Public Awareness and Engagement

The Public Awareness and Engagement Program's activities include free public forums, information and education materials, and feedback mechanisms such as regular public attitude surveys and a freecall information service.

Focusing on Nanotechnologies and Biotechnologies, the Public Awareness and Engagement Program has developed several initiatives to inform the public on enabling technologies.

	TechNyou Information and Outreach Service Freecall 1800 631 276 TechNyou is an information and outreach service developed through partnership with the University of Melbourne. It provides balanced and factual information on biotechnology and nanotechnology through an interactive website, a freecall information service, and offers speaking engagements. TechNyou also provides a science education resource with learning modules on new technologies such as biotechnology and nanotechnology. TechNyou can be contacted by email: technyou-info@unimelb.edu.au Visit the TechNyou website
	Community Engagement Events The section runs and supports community engagement events of various formats to reach various sections of the Australian public. All events are developed in alignment with the section’s code of best practice principles determined at the 2008 Social Inclusion and Community Engagement Workshop. Information and content from past events
	Information fact sheets The section develops and sources fact sheets summarising key aspects of Nanotechnology and Biotechnology. View the fact sheets
	Research and Reports The section produces and supports many research projects into the attitudes of members of the community in relation to the implementation of enabling technologies and the awareness of these technologies. These reports focus on the fields of biotechnology and nanotechnology. View the reports
	Academic Publications The section produces and collects numerous publications in the field of nanotechnology, biotechnology, and the social impact of enabling technologies in general. View the publications
	Educational Websites The section is engaged in several education programs to inform students on nanotechnology and biotechnology. Further details
	Career Profiles As part of its support for science education, the section also produces career profiles of people who have studied science at tertiary level, where their degrees have taken them, and the advice they would give prospective students. Further details
	Media Releases Media releases from the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research and the Department. View the media releases