Opasnet Explained

Opasnet is a web-workspace for making open assessments,^[1] which are impact assessments where anyone can freely participate and contribute. Opasnet is a wiki website and it is built on MediaWiki platform. It is currently maintained and developed by the National Institute for Health and Welfare in Finland.^[2] Opasnet has won the World Summit Award Finland competition, the eGovernment and Institutions category.^[3]

See also

• Open assessment
• Health impact assessment
• Risk assessment
• Environmental health

References

1. Jouni T. Tuomisto, Mikko Pohjola: Open Risk Assessment - A new way of providing scientific information for decision-making. Publications of the National Public Health Institute 2007:B18 http://www.ktl.fi/attachments/suomi/julkaisut/julkaisusarja_b/2007/2007b18.pdf
2. About Opasnet http://en.opasnet.org/w/Opasnet:About, accessed 12 January 2011.
3. World Summit Award Finland http://www.mindtrek.org/2010/wsa, accessed 12 January 2011.

External links

• Official website