Emerging value chains and innovation ecosystems in bio- and circular economies: IRELAND Dr Maeve Henchion & Dr Laura Devaney

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1 Emerging value chains and innovation ecosystems in bio- and circular economies: IRELAND Dr Maeve Henchion & Dr Laura Devaney Innovation Ecosystems and Circular Solutions to Boost the Bioeconomy Tekes/OECD Workshop Scandic Park, Helsinki 7 th of June 2017

2 Agenda Brief context to approx to date Next steps 2 Tekes/oecd workshop June 2017

3 Ireland: cross-sectoral 3 Heksinki June 2016

4 4 Ireland: sectoral

5 Ireland: sub-sectoral 5 Teagasc Presentation Footer

6 The Irish Bioeconomy: Complex policy environment 6 Teagasc Presentation Footer

7 Recognised need to develop a national strategy, but Potential conflicts of interest Economic, social and environmental objectives What should we prioritise? Use of biological resources for industrial purposes vs food security vs environmental safeguards Potential conflicts between sectors Food, feed, fibre, fuel debate Who should influence the Meat-based vs non-meat based food decision? Climate vs food (and health and well being) Unintended/unforeseen consequences e.g. circular economy, need forward looking and modelling tools 7 Teagasc Presentation Footer

8 Initiatives at government level Research funding BioÉire, DAFM National Action Plan for Jobs, 2016 Department of the Taoiseach National Action Plan for Rural Development 2017, Department of AHRRGA Interdepartmental group Led by Department of the Taoiseach, formed Q

9 Overview of Bioeconomy Policy in G7, incl. the EU Source: German Bioeconomy Council,

10 What should we prioritise Delphi Study within BioÉire to identify priority value chains for short-medium term Consideration and reflection on the Delphi expert Bioeconomy value web actors Closeness, subjective, mandated and objective 10

11 What to prioritise? Top value chains identified included: the use of 2 nd generation feedstock for the production of biochemicals; dairy processing sidestreams for sports nutrition products; horticultural by-product for biocompostable packaging; marine discard for functional food and feed applications; agricultural and food waste for bioenergy production; seaweed use for food and healthcare applications and forestry residues for decentralised heat generation. 11

12 12 Teagasc Presentation Footer

13 Action plan for rural development Action Time Responsibility 116 Establish a baseline assessment of the current bioeconomy activity and opportunities across the various sectors in Ireland 117 Hold a consultative seminar on the bioeconomy, with key stakeholders including the development agencies and the private sector 118 Publish a high level policy statement on the bioeconomy in Ireland Q Q Q Dept of the Taoiseach and other relevant sectoral departments Dept of the Taoiseach and other relevant sectoral departments Dept of the Taoiseach and other relevant sectoral departments 13

14 14 Developments in the research

15 Next steps Launch of national policy statement on the bioeconomy (Q3 2017)» Important policy signal, re investor confidence/risks Identification of roles for various stakeholders Development of business models to ensure primary producers not just suppliers of cheap biomass Development of bioeconomy-specific educational courses at 3 rd level Awareness raising and activation with industry (Bioeconomy Industry Association, clusters) 15

16 Implementation of bioeconomy in Europe 1. Integrated concepts and strategies with different levels of integration (AT, BE (Flanders), DE, IR, NL, DK, NO, SE, SF, E (planned) 2. No integrated strategies but specifically bioeconomy-related policies and activities (CZ, FR, UK, IT) 3. More or less no specific activities or policies, but acknowledgement of its political importance and potential (EE, GR, LT, SI, PT). 16

17 Acknowledgements Financial contribution from DAFM Stimulus Fund for project ref 14/SF/857 BioÉire team 17