BUILD’s sister project, PROCEDIN, elaborated a white paper focusing on the achievement of various form of innovation through public procurement. It collects insights gathered from interviews with 15 public procurement leaders across Europe. They shed light on barriers, enablers, and strategies for successfully leading Procurement of Innovation projects. This is the first series of pills encapsulating the essence of this research.
BUILD Project’s 2024 Roadmap: A Year Full of Knowledge Discovery and Cooperation
Moving towards the advancement of innovation procurement, the BUILD project reveals a comprehensive plan for 2024. This dynamic roadmap encompasses key activities aimed at increasing knowledge exchange based on international confrontation and interactive gatherings, including the Final Event in Brussels on 18. June 2024.
BUILDing Innovation Procurement Capacity: A Year in Review
In the landscape of innovation procurement, the BUILD project has been on a journey to cross remarkable advancements over the past year. Join us for a recap of our exciting achievements, as we delve into key milestones and the most useful insights on public procurement of innovation, including tips on incentives and solutions to boost innovation adoption.
Accelerating Circular Economy Solutions with AI: CircularPSP’s Tender Unveiled
The CircularPSP project has recently launched a game-changing €5.64 million tender inviting suppliers to design, create, and test a pioneering ‘circular economy solution’. It is intended to empower municipalities, their staff, and local businesses to adopt circular practices with greater speed, frequency, breadth, and effectiveness. The tender submission is set on 1. April 2024.
Elevate your innovation: the 11th Successful R&I Europe Conference
The upcoming conference is poised to unite visionaries, researchers, and entrepreneurs from North Rhine-Westphalia and across Europe. Taking place at the Van der Valk Airporthotel Düsseldorf on the 15th and 16th of February 2024, this eleventh edition is your golden ticket to network and discover potential research and innovation partners for your Horizon Europe project.
International conference on Innovation Procurement by the Programme for Innovation Procurement (PIP)
The forthcoming two-day Programme for Innovation Procurement (PIP) International Conference is scheduled for March 19-20, 2024 in Tour &Taxis, Bruxelles.
It promises to bring together public buyers, policy makers and companies to explore the untapped potential of innovation procurement.
Bridging the gap: Innovation Procurement for real-world urban challenges
The Barcelona SmartCity Expo World Congress stands as an evidence to the potential for innovation in our cities. This international event took place on 7.-8. November 2023 and attracted loads of visitors. No wonder. Akin to a futuristic city superstore, it showcased the most advanced solutions for tomorrow’s urban environments. From smart mobility to urban lighting, waste management, cybersecurity, and policy making modelling, these innovations promise a brighter future.
However, it’s crucial to ensure that the top-notch technologies are interconnected and contribute to solving real-world issues in a meaningful way. It’s legit to ask ourselves: Is innovation sometimes too distant from today’s pressing issues?
The truth is that innovation, can sometimes feel disconnected from the immediate and wide problems faced by urban communities. While innovative technologies and solutions are crucial for the cities of the future, they must also address the challenges we face today on a grand scale.
Innovation Procurement – Linking the technology with intelligent solutions
One of the key tools in bridging this gap is innovation procurement. By leveraging the power of innovation procurement, cities can actively engage with businesses and innovators to find solutions to their immediate challenges. Rather than just focusing on the latest tech trends, innovation procurement connects technology and smart solutions to the pressing needs of cities and communities.
Innovation procurement encourages a two-way dialogue between cities and innovators. It enables cities to communicate their specific problems and challenges, and in turn, innovators can offer tailored solutions.
Interconnected solutions for urban challenges
Larger cities, with their growing populations, need holistic services and forward-thinking approaches that actually address today’s problems. This requires a blend of creativity, pragmatism, and a deep understanding of urban life.
The future of innovation in cities lies in the coordinated integration of technologies and greener services, where smart mobility is not just a fun ride but a means to alleviate traffic congestion and reduce emissions. Urban lighting is not just about aesthetics but about enhancing security and energy efficiency. Waste management goes beyond the end use, focusing on the sources, distribution and consumers’ best practices. Policy making is not compartmentalised but a full-spectrum modelling tool.
The BUILD project was proud to be part of the Expo, a melting pot of ideas and inspiration, with conferences and discussions featuring experts from various sectors. We were there not just to present our project. But also, to connect the dots among innovators, aiming to address urban challenges in a practical way.
By focusing on interconnected solutions that bridge the gap between futuristic visions and present-day challenges, with the aid of innovation procurement, we can truly build smarter, more sustainable cities that work for everyone.
Keep following the BUILD project to stick to this mission.
11th Procura+ Conference invitation
Join the powerful platform for showcasing how cities and public authorities can harness the potential of public procurement, to bring about impactful and transformative change. The conference is set to gather a diverse and dynamic group of participants, including representatives from cities, public authorities, the European Commission, business leaders, researchers, and various stakeholders involved in public procurement.
Challengers meet Solvers thanks to InnoBuyer’s market consultations
The European Urban Initiative – Innovative Actions is proud to announce its second Call for Proposals, with an indicative budget of EUR 120 millions from the European Regional Development Fund. The call is a golden opportunity for innovative projects that align with three crucial topics, listed below.
10th European Conference on Sustainable Cities & Towns: Aalborg2024
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