論我國奈米科技潛在風險之法律規範

The Regulation of the Potential Risks to Nanotechnology in Taiwan

李淑娟(Shu-Chuan Lee) ； 唐淑美(Shu-Mei Tang)

《Asian Journal of Management and Humanity Sciences》 1卷2期 (2006/07) Pp. 293-308

https://doi.org/10.6413/AJMHS.200607.0293

摘要

「奈米科技」被公認為二十一世紀最重要的產業之一，與生物科技、資訊科技並列為本世紀科技發展三個主要方向。我國的奈米國家型科技計畫（National Nanotechnology Program, 簡寫為NNP），從2002年開始至2007年，共編列192億新台幣預算，用以發展臺灣的「奈米科技」。鑑於「奈米科技」將為人類社會帶來新的一波產業、與技術革命，「奈米科技」之研究、投資，恐怕將不僅止於基礎科學與技術應用之研究，而需要有更全面性、制度性的思考。因而本文認為我國在大舉投資「奈米科技」研發之同時，亦應秉持技術發展，應有益於社會整體應用之精神，進行相關之法律、環境、人體健康影響之研究。在目前無法明確指出「奈米科技」的應用危害時，則應在「奈米科技」潛在危險的控制上，妥為規劃與因應，以建構完善的「奈米科技」技術發展環境。而另一方面，對於「奈米科技」的應用，是否應規範以避免成為所謂的富人科技，吾人認為我國政府積極推動「奈米科技」的同時，除應規範「奈米材料」的潛在風險，同時也應該規範「奈米產品」的商品市場相關問題，協助監督「奈米產品」的價值，避免市場的暴利，以保護一般大眾都能享受這項科技所帶來的利益。而對於目前充斥在市面上的許多號稱「奈米科技」產品，應訂定一個管理規範，一如國內所將推行的「奈米標章」制度，以保障消費者的權益。

關鍵字

奈米科技 ； 奈米國家型科技計畫 ； 潛在風險 ； 奈米標章

並列摘要

Nanotechnology, widely hailed as one of the most important industries of the 21st century, is ranked alongside biotechnology and information technology as the three major forces in the millennium's technological development. Taiwan's national nanotechnology program, has a total budget of NT$19.2 billion allocated for 2002 to 2007 for the purpose of developing Taiwan's ”Nanotechnology.” In the light that nanotechnology is poised to bring society a new wave of industrial and technological revolution, the research of nanotechnology calls for more than the research of rudimentary science and technological applications, but rather broaching the science with broad-based, systematic thinking. With that, this study recognizes that when Taiwan is producing a large scale investment on the research and development of nanotechnology, it is prudent to conduct a relevant study on it's legal, environmental and human health impacts that are conducive to upholding the spirit of overall social applications. In the absence of any application harm of the nanotechnology at present, it is imperative to seek adequate development and countermeasure to contain the potential hazard of nanotechnology, and thus help to map out a comprehensive nanotechnology development environment. On the other hand, with regard to whether nanotechnology applications should be regulated to avoid the so-called wealthy men's technology, it is our opinions that while actively promoting nanotechnology, it is prudent for the Taiwan government to regulate the issue of the division of intellectual property rights on nanotechnology so to avoid profiting the conglomerates and ignoring the equity of all people. It would also be advisable for the government to regulate the issue of nanotechnology product marketing by facilitating the monitoring of the value of nano products, which would help to contain irregular market profiting, better protect the general public, and allow us to enjoy the fruits of the technology. As to the many products saturating the market that proclaim to be nanotechnology products, there is a need to draft a set of regulatory guidelines, similar to the ”Nano insignia” system soon to be introduced locally, to better protect the consumer's equity.

並列關鍵字

Nanotechnology ； national nanotechnology program ； potential risk ； nano insignia