Überblick
This publication provides an analytical overview and was also presented as a keynote for the international workshop, Emerging technologies: new skill needs in the field of nanotechnology, held in Stuttgart, Germany in July 2005. This study looks at the latest trends and developments in various fields of nanotechnology and their related skill needs. It includes a definition of nanotechnology, and fields and sectors of its application in Europe, examines potentials, trends and developments at international level and analyses labour market developments and the future demand for qualified workers and reviews research into specific and basic skills and, in particular, innovative skills and new occupations emerging in nanotechnology.