The consortium of the BUILD initiative is happy to share the Value Proposition and Engagement Strategy. The first report presenting the insights on how to resonate with Innovation Procurement stakeholders.
Info Session: Building Innovation Procurement Capability
The Innovation Procurement Task Force is excited to announce their upcoming info session on April 20th at 14:00 CEST. This webinar is a fantastic opportunity for cities, businesses, and organisations interested in innovation procurement to learn about the latest developments and initiatives in this field.
PROCUREMENT OF INNOVATION 2023: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES CONFERENCE
The project coordinator, PEDAL Consulting, presented BUILD project at inspiring InnoBuyer conference: “Procurement of Innovation in 2023: challenges and opportunities” .
Good practice of innovation procurement
Innovation procurement is the process of acquiring goods, services, and works that are innovative and can contribute to achieving policy objectives. Some good practices for innovation procurement include:
EC’s flash report on „Leading the new wave of deep tech innovation“ is out
Following the workshop organised by the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency“Projects under the European Innovation Ecosystems Work Programme in support of the New European Innovation Agenda”, the Commission prepared a flash report including information on some of the projects of the first calls of European Innovation Ecosystems Work programme (EIE WP). The BUILD initiative had the honour to be presented during the event together with other flagship projects.
Innovation Procurement Task Force
What is Innovation Procurement Task Force and Why is it Important?
The European Union is constantly seeking ways to promote sustainability, resilience, and innovation across its
member states. In an effort to drive progress in these areas, PROCEDIN, BUILD and Health InnoFacilitator
projects have recently launched the Innovation Procurement Task Force, a collaborative initiative aimed at
supporting procurement in innovative areas such as the circular economy, green mobility, and healthcare. The
task force is comprised of three EU-funded projects, each with a unique focus and approach to innovation
procurement.
ONLINE WORKSHOPS FOR BUYERS AND SUPPLIERS to enhance their interest in innovation procurement
ONLINE WORKSHOPS FOR BUYERS AND SUPPLIERS
What kind of barriers are there in innovative procurements?
What are the challenges and solutions?
To answer these questions and more, four workshops under the BUILD project will be organised in March and
April 2023 by the City of Tartu, the city of Turku and the expert organisation Valonia. Events aspire to enhance
the interest of buyers and suppliers in innovation procurement.
Innovation procurers and their engagement discussed at Value Proposition Workshop
The BUILD project team took part in the online workshop organised by Civitta last week. Together with other
partners from City of Turku, Tartu and Rotterdam, we focused on:
· understanding the BUILD audience (their perspectives, pains and gains)
· understanding how BUILD actions add value for innovation procurers
· framing BUILD actions in statements to engage wider audience.
Interesting facts on Public procurement of innovation
Let´s have a look at various points that can convince you about the benefits of public procurement of innovation (PPI). Find out more on why it is important to have projects such as BUILD.
Open call for public authorities to develop innovative services
The BUILD consortium´s partner project PROTECT has now an interesting open call for public authorities. If you are interested to join forces with industry and research organisations to bring cutting-edge innovative solutions to the market, don´t miss out on this chance to apply before 15 February 2023.
