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The second BioMonitor expert workshop

October 29th, 2019

BioMonitor second expert workshop will be held in Cologne as a side event of the 8th Biocomposites Conference.

The BioMonitor project is well into its second year and the research team has completed the analysis of existing data collection methodologies for establishing a European bioeconomy monitoring system. Our project has entered a crucial phase and BioMonitor will host a workshop to discuss with experts the results emerging from this preliminary analysis. The conclusions drawn from such an exchange will be of particular value as they will help us refine our approach. Moreover, they will feed into the next steps of our project and will ultimately contribute to creating a robust and effective framework for monitoring the bioeconomy.

Representatives of BioMonitor will meet experts at the second BioMonitor expert workshop on 14 November 2019 which will be held from 13:00 to 17:00 at Maternushaus in Cologne (Germany). The workshop will be a side event of the 8th Biocomposites Conference, the world's leading conference about biocomposites, organised by nova-Institute, partner of BioMonitor.

"What could be the data basis for a future monitoring system of the European bioeconomy? Should it rely mainly on a smart exploitation of existing statistics or new data sources, implying increased reporting burdens for industry and statistical offices, who are expected to collect such data? In BioMonitor, we have been investigating different data collection methodologies, from innovative ways of inferring information on the bioeconomy from existing data to expanding the statistical classification to include new bio-based products and sectors and stakeholders are now invited to provide us their comments and recommendations"—Stephan Piotrowski (nova-Institute).

At the workshop, representative from BioMonitor will give presentations about:

• Inferring data on the bioeconomy from existing statistics

Stephan Piotrowski, nova-Institute (Germany)
• The Material Flow Monitor

Jocelyn van Berkel, CBS (The Netherlands)
• Constructing detailed supply and use tables for EU Member States including bio-based sectors

David Verhoog, Wageningen Economic Research (The Netherlands)
• What are the emerging bio-based products and industries for being monitored and integrated in statistics?

Myrna van Leeuwen, Wageningen Economic Research (The Netherlands)

Presentations will be followed by a debate to collect input from participants for further refinement.

The second BioMonitor expert workshop will take place on 14 November 2019 from 13:00 to 17:00 at Maternushaus in Cologne (Germany).

The programme of the Stakeholder Workshop is available here. Click here to register; for more information please contact Stephan Piotrowski (nova-Institute).

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