BIOEASTsUP training for rural facilitators and innovation brokers

STEP experts participated in training for rural facilitators and innovation brokers, launched by BIOEASTsUP project, which overall objective is to support the BIOEAST Initiative and Action Plan for the transition of 11 Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries towards sustainable bioeconomy. 

The 2-day online training was orginised on 03-04.05.21 and was attended by participants from different countries.

The purpose of the training program was to enable participants to learn and apply the knowledge and good practices that will help them to participate consciously and successfully in bio-economic innovation programs. In connection with the training program, participants received a professional handbook that provides insight into the importance of the bio-economy field and its business environment.

During the online meetings, participants have been trained how to set clear, well-defined goals; how to communicate and cooperate effectively and how to develop their own circular business strategy using Canvas Model.

Focus was put on the circular economy and its highest value – to recycle the products at the end of their life, with a minimal to zero waste production and resource usage.

The circular economic model is basically an industrial/service system, which substitutes for the "end-of-life" concept by offering the option of reconstruction, assisting the usage of renewable energy resources, and aims to get rid of waste by the primary planning of materials, products and systems - and most of all, business models (Tukker, 2015). Regarding the description of circular economy system models, an important detail is that it further develops the usable indicators of the two previously introduced solutions - bio-economy and low-carbon economy.

If you are interested in the topic of the Circular Economy and want to learn more about its Theoretical Background, please click here.