23 November 2017. TRACES, the Espace des Sciences Pierre-Gilles de Gennes (ESPGG), hosted 11 stakeholders concerned with nanotechnology from different perspectives for a full-day exploration of how to integrate greater societal engagement in research and innovation in the field of nanotechnology.

A very serious and nice atmosphere characterized the day: it was collaborative but not fully consensual, and it did not hide the diversity of points of views while also respecting them. Through several activities, participants identified their concerns and the actions and interactions needed to deliver a research and innovation process that responds to society's values and needs, with strong and concrete outcomes that eventually fed into a national innovation agenda (see below) and went on to inform and broaden stakeholder reflections during a multi-stakeholder dialogue organised at the European level in April 2018.

If you are interested in knowing more about the recommendations gathered from French stakeholders, please consult the PDFs below. Five more multi-stakeholder events have taken place since; find out what stakeholders in Israel, Italy, Poland, Spain and Sweden had to say.