Transcript Foresight in life protection and security: Food safety

FUTURREG
(Futures for Regional Development)
4th Steering Committee Meeting
FORESIGHT IN LIFE PROTECTION AND SECURITY:
FOOD SAFETY
LA RIOJA
Logroño
28 November 2006
WHY DID WE SELECT THIS APPLICATION?
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High economic importance of the Food and
Agriculture Industry in La Rioja region.
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Food Safety is one of the high-priority issues
in the second program of innovating actions
of La Rioja
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The costs for the companies, the state and the
affected consumers could be reduced with the
use of suitable technoligies and processes of
security controls and the traceability of the
products.
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OBJECTIVES
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To identify lines of action, scopes and treds in food safety
at international level, as well as regional level; and to
define the lines of potential development.
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To define actions for the companies and other important
agents (technological centres, the university…)
This will help companies to decide what steps to make in
terms of key collaborations, incorporation of tecnology
and adaptation of processes, amongst others.
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OBJECTIVES
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To find the critical technologies.
To make an inventory, catalogue and costs and benefits
estimate of its implementation.
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To characterize the desirable collaboration with other
companies of the region and with groups of
investigation for the potential development of the sector
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KEY ACTORS
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Government of La Rioja (ADER).
La Rioja Entrepreneur Federation (FER)
University of La Rioja.
Food Safety Spanish Agency
Chamber of commerce of La Rioja
AINIA Technology Centre
Meat Industry Technology Centre (CTIC)
Mushroom Investigation Technology Centre (CTICH)
Food and agriculture Industry Association for
Investigation and Development (AIDIA)
Food and agriculture Industry Technology Centre of
La Rioja (CITA)
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PHASE 1
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To Develop a diagnosis of the situation of the
Rioja.
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Meeting and commitment between agents.
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To establish a Steering Committee. To reach a
consensus schedule.
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To accomplish two learning seminaries.
From 01/12/06 to 31/03/07
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PHASE 2
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To select the experts and experiences of success.
To Identify the global driving forces, main issues
role and power of actors against issues.
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To accomplish the Scenarios Workshop.
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To define of possible scenarios.
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To discuss the strategic decisions, agreements and
reach a consensus in the implantation of the plan.
To disseminate the results of the foresight exercise.
From 01/02/06 to 31/10/07
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PHASE 3
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To design a strategic plans.
From 01/11/06…..
TYPE OF TOOLS TO BE USED
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Benchmarking, SWOT Analysis, Seminars
an Scenario Building
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SUMMARY
We will work in FOOD SAFETY in order to
find trends, critical technologies and
desirable collaborations to help companies
to decide what steps to make for the
development on the sector and in which
areas are investments required.
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