The Waste Prevention Programme of the federal government with the participation of the states, which was first adopted in 2013, has been updated in 2021. Dialogue with various actors plays a decisive role in the implementation of the programme. To this end, the dialogues on the Waste Prevention Programme II took place in 2021 and 2022. In a total of eight dialogues with different thematic focuses, concrete approaches to the implementation of waste prevention measures were discussed. Dialogues one and two dealt with waste prevention in the area of textiles. Dialogues three and four dealt with disposable articles. The topic of waste prevention in event management was examined in dialogues five and six. Dialogues seven and eight concluded with discussions on educational measures for waste prevention and intercultural communication. About 30 people took part in each dialogue who have points of contact with the topic of waste prevention through their work or other commitments. Participants included representatives of the economy, politics and administration, research, civil society and associations. The dialogues were preceded by a situation analysis in which existing approaches and obstacles to waste prevention in the topic area were examined. At the end of each situation analysis, there were several theses that summarised the contents of the analysis. The dialogues always consisted of a webinar and a subsequent workshop. During the webinar, the findings of the situation analysis were explained and the participants had the opportunity to vote on the focus of the workshop with the help of the theses derived from the situation analysis. At the beginning of the workshops, there were always two to four short talks by people with a background in the according thematic field who gave the participants an initial stimulus. In the second phase of the workshop, participants had the opportunity to actively participate and share their thoughts using an online collaboration tool. A protocol and thematic support material, which was discussed with the participants during the dialogue, were published for each dialogue. The following report summarises all eight dialogues and ends with a conclusion. The Appendix consisting of the protocols and the situation analyses of the eight dialogues can be found in the German version of the final report. Quelle: Forschungsbericht
Das Projekt "International multi-stakeholder dialogue platform framing the responsible development of nanosciences and nanotechnologies (NS&T) (FRAMINGNANO)" wird vom Umweltbundesamt gefördert und von Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca Industriale durchgeführt. Objective: The FramingNano project will support the establishment of a multistakeholders dialogue on NS&T regulation and governance among the scientific, institutional, industrial communities, the broad public to articulate consensus and absence of consensus between the various stakeholders, sustain a European debate between them, and foster the development of a shared frame of knowledge, objectives, actions to define constructive and practicable regulatory solutions toward a responsible development of NS&T. This action will lead to a proposal of a Governance Plan designing a deliberative process for the responsible development of NS&T at European level and beyond, including recommendations for future research, policy actions, and co-operative research processes over the years 2009-2013. The activity of the project will be articulated in 28 months and geared around 4 key actions: 1. Analysis and review of existing-proposed regulatory processes, identification of stakeholders; 2. collection and analysis of stakeholders positions and needs; 3. Development of an appropriate proposal of a Governance Plan; communication and dissemination of information on the project and NS&T governance. Project website and Newsletter, a mid term international workshop, a final international conference, and national workshops will be organised. The project brings together 6 partners from 6 countries, covering all main European geographical areas (North, Eastern, Centre, South). Consortium partners have a long experience in NS&T, in S&T assessment, consultation processes, analysis of technological and societal issues, communication, and liaison already established with many relevant stakeholders. The project will support the European Commission, EU policy makers and stakeholders in designing a European model that assure that the development of NS&T takes place responsibly and to the benefit of the individuals and the society.