The Bioeconomy to 2030: Designing a Policy Agenda

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10-Oct-2006

In 2005, the International Futures Programme (IFP) of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) embarked on a two-year project to design a bioeconomy policy agenda for governments.

Scoping Document

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21-Jun-2006

This paper describes the intended scope of the OECD Bioeconomy Project. The project will be run under the auspices of the Organisation’s International Futures Programme (in cooperation with the Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry’s Biotechnology Division).

Time table of the Bioeconomy project

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14-Jun-2006

The bioeconomy project will run until mid-2008. The preliminary project timetable shows the project's main phases and the tentative schedule for completion.

Bioeconomy Glossary

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14-Jun-2006

The full glossary as well as smaller sections and other webpages with biotechnology terminology are available.

Bioeconomy FAQs

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12-Jun-2006

FAQs about the bioeconomy:
What is “The Bioeconomy to 2030”?
What is the possible scope?
Who are the “customers”?
What are the broader goals, timeframe and outcomes of the project?
Who else is looking at the “bioeconomy” as a concept?
What value added in the IF

Background Documents

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09-Jun-2006

The bioeconomy, a new concept, covers a broad range of economic activities, each benefiting from new discoveries, and the related products and services arising out of the biosciences.

Chairman's summary of "Promoting responsible stewardship in the biosciences", Frascati Sept. 17-19 2004

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27-Oct-2004