Date: 24/09/2008 Time:
14:30 - 16:00 Location: Hall C
Target Audience: International audience from Industry, Politics and Administration, Science and Applied Research
Objectives:
Presentation of the initiative "Terra-, Aqua-, Site Remediation-Competence Center and Network" (TASK)
Information about TASK’s international activities for product marketing from German research projects
Networking with applied actors in the areas of soil and groundwater as well as in contaminated land management
Format: Presentations followed by discussion Language:
English
The Terra-, Aqua- & Site
Remediation Competence Centre (TASK) is an initiative of the Helmholtz Centre
for Environmental Research and the German Ministry of Education and Research.
TASK is in accordance with the recently published High-Tech Strategy of the
German’s Government as it aims in an accelerated and improved market
implementation of new and upcoming technologies and concepts in contaminated
land management. TASK is made up of a UFZ-based competence and coordination
centre as well as a network of internationally accepted experts in the field of
soil and groundwater technologies. Based on analysis of the outcome of finished
and ongoing research projects as well as the situation at the markets TASK will
identify concepts and technologies of high innovation potential. In order to
increase the visibility and to promote the use of these products transfer
measures are designed and supported. Measures may include annual product fairs,
the organisation of workshops and expert panels, set-up of recommendations for
policy makers, networking and teaching activities as well as product
demonstrations at field sites. A focus of TASK is also on East European
Countries.
Contribution of research to a competitive and sustainable Europe
Not that much, because of missing appropriate products
Research priority areas for the foreseeable future
No need for new priorities but more support for marketing of research outcomes
Other important issues or topics discussed during the session
Networking between Poland and Germany
Cooperation with Romania in the further development of decision support system
Criteria for success of market implementation
Organisation
Dr. Hermann Rügner
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ
Permoserstraße 15
04318 Leipzig
Tel.: (+49) 0341-2351768
Fax: (+49) 0341-2351837 hermann.ruegner@ufz.de
Martin Bittens
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ
Permoserstraße 15
04318 Leipzig
Tel.: (+49) 0341-2351682
Fax: (+49) 0341-2351837 martin.bittens@ufz.de
Research for Sustainable Development - full paper (DIN-A4) - 68 pages (URL: http://www.fona.de/pdf/publikationen/research_for_sustainable_development.pdf)
Research for Sustainable Development - abstract (DIN-A5) - 20 pages (URL: http://www.fona.de/pdf/publikationen/research_for_sustainable_development_short.pdf)
Research for Sustainable Development
