As regions build their competitive advantage in global markets via smart specialization (S3) based on the regional strengths, strategic building of transnational networks and alliances as well as capacity for transnational innovation management and co-operation are essential to unlock new market opportunities and to keep up with the global competition. In the rural regions, the need for networks and co-operation is even more prominent due to limited human capital, lack of agglomeration economies, low levels of firm clustering and a weak endowment with knowledge generation organizations. As rural regions, the partner regions of ConnectedByBiobord face similar challenges of lacking capacity for innovation hindering their aspirations to develop bioeconomy and therefore strive to solve these challenges via strategic interregional alliances. The project is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund.
ConnectedByBiobord is an extension stage project for “Rural RDI Milieus in transition towards smart bioeconomy clusters and innovation ecosystems” (RDI2CluB) project and a Flagship project to EUSBSR PA Bioeconomy. The goal of the RDI2CluB project has been to support smart, sustainable, and inclusive growth of the bioeconomy in rural areas of the BSR. ConnectedByBiobord is building on the outputs of the RDI2CluB: Joint Action Plans and the Biobord platform for transnational innovation co-operation.
| Title |
Biobord open innovation platform connecting bioeconomy developers in BSR |
| Abbreviation |
ConnectedByBiobord |
| Lead partner |
JAMK University of Applied Sciences (Finland) |
| Project number |
X011 |
| Programme |
Interreg Baltic Sea Region 2014-2020 |
| Partners |
1. JAMK University of Applied Sciences (Finland)
2. Krinova Incubator & Science Park (Sweden)
3. Vidzeme Planning Region (Latvia)
4. Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences (Norway)
5. Institute for Environmental Solutions (Latvia)
6. Tretorget Ltd (Norway)
7. Stockholm Environment Institute Tallinn Center (Estonia)
8. The Paper Province economic association (Sweden)
9. Foundation for Education and Social Dialogue PRO CIVIS (Poland) |
| Associated Partners |
1. Nordic Council of Ministers' Office in Latvia (Latvia)
2. Latvian Food Bioeconomy Cluster (Latvia)
3. The Finnish Forest Centre (Finland)
4. Starachowice Business Incubator (Poland)
5. Norwegian Forestry Association (Norway)
6. KSN Metsä Ltd (Finland)
7. Vesannon Siemen Ltd (Finland)
8. FeltGIS Ltd (Norway)
9. Sør-Hedmark Næringhage Ltd (Norway)
10. Silviforum Ltd (Norway)
11. Sør-Østerdal Næringhage Ltd (Norway)
12. Inno-UT Ltd (Norway)
13. Region Värmland (Sweden)
14. The Swedish Forest Agency (Sweden)
15. Pärnu County Development Centre (Estonia)
16. Food and Veterinary Service (Latvia)
17. State Forest Service (Latvia) |
| Objective |
To strengthen the alliance between the actors of the regional innovation systems in the target regions to connect and combine competences to find new solutions and to support commercialization of innovations towards sustainable bioeconomy in the rural regions of BSR
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| Activities |
1. Piloting transnational innovation process for open BSR bioeconomy network via three pilot groups and dedicated activities (workshops, hackatons, faciltated R&D and industry cooperation):
- food innovation pilot;
- forest innovation pilot;
- technolgy innovation pilot.
2. Piloting the innovation working methods for transnational co-creation dialogue:
- designing the innovation working methods for transnational co-creation dialogue;
- extending Open Innovation Community of Biobord;
- upgrading Biobord Operating Model.
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| Results |
1. Concrete joint agendas established for the alliance between the actors of the regional innovation systems in the target regions in order to connect and combine competences to find new solutions and to support commercialization of innovations towards sustainable bioeconomy in the rural regions of BSR.
2. Effective innovation working methods for building transnational co-creation dialogue between business and research have been learned and integrated into a long-term co-operation model and network agreement between the actors of the regional innovation systems in the target regions. The lessons on tested practices in building a cocreation dialogue are applied as institutionalized knowledge and competence both in the context of regional innovation systems as well as in the transnational context of the Biobord network and platform.
3. The transnational co-creation dialogue implemented in the transnational innovation pilots has revealed potential solutions for joint challenges as well as allowed assessment of potential solutions in the context of the transition to sustainable and viable knowledge-based bioeconomy in the rural regions of the BSR.
Target groups have gained knowledge on the most potential bioeconomy subsectors and the promising interfaces in the target regions for developing higher added value bioeconomy products and related services and knowledge-based jobs.
4. The open community of bioeconomy developers connected by the Biobord platform has grown and the exchange and transfer of knowledge within the community is increased. The growing network and increasing interaction support all involved actors and target regions with generation of new ideas as well as with enhanced the transfer of knowledge on the potential of rural bioeconomy in BSR and proven practices on application of the smart specialization approach.
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| Budget |
Total – 901,622.32 EUR
- ERDF co-financed – 701,928.46 EUR
Vidzeme Planning Region – 85,044.17 EUR
- ERDF co-financed – 72,287.54 EUR
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| Implementation period |
01.10.2020.-31.06.2021. |
| Contact person |
Kristaps Ročāns
+371 29753011
kristaps.rocans@vidzeme.lv |
| Project' s web page |
https://biobord.eu/ |
