3FOOD

Third Industrial Revolution Consulting Group
7.2 Develop bio based nano-composites, designed for easy disassembly. A new nanocomposite
center was established in 2016, operated under the PEARL program and funded
by the Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR). Vigorous and sustained investment
should be supported in the development of bio-based nano-composites that can be
disassembled again in a safe way. Also initiate pilot projects, and promote new innovation
with bio-based composites in the building sector. Strive to become the international
expert center for bio-based nano-composites, and the worldwide leader for disassembly
on a molecular level of composites.
7.3 Support research programs for technological solutions and innovation in technologies
for renewable energy, energy storage, and energy transportation. Leverage the RDI
already underway through EU initiatives, as well as in other nations and corporations.
Given Luxembourg’s leadership push in ICT/IoT technologies, as well as its financial
prowess, examine how these two sectors can both take advantage of and build upon this
larger pool of RDI, as well as promote commercial expansion.
7.4 Public RDI and Private sector RDI need to align and leverage their efforts for advancing
aggregate efficiency-productivity gains through HPC & BDA tools and technologies.
According the European Commission, Luxembourg leads the EU in public RDI scientific
performance, whereas private sector RDI has declined well below the EU average, noting,
“the volume of public sector research and innovation financed by businesses represents
only 0.017 % of GDP compared with an EU average of 0.051 %.” Part of the drop is due to
the nation’s shrinking industrial base. The largest sector of the economy, finance, does
relatively little public RDI. Applied research is what firms need, and public research
centers should collaborate with firms in the design of a mutually beneficial ecosystem of
activities. The network and sharing platform of Luxembourg’s EcoInnovation Cluster
appears to be moving in this direction, with a quintuple helix knowledge network
comprised of a myriad of business sizes and product lines, along with government
agencies and other academic and research institutes.
7.5 Perform a rewilding inventory of already existing lands and inland waters under
conservation protection arrangements. Determine the additional actions required for
ensuring that already protected areas are being transitioned into rewilding structures and
functions, and are sustained even as climate change dynamics unfold. This involves multifaceted
and multi-level research efforts to protect native floral and faunal species (above
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