NANORIGO

The main part of DIALOGIK’s project activities is carried out under three work packages (WP).

WP3: Development of a science-based transdisciplinary risk governance framework (RGF)

The main objective of WP3, and the main task of DIALOGIK under this WP, is the development of a novel Risk Governance Framework (RGF). The key outcome will be a RGF with validated tools that can be integrated and transferred into regulation covering all aspects of risk assessment and risk management.

WP4: Establishing a sustainable European Risk Governance Council

WP4 will establish a transparent, self-sustained and science-based European Nanotechnology Risk Governance Council (NRGC) that is regulatory, stakeholder and internationally accepted.

The WP4 will suggest first a vision, mission and objective of the Council and then tentative statutes and operating rules, a 'code of conduct for members’ and ‘membership rules’.

DIALOGIK will establish collaborations with international experts and organisations, to enhance the multi-stakeholder nature of the NRGC, to strengthen its relevance concerning issues discussed at the international level and prepare formal partnerships.

In close cooperation with EPFL, DIALOGIK will organize four virtual workshops and deliver a potential structure of NRGC, a database of NRGC members and proceedings of four virtual workshops.

In the second and third year of the project, DIALOGIK will monitor changes relevant to the design of the NRGC for sustainability and responsibility and will give recommendations to the structure of the Council.

WP6: Ensure consistency and synergy of the developed RGF with relevant EU, EU-US and OECD actions

The main objective of WP6 is to internationalize the RGF. DIALOGIK analyses in WP6 the factors which can support an adoption of the RGF at institutional level or could induce its rejection.