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Synopsis: Technologies: Nanotechnology: Nano artifact:

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nano-technology and nano artifacts that are being adopted widely in areas such as materials, ICTS, and medicine. As a result of the growing interest for nano-field, nanoartiifact are now reaching the consumer markets within a large number of branches.

and health risks of nano artifacts along with the ethical and legal issues arising as a result of the widespread use of these products.

and environmentally responsive nano artifacts. 2009 Published by Elsevier Inc. Keywords: Foresight Inclusivity Critical systems Heuristics Nanotechnology 1. Institutional Foresight Institutional Foresight programmes(‘Foresight'hereafter) now occupy a prominent position in the minds of public policy makers.

23.1217 D. Loveridge, O. Saritas/Technological forecasting & Social Change 76 (2009) 1208 1221 5. Foresight's democratic deficit and nano artifacts The root of Foresight's deficit lies

or rejects the desirability of nano artifacts. Immediately this raises questions of inclusivity and exclusivity, and of the nature of what is colloquially, vaguely and incorrectly called‘nanotechnology'.

The Sources of Knowledge part of the metaphor draws attention to the use of the term nano artifacts.

Nano artifacts depend on the convergence of sets of sciences and technologies, elsewhere called genus sciences and technologies 23, of very different kinds for their evolution into feasible and (hopefully) desirable artifacts.

The difference between nano artifacts and their biotechnological counterparts is more extreme as will become clearer later

The public and corporate worlds The public acceptance of nano artifacts Public participation in Foresight. Much of this interaction concerns the current drive toward regulation

or severely restrict the future evolution of nano artifacts many of which are already on sale and widely accepted as desirable artifacts including high factor sun screens, tennis racquets reinforced with carbon nanotubes,

and though created for different circumstances will certainly apply to nano artifacts. The influence of the EU's Code of conduct (the Code hereafter) for nanoscience

nano-technology and nano artifacts is a further matter shaping the future situation surrounding the nano-field.

technological feasibility and artifact desirability of a nano artifact. 1218 D. Loveridge, O. Saritas/Technological forecasting & Social Change 76 (2009) 1208 1221 participation in Foresight relating to these issues.

and patenting are major themes for Foresight relating to the dynamic evolution of nano artifacts and the situations that arise as a result.

The spectrum of feasible and possible nano artifacts is very wide. Foresight then needs to appreciate how public acceptance

or rejection of nano artifacts may shift according to the nature of the artifacts presented to the public.

Critical to public acceptance is the growth of a critical mass of opinion favourable to any particular form of nano artifact and its supporting sciences and technologies:

and briefly sets out how the metaphor relates to nano artifacts and their enabling sciences, and technologies.

Such process will contribute to the development of more socially and environmentally responsive nano artifacts. Acknowledgements The authors wish to thank Denis Loveridge and Penny Street,

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