Are there any ethical or health and safety concerns associated with the Technology Programme?
It is important that public concerns about technologies are addressed and any unfounded fears dispelled. For example, the UK Government commissioned a study by the Royal Society and Royal Academy of Engineering to look at current and future developments in Nanotechnology to understand whether the technology raises any new ethical, health or safety or social issues which are not already covered by current regulation. For all technology priorities featuring in any competition, it should be noted that project participants would be responsible for ensuring that individual projects are carried out according to the current legislative and regulatory framework. • Who assesses the projects? Independent assessors are appointed by the TSB and Business Links, in consultation with the Programme’s co-funding bodies, for each competition for funding. Each application is assessed by a minimum of three assessors. These assessors are chosen for their knowledge within a particular priority theme and mus
