1. SWG FOREST ASSESSMENT OF ERA-NETs AND COST ACTIONS IN THE EU FOREST-BASED SECTOR
Uwe Kies, InnovaWood
Andreas Kleinschmit von Lengefeld, FCBA
4-5 June 2018 – COST connect, Sofia, Bulgaria

2. Scope and purpose Impact of ERA-NETs & COST in EU forest-based sector
SCAR CASA study or SWG FOREST
Deeper background on R&I activities on transnational level
Relevant knowledge for COFUND programming
Support to SWG FOREST to contribute to strategic orientation and priorities
Forest-based sector: categorisation of actions
1. Forestry, 2. Wood industries (incl. furniture), 3.Paper industries 4. Novel forest-based products (biorefinery, bioenergy, biobased products)
5. Other sectors (with partial relevance to FBS)
Relevance criterion: High – Medium - Low
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3. Key results Both funding instruments are of high importance
ERA-NETs: 159 actions, 2007 to 2020
WoodWisom-Net: 4 Joint calls, 62 funded projects, M€ total funding, 73 M€ national, 11 M€ EU
FORESTERRA: 12 Mediterranean countries, 2.5 M€, 2 projects
SUMFOREST: EU & EU neighbourhood region, 2.2 M€, 7 projects
Other ERA-NETS: BioDivERsA 30, others 40 projects
Funding 85 M€ in core FBS. Total estimated M€.
COST: 137 actions, 1991 to 2019
107 actions in the core FBS
75 M€ total funding estimated
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4. Key results Highlights from ERA-NETs
Pan-European participation & strong industry partnerships
ERA-NET Projects per country
WWN+ projects with industrial partners
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5. Key results Highlights from COST actions
Pan-European participation & strong industry partnerships
COST actions in the FBS,
ERA-NETS & COST in wood construction,
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6. Main conclusions Widespread success in fostering high quality R&I in FBS
ERA-NET scheme has been the essential backbone for R&I in the SME- dominated FBS. COST actions have prepared the ground for leading R&I actions in the sector.
ERA-NETs include excellent RTDI projects of huge market relevance for woodworking industries and other value chains.
ERA-NET scheme has proven to be the perfect instrument for bottom- up, well-tailored research and innovation actions fostering considerable transfer and market impact.
European-level research and development actions are well-suited for the forest-based sector, because many questions can be considered too specific to be addressed only through national funding programmes.
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7. Final report https://scar-europe. org/index
Andreas Kleinschmit von Lengefeld
Directeur Innovation Recherche et International
FCBA Institut Technologique 10, rue Galilée, Champs-sur-Marne, France
Uwe Kies
Secretary General
InnovaWood 66 Rue du Luxembourg, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
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