Global Issues in Nanotechnology

Overview
The Global Issues in Nanotechnology (GIN) Working Group of the Nanoscale Science, Engineering, and Technology Subcommittee (NSET) facilitates, coordinates, and provides input to U.S. Government's international activities related to nanotechnology in support of the NSET Subcommittee and the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI).

The scope of the GIN Working Group includes monitoring foreign nanotechnology programs and development; broadening international cooperation and communications regarding nanotechnology research and development (R&D) including activities related to safeguarding environmental and human health; and promoting the United States' commercial and trade interests in nanotechnology in the global marketplace.

The GIN Working Group seeks to identify areas for international cooperation and anticipate and address areas of potential international concern in order to facilitate the responsible and beneficial development of nanotechnology.