$14 Billion Spent on Nanotech: Now the U.S. Government Wants Your Input—by August 15
Did you know the federal government has spent $14 billion on nanotech since 2001 via the NNI? As noted recently by InformationWeek, the government (OSTP) now wants to hear your ideas on how best to push into the future with nanotech. OSTP expresses particular interest in how nanotech can facilitate cleantech, while at the same time we also manage environmental, health, and safety risks associated with nanotech.
In other words, what's the best way to spend the next $14 billion?!
Submissions are due 11:59 EDT on August 15, 2010. Send to NNIStrategy@ostp.gov.
Thanks to Foley's Antoinette Konski for this alert.
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The Office of Science and Technology Policy wants input on its plan to explore how the government can spur a revolution in the use of nanotechnology. The OSTP has released a Request for Information (RFI) for ideas on the development of the 2010 Strategic Plan for its National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI), a 25-agency R&D program, according to a White House blog post by OSTP Policy Analyst Heather Evans and OSTP Assistant Director for Nanotechnology Travis Earles.