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Title: Network of
universities and institutes for raising awareness on
dual‐use concerns of chemical materials
Target area: All Regions
Total estimated cost: 800,000 euro
Project Duration: 24 months
Starting date: 21/12/2012
Domain: Chemical
Project Implementer: Agenzia nazionale per le
nuove tecnologie, l’energia e lo sviluppo economico
sostenibile (ENEA), Italy
Objectives:
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Develop a sustainable network of universities and
research institutes to reinforce a culture of
chemical safety and security.
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Raise awareness of
dual-use concerns of chemical materials for
academics, scientists, researchers, technicians and
students.
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Foster the
exchange of information, dissemination of knowledge,
transfer of best practice and design of joint
initiatives, both internally and externally among
network participants and national agencies.
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Advocate for the
incremental incorporation of training materials and
agreed common standards on chemical safety and
security, and dual-use concerns as a component of
the curricula (universities) or fields of research
(institutes) of the network participants.
Main Activities:
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Identify and engage relevant national institutions
and experts to establish a network on chemical
safety and security focusing on dual-use concerns of
chemical materials.
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Organize preliminary meetings to collect
information, identify participants’ needs, define
the areas for interaction and develop an
awareness-raising strategy according to the
different target audiences (academics, scientists,
researchers, technicians and students).
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Develop training/learning materials and on-line
resources to promote their use during workshops and
lectures.
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Organize workshops
involving academics, scientists, researchers,
technicians and representatives of national agencies
in order to exchange information, disseminate
knowledge, transfer best practice and develop common
standards on chemical safety and security to be
included in the curricula of universities and the
fields of research of institutes.
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Facilitate,
support and organise university lectures for
students incorporating the developed learning
materials and on-line resources.
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Implement joint
initiatives between the network partners and
national agencies- for example, supporting the
design of national procedures for the notification
of potentially dangerous dual-use-related activities
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