BERST How to build Regional Bioeconomies and create new cross-sectoral business?

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1 BERST How to build Regional Bioeconomies and create new cross-sectoral business? Myrna van Leeuwen (coordinator), LEI Wageningen UR Brussels, 12 November 2014

2 Content Motivation for BERST project: - EU Bioeconomy Strategy - RIS3 /regional policy BERST toolkit: - to explore bioregional potential - to develop regional profiles Participation interest

3 Context: the Bioeconomy and the Societal Challenges (EC bioeconomy Strategy, 2012) Ensuring food security Managing natural resources sustainably/biodiversity Reducing dependence on non-renewable resources Mitigating and adapting to climate change/ghg emissions Creating jobs and maintaining European competitiveness Becoteps objectives are interconnected Aim strategy: long term sustainability

4 Context: RIS3/regional policy Regional development Smart specialization Use regional characteristics Clusters and cluster initiatives Triple helix Entrepreneurial discovery process Process of regional profiling

5 Context: bioeconomy as engine of economic growth in EU regions Transition from fossil based to biobased economy is complex Has a long run time horizon How to achieve the implementation of the bioeconomy?

6 BERST contributes to the bioeconomy development BERST: BioEconomy Regional Strategy Toolkit

7 BERST consortium

8 Objectives of BERST project Exploring the bioeoconomy potential of EU regions by focusing on the following questions: - What is the current bioeconomy potential of EU regions? - What is the future bioeconomy potential of EU regions? - How to close the gap between current and future bioeconomy potential of EU regions? - How to develop smart strategies for regional bioeconomies in EU?

9 Building blocks of BERST toolkit

10 Block 1: describers of regional bioeconomy potential Cluster size Energy Household income Regulations Size of population Transport Land use Public support & acceptance

11 Block 1: Chemical jobs across NL nuts3 On-line tool Zeeuw-Vlaanderen, South Limburg, Delfzijl: NUTS3 regions with strong agrichemical potential

12 Block 1: Biotechnological potential in Cambridge Index>100: strong in R&D employment and Quality of education

13 Building blocks of BERST toolkit

14 Block 2: supporters of regional bioeconomy measures and instruments

15 Block 2: I&M applied in Germany On-line tool

16 Building blocks of BERST toolkit

17 Block 3: Case Studies and Good Practices as inspiration for other regions

18 Block 3: framework for analysing CS and GP

19 Block 3: three phases in the development path of a biocluster

20 Building blocks of BERST toolkit

21 Block 4: Regional Profiles for biosectors Energy Chemicals, biorefinery, polymers Biomass production Paper and pulp Construction Textile and clothing Biotechnology Food and Feed processing

22 Block 4: factsheet with spiders, scores and guidelines to develop profiles

23 Block 5: Network and Alignment

24 Block 5: Network and Alignment Internal focus: community of Practice - interactive process approaches dynamic learning agenda exchange between science and regional practise exchange among BERST partner regions External focus: exchange to and engage other regions connection to platforms and other networks (CoR, Errin, Climate KIC) being helpful to non-berst regions

25 Interested in participation?