GPP 2020 is a new EU-funded project that aims to cement green public procurement (GPP) across member states to make the EU’s goals of a 20 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, a 20 percent increase in the share of renewable energy and a...

The Sustainable Construction Interest Group operating on the PPI Platform, slated to close with the end of the SCI-Network, will remain active as part of the EU iNSPiRe project. The group’s popularity and benefit to users led to the decision. As a...

The Technology Strategy Board, the UK’s innovation agency, is managing a competition to spur innovation in the British aerospace industry. The total prize of up to £25 million will co-fund research and development projects that support the...

The French government has issued new guidelines on the procurement of innovation for those working in the French public sector. It highlights the importance of purchasing innovation as a strategy to aid economic growth and prosperity, through...

After lengthy negotiations an agreement has been reached to increase the funding available to Horizon 2020 by 28 percent to €70.2 billion. Horizon 2020 is the financial instrument implementing the Innovation Union programme, which aims to make...

Barcelona (Spain), Birmingham (UK) and Eindhoven (the Netherlands) aim to improve energy efficiency in municipal buildings through the procurement of brand new, innovative products. Each city is engaging in public procurement of innovation (PPI)...