Looking at Nanotechnology from the Viewpoint of Developing Countries

Significant nanotech activity is already occurring in developing countries," writes the UN Millennium Project task force on science technology and innovation in its 2005 report. "This activity may be derailed by a debate that fails to take account of the perspective of developing countries." The authors then caution that this activity could be ruined if public and policy debates fail to take account of the perspective of developing countries. At the time of writing, a global dialogue of stakeholders was underway to determine the potential impacts of nanotechnology on such countries