The BLOOM School Box
This document aims to describe the development of the BLOOM School Box – a collection of five bioeconomy related teaching resources produced as part of WP4. The School Box, developed by 20 pilot science teachers, …
Countries/regions described: Belgium
Innovative open dialog format trainings and webinars
The main objective of the BLOOM project is to establish open and informed dialogues, cocreated by European citizens, the civil society, bioeconomy innovation networks, local research centres, business and industry stakeholders and various levels of …
Overcoming hurdles for innovation in industrial biotechnology in Europe BENELUX Workshop Report
The first BIO-TIC regional workshop was held at the Green Chemistry Campus, Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands on 27th June 2013 and brought together 15 participants to discuss the potential for IB, to identify hurdles and …
Handbook on regional and local bio-based economies
Coping with today’s challenges and fulfilling the SDGs requires sweeping changes. These changes affect the development of businesses in bioeconomies, too. Resource efficiency and circularity, sustainable economic growth, environmental friendliness and social justice and inclusion …
Assessment tools for sustainability monitoring of bioeconomy networks (Sustainability Monitoring Tool SUMINISTRO )
The UFZ Bioenergy Department is working in the development of a Sustainability Index for ex-post assessment of regional bioeconomy industry networks and Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) for ex-ante evaluation of emerging bio-based value chains. Both …
REPORT OF BEST PRACTICES FROM SWG SCAR AKIS MEMBERS
The content of the study Whilst “Communication is essential for project effectiveness and sustainability” (FAO, 2012), it seems interesting to challenge some multi-actor innovative agricultural projects against the efficiency of their communication activities. In order …
Sustainability and Participation in the Bioeconomy: A Conceptual Framework for BE-Rural
This report outlines the conceptual framework of BE-Rural and provides practical guidance to the design and implementation of the five regional Open Innovation Platforms (OIPs) within BE-Rural. This conceptual framework aims to provide guidance regarding …
Bioeconomy Strategy Accelerator Toolkit
The BSAT-Bioeconomy Strategy Accelerator Toolkit The Bioeconomy Strategy Accelerator Toolkit (BSAT) represents the POWER4BIO methodology implemented into an online platform for guiding decision-makers to review or develop regional bioeconomy strategies. The toolkit is aimed to …
Handbook on regional and local bio-based economies
The development of a bioeconomy requires process innovations that allow an efficient utilization and valorisation of raw and residual materials. Process innovations in the bioeconomy encompass processes and technologies that use biogenic raw materials and …
ADVANCEFUEL STAKEHOLDER PLATFORM
To validate results and ensure their successful uptake, ADVANCEFUEL intends to engage stakeholders of the biofuel commercialisation process, such as industry players, researchers, policy makers and regulators in a dialogue via the ADVANCEFUEL Stakeholder Platform, …