Imagine if every company in the woods industry had a shared GPS for where to invest their money and effort over the next decade. Instead of guessing, they get a master plan based on what society actually wants and where the laws are heading. It's like a giant coordination meeting to make sure everyone is building the same future.
Forest-based companies often invest in research and development without knowing if their direction aligns with future EU laws or societal demands. This leads to wasted capital and missed funding opportunities.
A Strategic R&I Agenda for forestry and the forest-based sector (SRIA) and a platform for joint funding and cooperation.
If you are a furniture manufacturer dealing with uncertain raw material trends — this project developed a strategic R&I agenda that provides foresight on future wood supply and demand. This helps you align your long-term investments with European market needs.
If you are a bioplastic startup dealing with a lack of coordinated funding — this project developed a platform for joint funding and R&I cooperation. This allows you to identify potential partners and funding streams for forest-based product development.
If you are a forestry firm dealing with changing EU environmental laws — this project developed an analysis of the policy environment and its implications. This allows you to adjust your land management strategies to match new EU forest strategy goals.
Based on available project data, the project is funded by the EU with a contribution of EUR 3,996,390, but there is no mention of a commercial price for the resulting agenda.
No. The project focuses on strategic planning and R&I agendas rather than scaling a physical product or technology.
Based on available project data, the outputs are strategic agendas and roadmaps intended for broad cooperation; specific licensing terms are not provided.
The project specifically supports the implementation of the new EU forest strategy and analyzes the European policy environment.
The project runs from 2022-11-01 to 2026-10-31, during which the strategic R&I agenda is developed and implementation measures are defined.
The consortium is heavily weighted toward research and governance, consisting of 16 partners from 10 countries. With 7 research organizations and 2 universities, but 0% industry ratio (excluding 1 SME), the project is designed for high-level strategic planning rather than immediate commercial product development.
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