The knowledge base of the bioeconomy 205
literature, we differentiated between two dimensions of knowledge creation
and accumulation in the bioeconomy:
1 How are the links and interactions (e.g. of researchers) organised in the
knowledge base?
The basic dimension, which we have dubbed ‘organisational capital’,
looked at how the collective knowledge is being brought together to
create new forms of scientific and technological knowledge in the bioeconomy. Here we focused on the role of project data from a large- scale
research and innovation programme in Norway to study the links
between different agents in different sectors. Several interesting observations emerged from this exercise.
a The 500 entities that contributed to the 136 projects were used to
study the distribution of what sorts of agents are involved in Norwegian RD&I projects in the bioeconomy. The chapter indicates that
around three quarters are domestic, while a further 20% are from
other Nordic countries or elsewhere in Europe. This suggests that
knowledge in the bioeconomy is indeed global but that it is organised and anchored nationally or regionally.
b We also found that the projects were based on collaborations
between different sectors of the economy: the PRO sector, the
HEI sector, the private enterprise sector and the government
sector. Although the inclusion of different sectors may in part be
shaped by the Bionær programme requirements, the material illustrates that there is an active division of labour between the different
sectors.
c The chapter focused on the Norwegian participating entities. It
showed that, next to the HEI and PRO sectors, the private sector
involvement largely featured the primary industries (agriculture, forestry and fisheries) and the manufacture and sale of goods (food, beverages, lumber, etc.) from these industries.
2 What knowledge and capabilities make up the knowledge base?
We then took stock of the ‘human capital’ that is embodied in the individual contributor to the researcher project (the ‘researcher’). Here the
CVs of project participants were used to gauge inputs to RD&I projects,
in terms of the knowledge that researchers and others had accumulated
through their education and their professional careers. This labourintensive exercise revealed a number of aspects about the knowledge base
that the bioeconomy is building upon. The chapter indicated:
a that the different sectors contribute with different types of knowledge to the bioeconomy RD&I;
b that participants in the Bionær programme tend to be male, although
the balance differs between sectors;
literature, we differentiated between two dimensions of knowledge creation
and accumulation in the bioeconomy:
1 How are the links and interactions (e.g. of researchers) organised in the
knowledge base?
The basic dimension, which we have dubbed ‘organisational capital’,
looked at how the collective knowledge is being brought together to
create new forms of scientific and technological knowledge in the bioeconomy. Here we focused on the role of project data from a large- scale
research and innovation programme in Norway to study the links
between different agents in different sectors. Several interesting observations emerged from this exercise.
a The 500 entities that contributed to the 136 projects were used to
study the distribution of what sorts of agents are involved in Norwegian RD&I projects in the bioeconomy. The chapter indicates that
around three quarters are domestic, while a further 20% are from
other Nordic countries or elsewhere in Europe. This suggests that
knowledge in the bioeconomy is indeed global but that it is organised and anchored nationally or regionally.
b We also found that the projects were based on collaborations
between different sectors of the economy: the PRO sector, the
HEI sector, the private enterprise sector and the government
sector. Although the inclusion of different sectors may in part be
shaped by the Bionær programme requirements, the material illustrates that there is an active division of labour between the different
sectors.
c The chapter focused on the Norwegian participating entities. It
showed that, next to the HEI and PRO sectors, the private sector
involvement largely featured the primary industries (agriculture, forestry and fisheries) and the manufacture and sale of goods (food, beverages, lumber, etc.) from these industries.
2 What knowledge and capabilities make up the knowledge base?
We then took stock of the ‘human capital’ that is embodied in the individual contributor to the researcher project (the ‘researcher’). Here the
CVs of project participants were used to gauge inputs to RD&I projects,
in terms of the knowledge that researchers and others had accumulated
through their education and their professional careers. This labourintensive exercise revealed a number of aspects about the knowledge base
that the bioeconomy is building upon. The chapter indicated:
a that the different sectors contribute with different types of knowledge to the bioeconomy RD&I;
b that participants in the Bionær programme tend to be male, although
the balance differs between sectors;