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Open access, freely available online Policy Forum Nanotechnology and the Developing World Fabio Salamanca-Buentello, Deepa L. Persad, Erin B. Court, Douglas K. Martin, Abdallah S. Daar, Peter A. Singer* anotechnology can be in the world behind the United States designed to assist UN agencies in harnessed to address some and Japan [4]. In Brazil, the projected achieving the UN MDGs) addresses Nof the world’s most critical budget for nanoscience during the the potential of nanotechnology for development problems. However, to 2004–2007 period is about $25 million, sustainable development. our knowledge, there has been no and three institutes, four networks, systematic prioritization of applications and approximately 300 scientists Top Ten Nanotechnologies of nanotechnology targeted toward are working in nanotechnology [5]. Contributing to the MDGs these challenges faced by the 5 billion The South African Nanotechnology In order to provide a systematic people living in the developing world. Initiative (http:⁄⁄.za) approach with which to address In this article, we aim to convey is a national network of academic sustainable development issues in the three key messages. First, we show developing world, we have identifi ed that developing countries are already and ranked the ten applications of