Germany has set up an 'open-innovation platform' to stimulate discussion on scientific and political issues as well as to bolster innovation in business and industry. The online forum will be used to share ideas and analyse potential solutions. The...

The iNSPiRe project is inviting interested professionals to take part in a study tour of a sustainably renovated building in Ludwigsburg (Germany) on 14 April 2016, followed by a discussion on the project’s outcomes. The programme will see the...

The Welsh Government is making it easier for businesses to win public sector contracts through the establishment of a supplier feedback service. The service is designed for businesses to be able to ask questions and provide input on procurement...

PIANOo, the body responsible for working with procurers in The Netherlands, is organising a market dialogue for bio-based disposable care items, such as products used in hospitals, and catering on 19 April 2016 at the Erasmus MC in Rotterdam (The...

Cities participating in the CEPPI project have undertaken a Public Procurement of Innovation Gap Analysis to assess their capacity to engage in public procurement of innovation (PPI) activities. Birmingham (UK), Budapest (Hungary), Castelló and...

One of the key changes contained within the new EU public procurement directives is the inclusion of e-procurement as a means to make procurement more transparent and streamlined. Central purchasing bodies within EU Member States are expected to move...