International actors in the field of development cooperation can play a key role in achieving sustainability worldwide. Actors in the field of financial cooperation such as the German KfW Bank make their contributions towards sustainable procurement in their financial cooperation programmes.
A new toolkit helps public procurers now to include aspects on social responsibility, economic soundness and ecological objectives into their tenders, issued by their partners worldwide. It provides a com...
Organising GPP Internally – how to get it right is the topic of the EU GPP Helpdesk’s upcoming webinar. The event will take place on November 26, between 14:30 – 16:00 CET (Brussels time) and will consist of a series of presentations from GPP experts from around Europe. The webinar will look at how GPP policies can be translated into effective initiatives and processes within different tiers of public authorities. It will also provide examples of procedures which aid the implementation of G...
Hi Abby
Thanks for posting this. We will look to do an article on this and include it in the latest innovation tender notices section of the Public Procurement of Innovation website: http://www.innovation-procurement.org/resources/innovation-tenders/?no_cache=1
Mark
.. Hello Rui, to make sure your event displays longer, please do upload the details to the Event Calendar that you see on the right of the page! That way it won't dip down the wall as new posts are made.
... Hello Suzan, to make sure your event displays longer, please do upload the details to the Event Calendar that you see on the right of the page! That way it won't dip down the wall as new posts are made.
The Enprotex Foundation http://www.enprotex.eu and the Smart@fire project http://www.smartatfire.eu team have the pleasure of inviting you to participate on 11 and 12 December 2013 in the third Enprotex Conference, the theme being “Meet the procurers”. During this conference, you shall be able to gain more in-depth knowledge of the world of personal protective equipment and protective textiles. Topics such as new and existing standards shall be tackled, as well as test methods, technologi...
Public Procurement And Innovation - The Role of Institutions
Max Rolfstam, Department of Business and Management, Aalborg University, Denmark
http://www.e-elgar.co.uk/bookentry_main.lasso?currency=US&id=14041
Max Rolfstam examines the increasing emphasis on public procurement as a means to stimulate innovation and the theoretical implications of this policy development. While ‘regular’ public procurement may be regarded as the outcome of anonymous market processes, public procurem...
2013 sees the Bloomberg Mayors Challenge coming to Europe to find solutions to urban challenges and encourage others to adopt creative solutions.
Perhaps your city has an idea that it is keen to implement, but the necessary funds are missing. The Mayors Challenge has €5,000,000 for the winning city to realise their vision and €1,000,000 for each of the four runner-up cities.
Expressions of interest need to be submitted by 11 November.
Visit http://mayorschallenge.bloomberg.org/ to r...
Today has been a big day for the Procurement of Innovation Platform and the Procurement Forum, which is its online networking component! After quite some months of preparation, we have been launched officially today by European Commission Vice-President Antonio Tajani.
Take a look through and let us know what you think! Read on for some of the key features we think you should know about.
If you have a question or want to share some information you will be able to discuss with the comm...
The seconnd definition seems to be the most appropriate. In other words PPI is almost procurement of the unknown "product" for which needs and usage are relatively known/anticipated
Hi Gabriella,
it's too bad that I won't be able to join you on this day! The first supplier infoday in London was so interesting, hearing directly from the suppliers what they need to make PPI work!
I wish you a successful event,
Marlene
Hello Natalie, see also the REMake project.
The REMake project (Recycling and Resource Efficiency driving innovation in European Manufacturing SMEs) was a public-private partnership for resource efficiency in the manufacturing sector. It designed and tested policy instruments and practical tools. The REMake partnership addresses innovation support for the lead market area of recycling and resource efficiency (RRE).
Together with LFH, the Norwegian Association for Health and Welfare Technology, and Nordic partners, Nordic Innovation would like to invite you to the first MedTech Nordic Procurement Conference – a new networking arena for dialogue between procurers and suppliers in all the Nordic countries.
Where: Quality Expo Hotel, Fornebu (10 km from Oslo S). When: 13 November 2013, at 10:00-19:00 (a networking dinner hosted by Nordic Innovation will take place on 12 November at 19:00).
The mai...
Public Procurement, Innovation and Policy - International Perspectives
Autors: V. Lember, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, Estonia; R. Kattel, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, Estonia; T. Kalvet, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, Estonia (Eds.)
- The first comparative overview on innovation-oriented public procurement policy-making
- Covers a wide range of international contexts and perspectives
- The book is research-oriented, but has direct practical relevance
T...
In recent years, the construction and real estate sectors are experiencing its share of challenges. Extensive vacancy and stalling development makes it painfully clear the sector must adapt to the 21st century’s user demands and requirements in order to survive. What’s been common practice for years –developing buildings with a technical life span of several decades without worrying about what would happen to it next- isn’t acceptable any longer.
What's the role of the government and policy m...
How to public procure innovation effectively?
For the European Commission PIANOo and ICLEI developed a training to provide participants a theoretical framework and practical advice on how to implement Public procurement of innovation (PPI). The latest tools that can support you in PPI,will also be introduced and thoroughly discussed. The training package is specifically tailored to meet different needs, i.e. from beginners to those more advanced and also to focus on specific aspects of innov...
It is our pleasure to invite you to express your interest in attending the "Innovation in Construction" conference on 21 October 2013 in Brussels, as per the documents enclosed.
This Conference is part of the Action Plan for the "Strategy for the sustainable competitiveness of the construction sector and its enterprises" COM(2012)433 (English version). The spring meetings of the High Level Strategic Forum and the Thematic Groups made it clear to all that the problems faced are...
Dear Procurement Forum Members,
On Friday 4 October a notification email was repeatedly sent to members, as a technical glitch caused the email to get stuck in a loop. We apologise for this, and assure you that we have implemented a technical solution to prevent this from happening again in the future.
The new Procurement Forum is still in a beta testing stage, which means that we are working out all the bugs as we move towards our official launch on the 29th of October.
We thank you kindly for...
Sustainability, innovation and cost efficiency: taking procurement forward
EcoProcura 2014: Save the date 24-26 September 2014
Ghent, Belgium
ICLEI and the City of Ghent, Belgium, are pleased to announce the EcoProcura 2014 conference. The EcoProcura conference series provides a dynamic and unique setting for exchange and equips participants with essential information on implementing sustainable public procurement and procurement of innovation.
Key themes for the 2014 conference include:
• Co...
Hi Christine, I came across the following organisations after reading your post:
http://www.frn.org.uk/ (Furniture Recycle Network)
http://www.frpglos.org.uk/ (Furniture Recycle Project Gloucestershire)
http://www.remanufacturing.org.uk/ (but this is possibly more directed towards WEEE items)
I hope one of them may prove useful,
All the best, Marlene
Dear Innovation Procurement Forum members,
In the framework of a large European public event, that will be held in Strasbourg (FR) 16/17 January 2014, the European Commission (DG Internal Market and DG Enterprise) are looking for examples of procurers and suppliers of (social) innovations.
Do not hesitate to contact me bertrand.wert@ec.europa.eu jaroslav.kracun@ec.europa.eu
You will find more information about that event here: http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/conferences/2014/0116-social-entr...
I've just been sent an interesting publication on the use of CO2 in bus mobile air conditioning units as an alternative to current refrigerant gases, which are much more harmful greenhouse gases. The gains seem to be pretty striking - and it also appears to be a cost effective solution.
I don't think this is a particularly new technology, but is anyone aware of public authorities/transport operators which already have such units installed in their buses?
(The report from the German environ...
to "Matt Lim", yes you will be able to read the "Public Procurement of Innovation Guide" and to answser the consultation on the guide that will be launched on 29th October on this same website https://procurement-forum.eu :)
In addition to the information Paola posted, if you are interested in sustainable catering, particularly regarding eco-innovation, you may find the following initiatives from the INNOCAT project worthwhile:
1) Joining the buyers:
The project will be launching tenders in the sectors listed below
Those interested in any of the above...