Author: Great Britain. Parliament House of Commons. Science and Technology CommitteePublisher:
ISBN: 9780215017888
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 14
Book Description
Reply to 5th report (HCP 56-I, ISBN 0215016440)
Government Response to the Committee's Fifth Report, Session 2003-04, Too Little Too Late? Government Investment in Nanotechnology
Author: Great Britain. Parliament House of Commons. Science and Technology CommitteePublisher:
ISBN: 9780215017888
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 14
Book Description
Reply to 5th report (HCP 56-I, ISBN 0215016440)
Too Little Too Late? Government Investment in Nanotechnology Fifth Report of Session 2003-04 Vol. 1 Report
Author: Ian GibsonPublisher:
ISBN: 9780215016447
Category : Government spending policy
Languages : en
Pages : 77
Book Description
The scale of the impact of nanotechnology on the world economy will fully merit governmental effort to stimulate industrial activity and academic research. However this report finds that the DTI is guilty of failing to build on an earlier, successful nanotechnology programme. The Committee regard the DTI's response the Taylor Report, and the Micro and Nano technology Manufacturing Initiative, to be inadequate. The money would be better spent on creating one or two nanofabrication facilities rather than the current prospect of disparate and unfocussed facilities. It is not too late and a programme that maximises the impact of the investment could still make the UK a major player in nanotechnology.
House of Commons Science and Technology Committee Government Response to the Committee's Fifth Report, Session 2003-04, Too Little Too Late? Government Investment in Nanotechnology
Author: Government Support for Beagle 2,Twelfth Report of Session 2003-04,Report,Together with Formal Minutes,Oral and Written Evidence
Author: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Science and Technology CommitteePublisher: The Stationery Office
ISBN: 9780215020024
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
The focus of this inquiry, by the Science and Technology Committee, was the support by the UK Government for the Beagle 2 project developed as part of the European Space Agency's (ESA) Mars Express mission. The Committee found the Government showed enthusiasm for this project, but was unable to provide a guaranteed financial backing for the development of a lander, resulting in a failure to secure sufficient sponsorship income, which was subsequently seen to have a detrimental impact on the project's success. The Committee feels, that Government needs to put in place a system that can deal with major financial commitments at short notice. In hindsight, the development of the lander and orbiter separately is seen as wrong, impeding the flexible co-ordination of the mission, leading to tensions between the Beagle 2 consortium, ESA and other contractors. Further, there was a lack of co-ordinated oversight between these three groups, and therefore a failure to identify important weaknesses in the mission. Despite the failure of Beagle, the Committee does see some positive potential for future projects, both in scientific and educational benefits, but that the costs of such projects would benefit from greater participation by other organizations.
Risk and the Public Acceptance of New Technologies
Author: Rob FlynnPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230591280
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
This edited volume brings together leading social scientists who address recent evidence and debates about public engagement and trust in experts. The chapters consider different methods of public consultation for a variety of new technologies, including genetically modified foods, mobile telecommunications, nanotechnology, and hydrogen energy.
House of Commons Science and Technology Committee Too Little Too Late? Government Investment in Nanotechnology
Author: Nanotechnology
Author: Geoffrey HuntPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136560718
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Nanotechnology - technology at the molecular level - is held out by many as the Holy Grail for creating a trillion dollar economy and solving problems from curing cancer to reprocessing waste into products and building superfast computers. Yet, as with GMOs, many view nanotech as a high risk genie in a bottle that once uncorked has the potential to cause unpredictable, perhaps irreversible, environmental and public health disasters. With the race to bring products to market, there is pressing need to take stock of the situation and to have a full public debate about this new technological frontier. Including contributions by renowned figures such as Roland Clift, K. Eric Drexler and Arpad Pusztai, this is the first global overview of the state of nanotech and society in Europe, the USA, Japan and Canada, examining the ethics, the environmental and public health risks, and the governance and regulation of this most promising, and potentially most dangerous, of all technologies.
Annual Report For 2004
Author: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Liaison CommitteePublisher: The Stationery Office
ISBN: 9780215022806
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Annual report For 2004 : First report of session 2004-05, report, together with appendices and formal Minutes
Author: Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019266350X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 696
Book Description
Nanotechnology, Risk and Communication
Author: A. AndersonPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230234577
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 187
Book Description
Drawing together insights from media studies, sociology and science and technology studies, this book is one of the first major studies of media coverage, policy debates and public perceptions of nanotechnologies, and makes a fascinating and timely contribution to debates about the public communication of science.