Session 3: Bio-economy

Session 3: Bio-economy

Moderator: Barna Kovacs, Research Programme Officer, Directorate Bioeconomy, DG RTD

The sessions aims

• to present practical examples of impact achieved by Public-Public Partnerships in the Bio-economy challenge
• to facilitate the exchange of experience between P2P networks in the Bio-economy challenge
• to help elaborate the framework for assessing impacts and identify opportunities to maximise impact and its visibility 

Agenda:

1. Introduction to the session 

The role of PLATFORM for mutual learning, networking, and joint communication of P2P networks in the Bioeconomy - identifying challenges, obstacles and benefits of P2P (including international cooperation, impact) -  Christine Bunthof, PLATFORM

2. Short presentations on impacts expected / achieved from the following networks 

• JPI FACCE - Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change - Heather McKhann, INRA
• Art.185 BONUS - Joint Baltic Sea Research Programme – Kaisa Kononen, BONUS
• ERA-NET WoodwisdomNet - Innovation in the Forest-Based Sector – Martin Greimel, Austrian Ministry of Agriculture
• ERA-NET ANIHWA - Animal Health and Welfare – Luke Dalton, Defra
• ERA-NETs on Biotechnologies - Nikola Schulz, Jülich

3. Panel Discussion along the following guiding questions:

• How can networks and organisations improve the collection of evidence on impacts, both at national / European policy level?
• How can they increase the visibility of impacts and the take-up of results, both at national or EU policy levels?
• Which aspects of the impact assessment should be organised in a coordinated or centralised fashion, and by whom?
• Are there specific issues related to the Bio-economy challenge that need to be taken into account for the overall Impact Assessment Framework, and if yes which?

4. Open discussion with the audience

5. Wrap-up and conclusions

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