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The WPN
WPN established by the CSTP in March 2007
Work is coordinated with the OECD WPMN and
with other intergovernmental organizations
Involves 30 OECD member countries, the EC,
ISO, BIAC and TUAC.
Currently involvement of some OECD nonmember
countries (Russia, Israel, South Africa,
China)
1st meeting in Leuven, Belgium, 8-9 May. 2nd meeting in Paris 13-16 Nov., next meeting 21-24
April 2008
WPN Bureau overall coordinating body,
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WPN project objectives and
possible interrelationships
Project A
“Indicators and
and
statistics”
Provide reliable,
reliable,
validated and
comparable
indicators and
statistics
Project D
“Outreach and
and
public
engagement”
Identify and
promote good
outreach and
public engagement
Project B
“Impacts cts and
a
business
usines nes
environments”
viron on
Analyse naly ly impacts
on com companies om and
business
bu
environments
env
Project E
“Policy Dialogue”
Synthesis of STI
policies, facilitation
of a dialogue on
key issues
Project C
“International
research
collaboration”
Map and facilitate
international
research
collaboration
Project F
“Nanotechnology
and water”
Analyse Analyse and
and
support
opportunities to
to
use nano for the
purification of
water
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Focus areas and
objective of WPN
Content of WPN (I)
Project A “Indicators and Statistics”
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– Objectives: provide reliable, validated and
comparable indicators and statistics
– Present activities: ‘Nanotechnology at a glance’,
framework for nanotechnology statistics, pilot surveys
Project B “Impacts and Business Environments”
– Objectives: analyse impacts on company activities
(what’s special about nano?), implications for the
business environment
– Present activities: literature overview, company case
studies in selected application areas, synthesis from
policy viewpoint
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