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1 ROADMAP AND ACTION PLAN FOR A CIRCULAR ECONOMY IN THE REPUBLIC OF MAURITIUS NATIONAL VALIDATION WORKSHOP 21 – 22 JUNE 2023 RESEARCH, INNOVATION & COMMERCIALISATION SCHEMES 2 MRIC operates a number of research and innovation schemes to influence the direction of technological innovation: • funding research, innovation and commercialisation projects in areas of national priority • encouraging strategic partnerships Incubation of Innovative Ideas National SME Incubator Scheme Protection of IP Research and Innovative Projects Proof of Concept Scheme – Max 1M Socially Innovative Projects Social Innovation and Research Grant Scheme Collaborative Research and Innovation Grant Scheme – Max 5M Programmes Intellectual Property Promotion Scheme Research & Innovation Bridges Scheme – Max 10M Pole of Innovation Grant Scheme Public Sector Transformation Scheme – Max 2M Rodrigues Research and Innovation Grant Scheme – Max 800,000 National SME Incubator Scheme (NSIS) Process 33 Government Part Funding Acceleration Networking Private Accredited Incubators (Not- For-Profit) Angel Investment/ Venture Capital 1.
La Plage Factory (Mauritius) Ltd 2.

Turbine Incubator Ltd 3.

LinearArc Solutions Ltd 4.

Trampoline 5.

Verde Ventures Ltd 6.

Mauritius Africa Fintech Hub Incubation Pre- Incubation NSIS Funding Pre- Incubation 44 Les Assises de la Recherche et de l’Innovation 2022 5 Aim: To set the foundations for the development of a National Masterplan /Roadmap for technology, research, and Innovation.
Thematic Areas • Blue and Green Innovation • Health and Wellness Innovation • Travel, Tourism and Entertainment Innovation • IT and Emerging Technologies Innovation • Financial Innovation • Social and Grassroots Innovation • Rodrigues Innovation Strategic orientations for Blue and Green Innovation 6 Short Term Medium Term Long Term • Enhancing nutritional quality and food security • Enhancing food processing from local sources • Circular green and blue economies • Marine technology • Marine and plant biomed • Blue and green bioprospecting and bioprocessing • Blue-green production and export Sustainable economic growth Special calls for proposals launched in the past four years 7 Building Blue Resilience through Innovation 1st Call for proposals under the Innovation Boost Grant targeting short- term projects identified through Les Assises de la Recherche et de l’Innovation and National Roadmap for Research and Innovation (MUR 1 Million) R&I projects on Circular Economy funded by MRIC • BEM Recycling in collaboration with UoM 8 – Innovative and environmentally friendly products from recycling of the different components of the refrigerator – Innovative Products from Recycling of Waste Glass including Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) glass • Gamma Material Ltd in collaboration with UoM – Characterization of Construction & Demolition Waste (C&D waste) for Reuse, Reduce & Recycle (3R's) – Construction and Demolition Waste (C&D Waste) recycled aggregates as an alternative to road base and engineering fill materials – Investigation of the structural properties and performance of agro waste fibre reinforced concrete R&I projects on Circular Economy funded by MRIC 9 • • The Good Shop in collaboration with UoM – Mauritius Repurposed: The Covid Period as an Opportunity for Product Development, Waste Reduction and Restored Dignity JUA Group Ltd in collaboration with Stellenbosch University, Ascencia and UoM – Optimization of the design and operation of a pilot patented biodigester, including the testing of incoming volatile waste with
 high solid content – Follow-up of a pilot integrated anaerobic digestion and composting plant to recycle the organic waste produced at a large commercial mall in Mauritius • Omnicane Ltd in collaboration with UoM, MSIRI, QUT – Anaerobic co-digestion of vinasse & poultry wastes for production of organic fertilizer and renewable energy – Turning sugarcane trash into bioplastics: pilot-scale demonstration R&I projects on Circular Economy funded by MRIC 10 • La Decheteque in collaboration with UoM – An innovative digital platform to enable the transformation of industry for a circular economy through synergy and materials data sharing • Nature Technics Ltd in collaboration with Association of Women Engineers and Fondation Ressources et Nature (FORENA) – Smart Agricultural Nutrients - Bio-Innovative Co-Composting of Seaweed and Fish waste • – Vermicompost and Associated Derivatives Sea Pearl of Rodrigues Multi-purpose Co-operative Society Ltd – Utilisation of oyster shell waste into new value-added products in Rodrigues to bolster sustainable economic and social growth 11 Mauritius Research Repository at: https://www.repository.mu/mrc/ 12 Q A Questions Answers @ Tel: +(230) 465 1235 Mauritius Research and Innovation Council, Level 6, Ebene Heights, 34, Cybercity Ebene 72201 Email: contact@mric.mu Website: http://www.mric.mu