferences:

Nanocode International Conference:

'Promoting Responsible Innovation:
The Future of the European Code of Conduct for Nanotechnologies'

29th September 2011 - Hotel Silken Berlaymont, Brussels

The FP7 Nanocode Project has facilitated a broad stakeholder dialogue in Member States and other selected countries aimed at identifying perspective and attitudes, opportunities and limits of the European Code of Conduct for Responsible Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies Research (the Code), considered key to support responsible innovation.

The Conference gave interested parties a first-hand opportunity to shape the definitive version of the Master Plan and CodeMeter, the tools developed for the further implementation of the Code, and influence the revision of the Code by the European Commission (EC).

It also provided insight on practices and policies at international level to figure out a global framework for responsible innovation.

This event took place with the active participation of EC representatives, in the context of major reflections regarding the choice of new instruments for delivering the commitments taken in the Innovation Union communication from the EC (notably the setting up for 2014 of the European Research Area) and for tackling the societal challenges indicated in the Europe 2020.