| Posted: September 29, 2009 |
Iranian Nanotechnology Initiative Council and UN agree to establish international nanotechnology center |
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(Nanowerk News) The head of the Iranian Nanotechnology Initiative Council (INIC) Saeed Sarkar and Deputy Director-General of United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Yoshi Uramoto signed an agreement to establish an international nanotechnology center.
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The agreement was signed at UNIDO’s central office in Vienna on Friday September 25.
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This will be the first international UNIDO center which plans to apply nanotechnology in water desalination and water/wastewater treatment at the national, regional and international levels.
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During the first half of 2007, INIC proposed a comprehensive report on Iran’s abilities and potentials in integrating nanotechnology into water/waste water treatment fields to UNIDO.
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Regarding the importance of world water/wastewater problem, collective establishment of an international center for nanotechnology was approved by Iran and UNIDO.
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UNIDO is a specialized agency of the United Nations (established as an autonomous body within the United Nations in 1966 and as a specialized agency in 1985). The organization seeks to promote and accelerate sustainable industrial development in developing countries. Its headquarters are located in Vienna, the capital of Austria.
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