The BIOMODEL4REGIONS project aims to support the establishment of the innovative governance and business models at local/regional level to achieve better-informed decision-making processes, social engagement and innovation to support and strengthen science-policy interfaces.
The project involves six pilot regions, represented by the following bio-economy clusters:
- Aquimer in Normandy
- Bioeconomy Cluster in Slovakia
- Stichting Circular Biobased Delta in the Delta region in the Netherlands
- BioFuel Region in Sweden
- Cluster of Bioeconomy and Environment of Western Macedonia
- SPRING in Tuscany (Italy)
Each pilot region, supported by project partners and its local stakeholders, will analyse their governance system and related policies to identify gaps and assess their bio-based economy potential. The project will also establish novel or improved business models to enable local stakeholders (i.e. consumers, industry/producers and public bodies) to switch to environmentally responsible behaviour. Based on the knowledge generated by the project, each pilot region will co-develop and implement a long-term strategy for the bio-based economy.
The project will share its findings and lessons learnt under a fully transferable case-study approach ensuring the replicability of the BIOMODEL4REGION approach in other similar regions throughout Europe.
The workshop will be held online on 6 February 2023, from 9:00 am CET. It will last three hours and will be divided in two sessions, each related to the most burning bioeconomy issues in the region:
First session on the local bioeconomy ecosystem:
- Discussions on ‘Local Biobased Products’
- Discussions on ‘Local Bioeconomy Business Models’
- Discussions on ‘Local biobased initiatives and communities’
Second session on the bioeconomy governance model:
- Presentation of the BIOMODEL4REGIONS generic model for the analysis of governance models
- Group exercise to validate the mapped indicators in the generic model and discuss data implications
- Planning application of the model for the region, stakeholder roles in data collection and region-specific assessment focus.
The workshop will gather around 15-20 local stakeholders representing local administration/policy makers, research/academia representatives, local businesses/producers and civil society organisations/consumers.
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