The Euro-CASE Innovation Platform took up its work at the beginning of 2012 under the leadership of acatech (DE) and IVA (SE) – Chair of the Platform is Prof. Dr Ernst Rietschel, with Prof Dr Björn O. Nilsson as co-chair. Ultimately, the objective is to help putting in place the necessary conditions for Europe to increase its innovative power.
The Final Report of this Platform, where experts from Austria, France, Germany, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom have been involved, is now available.
The Platform on Engineering Education came to an end in 2011.
The Final Report summarized results of the 23 questionnaires filled in by the member academies.
Soils and land management stands as main basis of biomass production for food, raw materials and energy in the focus of society, politics and economy. Climate change and rising world population increase pressure on soils and challenge a future-oriented, sustainable land use management.