Dear Readers

This E-nano Newsletter issue contains two reports providing insights in two relevant areas: modelling at the nanoscale and scientific EU policy. The nanoICT position paper provides an analysis of the current status of modelling at the na-noscale information processing and storage devices in Europe and a comparison with that in the rest of the world. The previous version of the present paper (resulting from the 2008 nanoICT Working Group meeting) has been updated reflecting the new issues that have been recognised as relevant and of significant current interest. The EU report summarises the discussions that took place end of October 2009 during a "Future and Emerging Technologies" (FET) expert consultation workshop and gives a list of proposed challenges for the 2011-2012 FET work programme. We would like to thank all the authors who contributed to this issue as well as the European Commission for the financial support (project nanoICT No. 216165).