115 The Technology Platform Plants for the Future Karin Metzlaff Executive director EPSO & Coordinator TP European Forest Research – outlook for the future Brussels, 12 November 2004 EuropaBio
215 TP Plants for the Future Goal: Strengthen the European Plant Research and Innovation Area Start: European Council Mar03: create European Technology Platforms …. in areas such plant genomics Support needed: At European, national and regional level; From public and private sources State: Vision 2025 Jun04 Strategic Research Agenda 2025 Feb05 Action Plan 2010Oct06 Amend SRA, more APsfrom 2006 Implementation activities Stakeholders: Companies & research institutions incl. forestry sector, financial world, regulatory authorities, experts in education and communication, consumer and environmental organisations
315 Structure: Long term groupings: Advisory Council Advise & Political weight + forestry ? Steering CommitteeLong-term goal; Leading actors; Support among stakeholders + forestry ? Secretariat Manage Balance, Interaction, Dissemination Mirror groupsAdvise & support from the 3 political institutions European, national & regional level Crucial for implementation of TP recommendations Short term groupings: E.g. for SRA 2025 / AP 2010: 4 Workshops groups 4 views: Basic research, Sustainability, Products (has forestry sector incl.), Horizontal Issues
415 Method to develop SRA: To discuss Basic research Products Horizontal issues Vision Plants for the Future Sustainability Sustainable agriculture Securing a healthy and safe food supply Green and pleasant land Challenges taken fromPlants for the Future (chapter 1) 4 Views to address the challenges. Competitiveness and consumer choice Develop SRA 2025: BR HI PP bio based economy renewable raw material diversity of systems viable countryside biodiversity Strategic Research Agenda P SS P
515 Articulate SRA 2025 and Action Plan Opportunity for input from forestry sector Vision 2025, Jun04 (+ related papers) 4 Expert workshops (Products) drafts Feedback from stakeholders, Steering Committee SRA Draft AP 2010 (Feb05) Meetings in Member States Feedback to working groups (Dec05) Workshops to amend draft In parallel AP 2010 (Oct06) input to FP7, National research programs; industry, farmer, forestry …
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