Chapter 37

International Governance Perspectives on Nanotechnology Water Innovation

David Rejeski1 and Evan S. Michelson2,    1Science and Technology Innovation Program, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, DC, USA,    2Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, New York, NY, USA

As nanotechnology applications are being developed to provide novel solutions to many of the world’s water problems—from developing improved desalination methods to cleaning up emerging pollutants—the international community has a unique opportunity to develop and implement new kinds of governance systems that will ensure that these applications can reach the market quickly, efficiently, and successfully. National and international regulatory bodies, from ...

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