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INNFORMED WS1 in Tunis

Theme: Biotechnologies applied to the Olive Oil sector in Tunisia
Organiser: ONST - Observatoire Nationale des Sciences et des Technologies
Date: 26 June 2008
Venue: Hotel El Mechtel in Tunis

Workshop Inputs and Background Documents

 

Workshop Agenda

08.30

Registration and Signing of Attendance Sheets

09.00

  • Welcome by Hatem M’Henni of the ONST in Tunisia
  • Introduction to INNFORMED and the Days Proceedings by P. Crehan (Download 11)

 

09.30

The Olive Oil Sector in Tunisia now and in the future by … (Download 13)

10.00

Example of an Olive Oil Innovation Project from the EUREKA Programme by Luke Georghiou (Download 10)

10.30

Olive Oil Workshop Process by Luke Georghiou … (Download 12)
Presentation of Drivers by Patrick Crehan … (Download 11)

11.00

Coffee Break

11.30

Parallel Session to discuss the drivers or performance, complete our understanding of them, elaborate alpha, beta, gamma outlooks …
Group 1: Production and Primary Processing facilitated by P. Crehan
Group 2: Value Added Processors and Industrial users facilitated by Luke Georghiou
Group 3: Consumers, Distributors and Markets facilitated by Ozcan Saritas

12.30

Plenary Session to rank the drivers in terms of importance and uncertainty and to formulate a ‘success scenario’ …
Alpha outlooks become current status and major challenges …
Beta outlooks emphasise the cost of inaction or inadequate investment …
Gamma outlooks indicate stretch goals for the sector quantified if possible and emphasising the role of R+D and Innovation in plant biotechnologies and …

13.00

Lunch

14.00

Introduction to the ‘Roadmapping’ Technique by Ozkan Saritas
(Download 15 for ‘presentation’, Download 14 for ‘expanded version’)

14.30

Parallel Session to develop a ‘Roadmap’ for the sector with goals, a focus on the role of research and innovation, the kind of partnerships required to reach goals

Group 1: Production and Primary Processing
Group 2: Value Added Processors and Industrial users
Group 3: Consumers, Distributors and Markets

15.30

Plenary Session to Summarize Results …

16.00

Open discussion on:

  • Workshop results
  • The application of SS and RM Techniques
  • Orientations for future EU cooperation

17.00

Closing Words

 

Workshop Outputs