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Austrian Activities on Nanomaterials

Conference on Nano-Safety

22-24 April 2009 Ljubljana, Slovenia

Renate Paumann

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Current Austrian Nano-activities (1)

1. Fostering Cooperation and Exchange of Information between all Austrian Stakeholders (“Nano-Plattform”)

- Regular Meetings with Ministries, Consumer and Environment NGOs, Scientists, Companies, Chamber of Commerce, Environment and Food Safety Agency…

2. Linking national activities to activities in- other countries (e.g. Authorities-Dialog with

Switzerland/Germany/ Liechtenstein/Austria; Austrian-Slovenian Twinning-project on Chemicals, etc.)

- EU (e.g. adaptation of legislation, research programmes….)

- International (e.g. OECD test guideline programme, SAICM)

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Current Austrian Nano-activities (2)

3. Increasing Research Austrian “Nano-Initiative”: multi-annual funding programme for Nanoscale

Sciences and Nanotechnologies in Austria. Under auspices of Ministry of Innovation and Technology (www.nanoinitiative.at)

Austrian Nano-Trust Project: Project to continually survey, analyse and summarise the state of knowledge regarding potential health and environmental risks (www.nanotrust.at)

EU-FP projects: DIPNA, NANOCAP, NanoBio Pharmaceuticals, Polysoa….

Other Research-Projects: Nano-Rate, Euro-Nano-Tox…..

EU-SKEP-ERA-Net for linking national research activites of EU Member States. Current call on “Impacts of converging technologies for environmental regulation” (www.skep-era.net)

Conference on “Environmental Effects of nanoparticles and Nanomaterials” 6-9th Sept. 2009, Vienna (http://nano2009.univie.ac.at)

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Current Austrian Nano-activities (3)

4. Communication and information of public “Risk Dialogs” in co-operation with Austrian radio and television (2007)

www.risikodialog.at / nanotechnologie

Public Available database of Research Projects in Field of Nano-Safety

http://nanotrust.ac.at/aigaion/index.php/search/keywords

“Nano-Dossiers” = leaflets published on web on specific Nano-issues e.g Nano in consumer products, etc.

www.nanotrust.ac.at/nano.ita.en/dossiers.html

Other Information such as broschures (e.g. on Nano in consumer products), etc.

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Austrian Nano-Action-Plan

Included in work programme of current Austrian Government

Austrian Nano Action Plan aims on fostering cooperation between Austrian Stakeholders; wants to strenghten synergies between different activities

Wants to illustrate current situation of Nano in Austria

Will give recommendations for further Austrian action in the fields of

- environment

- health including workers protection

- industry

- research

To be finalized by autumn 2009

Aim: Use benefits of Nanotechnology / identify and manage potential risks

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Contact:

Renate PaumannAustrian Federal Ministry for Agriculture,

Forestry, Environment and WaterTel: +43-1-51522-2330

renate.paumann@lebensministerium.athttp://www.lebensministerium.at