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Small is not always beautiful - The Economic Times, India
Technology is fraught with potential dangers which will require ethical controls. Military research must be limited to defence and security systems and not for aggression. Besides, scientists experimenting with nanotechnology must have a solid grounding in ethics, ecology and public safety.
Also, business models in the field should incorporate long-term, sustainable practices; industry leaders should be collaborative and self-regulating, but also support public education in the sciences and reasonable legislation to deal with social and moral issues associated with nanotechnology.
OECD launches nanotechnology safety sponsorship program - NanoWerk, USA
OECD’s Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials has launched a "sponsorship program" in which countries will share the testing of specific nanomaterials (MNs).
Nanotechnologies pose new opportunities and challenges to governments. Nanotechnology is likely to offer a wide range of benefits, including in helping address a range of societal and environmental challenges, e.g. in providing renewable energy and clean water, and in improving health and longevity, as well as the environment. However, unlocking this potential will require a responsible and co-coordinated approach to ensure that potential challenges are being addressed at the same time as the technology is developing.
OECD is playing its part in this process and developing a large body of work.