NSEC - Center for Nanotechnology in Society at ASU

亚利桑那州立大学社会纳米技术中心(CNS-ASU)是由美国国家科学基金会(NSF)资助的纳米级科学与工程中心(NSEC)。它实施了一项“实时技术评估”议程和若干专题研究，以追求纳米技术“预见性治理”的战略愿景。RTTA议程包括以下研究计划：1)研究和创新系统评估，旨在利用文献计量学和专利分析绘制纳米级科学和工程研究活动的图谱；2)舆论和价值观，旨在了解公众和专家对新兴纳米技术的意见动态；3)预期和审议，旨在部署情景发展和公众参与活动的新颖示范，以预测新兴纳米技术的社会层面；以及4)自反性和整合性，旨在通过将社会科学和人文科学与自然科学和工程学相结合，增强纳米级科学和工程研究人员了解自己在负责任创新中的作用的能力。亚利桑那州立大学的两组专题研究是：公平、平等和责任；以及(从2010年10月开始)城市设计、材料和建筑环境(“纳米与城市”)。为了实现其战略愿景，CNS-ASU不仅统一了几所大学的这些研究项目，而且还统一了三个关键的组成部分活动：前瞻性(对看似合理的未来情景的预测)，整合(社会科学和人文研究与纳米科学和工程)，以及参与(公众参与审议)。CNS-ASU还开展教育和培训活动以及公共宣传和非正式科学教育。

The Center for Nanotechnology in Society at Arizona State University (CNS-ASU) is a Nano-scale Science and Engineering Center (NSEC) funded by the US National Science Foundation (NSF). It implements an agenda of "real-time technology assessment" (RTTA) and clusters of thematic research in pursuit of a strategic vision of the "anticipatory governance" of nanotechnologies. The RTTA agenda comprises research programs in: 1) research and innovation systems assessment, which aims to map nano-scale science and engineering research activities using bibliometrics and patent analysis; 2) public opinion and values, which aims to understand the dynamics of public and expert opinion regarding emerging nanotechnologies; 3) anticipation and deliberation, which aims at deploying novel demonstrations of scenario development and public engagement activities to anticipate societal dimensions of emerging nanotechnologies; and 4) reflexivity and integration, which aims to bolster the ability of nano-scale science and engineering researchers to understand their own roles in responsible innovation through integrating social science and humanities with natural science and engineering. CNS-ASU's two clusters of thematic research are: equity, equality and responsibility; and (beginning in Oct 2010) urban design, materials, and the built environment ("nano and the city"). To achieve its strategic vision, CNS-ASU unifies these research programs not only across several universities but also across three critical, component activities: foresight (of plausible future scenarios), integration (of social science and humanities research with nano-scale science and engineering), and engagement (of publics in deliberations). CNS-ASU also performs educational and training activities as well as public outreach and informal science education.