The final event of the Water PiPP project "Empowering Public Procurement for Innovation in the EU Water Sector" will take place in Zaragoza (Spain) from 9 - 10 November 2016. Registration for the free event is available online. The two-day conference...

InnProBio has just issued a mapping of existing tools for bio-based products and services in public procurement. The purpose of it is to support public procurers interested in purchasing bio-based products. The document will be part of the Decision...

The final meeting of the EU funded EcoQUIP project will take place in Bologna (Italy) from 5-6 October 2016, looking at the key achievements of the project and identifying and discussing the primary policy lessons. Wednesday 5 October will consist of...

There is still time to apply for the European Procura+ Awards, with the deadline extended to 7 October 2016. The Awards highlight sustainable and innovation procurements and tender procedures and give visibility to the most dynamic, forward-looking...

Four innovative ICT-based approaches to learning have been selected by the EU-funded IMAILE project as part of an ongoing pre-commercial procurement. A call to develop research and development services for educational ICT based solutions to support...

Austria has made considerable progress in promoting public procurement of innovation (PPI) according to surveys from both the European Research Area and Innovation Committee (ERAC) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development...