On behalf of the EU GPP helpdesk ICLEI Europe is organising a webinar to introduce the new EU GPP criteria for food, catering services and vending machines, on April 23 from 14:30 - 16:00.
Register here: https://iclei-events.webex.com/iclei-events/onstage/g.php?MTID=e59c82cffc0ae1f9ca07d2e0c36e866f0
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The EC invites all interested market parties to participate in the open market consultation for its upcoming European Blockchain Pre-Commercial Procurement. We are looking for novel blockchain solutions for the European Blockchain Service Infrastructure. The consultation offers a unique opportunity to provide feedback on the scope of the future PCP and to be involved in and co-create the future development of EU-wide blockchain solutions. Register for the open market consultation event on 27 Apr...
A technical workshop took place in the Universitat Politècnica de València, focused on small and medium enterprises, as well as research and technological organisations, to share the lessons learnt during the implementation of PROMINENT MED. The main highlights of the experts who participated in the panels are gathered in the following lines.
Juan Carot, representative of the Valencian Agency of Innovation in Spain, highlighted that:
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EAFIP presents WEBINAR on Opportunities to tackle the COVID-19 Crisis through Innovation Procurement.
- a legal and economic perspective -
EAFIP presents a 1-hour webinar for European public buyers offered through European Assistance for Innovation Procurement (eafip).
This one-hour webinar provides guidance to public buyers for how to proceed in...
The catalan government has approved recently the objectives and the minimum content of the Catalan Strategy on Public Procurement.
The main objectives of Catalan Strategy on Public Procurement are:
A technical workshop took place in the Universitat Politècnica de València, focused on small and medium enterprises, as well as research and technological organisations, to share the lessons learnt during the implementation of PROMINENT MED. The main highlights of the experts who participated in the panels are gathered in the following lines.
Javier Mateo, Representative of VALENCIACTIVA, Office of Development of Entrepreneurship at the Municipality of Valencia, highlighted that the initiativ...
Education is currently facing a challenge like never before. To slow the spread of COVID-19, schools and universities in 188 countries have been closed, impacting almost 90% of the world’s student population.
As classes move online, it has become essential that schools have effective learning technology, in order to continue teaching young people at home.
The LEA Network ‘Procuring Resilient Education Technology’ series will bring five webinars to you this April – June, exploring the...
IT products in data centers are connected to both social and environmental sustainability risks throughout their life cycle. Whether you host your own data center or purchase the service, as a purchaser you can make responsible choices that help reduce the negative impact these products pose on the environment as well as improve the social conditions in the supply chain. In this webinar, we talk about the risks and challenges connected to data center products and learn about opportunities throug...
Collegae,
We gaan binnenkort een aanbesteding opstarten voor de bouw van een nieuwe (combi) sporthal. Wij zijn geïnteresseerd en benieuwd naar gemeenten die dit al hebben gedaan via de Meervoudig Onderhandse aanbestedingsprocedure. We komen graag in contact met die gemeenten.
Gelieve reacties te mailen naar: inkoop@werkorganisatieduivenvoorde.nl of bellen met: 06-23662277
Werkorganisatie Duivenvoorde is een ambtelijke gemeenschappelijke regeling die werkzaam is voor de gemeenten W...
In Spain, as in the rest of the countries, the covid crisis19 is having a serious economic impact. The Spanish State has adopted different measures on public procurement that I explain in the videos (in Spanish) on this channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiJTlpsQyefm09qwqJiNmBQ
A technical workshop took place in the Universitat Politècnica de València, focused on small and medium enterprises, as well as research and technological organisations, to share the lessons learnt during the implementation of PROMINENT MED. The main highlights of the experts who participated in the panels are gathered in the following lines.
Sonia Ortuondo, Representative of ENERLIS, Secretariat of the Network of Cities for the Innovation, Spain, highlighted the following items:
Does anyone know of any organisation in the EU or UK who has successfully deployed an innovation partnership project or programme? if so, could you kindly provide me with contact details, as I would like to have a discussion around the strategy, procurement and implementation of deploying successful partnership with a service provider.
Lessons learnt at the Transferability workshop in UPV – Highlights by Fernando Conesa, Director of the Service of Research, Innovation and Transference of the Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain
A technical workshop took place in the Universitat Politècnica de València, focused on small and medium enterprises, as well as research and technological organisations, to share the lessons learnt during the implementation of PROMINENT MED. The main highlights of the experts who participated...
Dear all,
We are excited to share with you the launch of the European Commission’s Intelligent Cities Challenge (ICC), which is now open for applications.
Building on the success of the Digital Cities Challenge (DCC), the ICC will help 100 EU cities tackle their urban challenges to support green, sustainable and inclusive development. This 2.5 year programme will help 100 cities across the EU achieve greater sustainability through the uptake of advanced technologies, targeting the bigges...
In response to the current sanitary crisis, EIC Accelerator and ICLEI will organize online market engagement events – e-pitching - to connect public and private procurers from the health sector with EIC companies providing medical supply (personal protective garments, medication, test kits, respiratory machinery,) and innovative technology (e.g. tele-medecine, remote solutions). A first E-pitching event is planned for the beginning of April.
The European Innovation Council (EIC) can connect...
A technical workshop took place in the Universitat Politècnica de València, focused on small and medium enterprises, as well as research and technological organisations, to share the lessons learnt during the implementation of PROMINENT MED. The main highlights of the experts who participated in the panels are gathered in the following lines.
Carmina Gil, Representative of the Vice-Principal of Entrepreneurship and Employment of the Universitat Politècnica de València in Spain, highlighted...
Due to the situation regarding COVID-19 the European Assistance for Innovation Procurement (EAFIP) initiative decided to extend the deadline of the call for applications to receive free assistance on innovation procurement to 31 May 2020.
Furthermore the EAFIP initiative widens the focus of the call and also welcomes project applications on ICT solutions aimed to tackle COVID-19 or similar crises through innovation procurement.
Don’t miss the extended deadline for the call for assist...
On behalf of the EU GPP helpdesk ICLEI Europe is organising a webinar to introduce the new EU GPP criteria for food, catering services and vending machines, on April 23 from 14:30 - 16:00.
Register here: https://iclei-events.webex.com/iclei-events/onstage/g.php?MTID=e59c82cffc0ae1f9ca07d2e0c36e866f0
Programme
Why are cities important to the EU?
The EU is looking for cities to join the Intelligent Cities Challenge and build ecosystems of growth!
The deadline for applications is 6 May. If you are interested, contact Elsa Durieux (elsa.durieux@iclei.org) to discuss your application.
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A technical workshop took place in the Universitat Politècnica de València, focused on small and medium enterprises, as well as research and technological organisations, to share the lessons learnt during the implementation of PROMINENT MED. The main highlights of the experts who participated in the panels are gathered in the following lines.
Òscar Navarro, President of Consorci de la Ribera, highlighted that “Sustainability is a hot topic that concerns to all inhabitants and projects...
In light of the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak and consequent movement restrictions imposed in some European countries, and in the aim of maximising the number of high-quality offers we receive, the ARCHIVER Project Office has decided to grant a two-week extension to the Request for Tenders.
The ARCHIVER Request for Tender is therefore extended to 14 April, 4 pm Geneva time.
The information session to be held on 18 March 2020 is confirmed: we strongly invite all interested parties to join a...
Fifty million metric tonnes of e-waste is generated every year, equalling the weight of nearly 4,500 Eiffel towers. Much of it is incinerated or placed in a landfill, causing pollution, human health hazards and the loss of valuable finite resources.
This slide-free webinar will do a deep-dive into the problems associated with e-waste and discuss how they can be tackled. Listen to experts in the field and ask questions through the live chat function. You’ll also get valuable insights into th...
New study finds that in Finland, the consumption of raw materials is notably high both in relation to gross domestic product and per capita. In 2015, public procurement consumed 19.5 megatonnes of raw materials, whereas households consumed 64.8 megatonnes.
The study by the Finnish Environment Institute analysed the life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions and raw material consumption of public procurement and household consumption in Finland.
The method used in the analysis was the environmen...
Many thanks for the reference to the guide. Also in Germany we are trying to improve the reduction of plastics in many product groups. In my opinion, the guide can support this goal well.
Hi Mervyn,
here in the JRC in Seville we are thinking/discussing about the possibility to introduce the procurement of reused / refurbished ICT products. Here you can see the preliminary proposal (https://susproc.jrc.ec.europa.eu/computers/docs/Technical_Report_GPP_Computers_v1.pdf).
In the next couple of months we will provide a second proposal. In the AHWG meeting here in Seville we collected several proposals / ideas as well in the written comments, so the next proposal will be for...