3FOOD

Third Industrial Revolution Consulting Group
Figure 2. Structure of the LSDFP as a public private partnership.
Some concluding thoughts and suggestions for the LSDFP:
• The establishment of an LSDFP should not be perceived or interpreted as an attempt of
the public sector to bail out of their existing (i.e. financial) obligations and
commitments, regardless of the sector activities that, in the future, may receive
financing through the match-making efforts of the LSDFP. On the contrary, the activities
of an LSDFP should leverage like-minded private investment in addition to existing
funding through the state budget.
• The governance structure of the platform (multistakeholder representation), its IT
infrastructure (adapted to the needs in terms of volume and reliability) and the
necessary skill sets (pluri-disciplinary) for its staff have to be carefully assessed.
• As to the options to cover the operational cost of the LSDFP, the idea of a membership
fee for investors and a handling fee per project could be addressed.
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