The Belgian region of Flanders has adopted a new procurement action plan that fosters innovation. The plan, which is based on a combination of pre-commercial procurement (PCP) and public procurement of innovation (PPI), covers the period 2016 to...

Smart@fire, an EU funded project that aimed to use innovative ICT solutions to develop systems that offer firefighters greater protection, will hold a conference in Brussels (Belgium) from 14 - 15 December 2016 to present its findings and...

Procurers from Denmark, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands took home the 2016 Procura+ Awards at a ceremony in Malmö (Sweden) last night. The awards recognise the most outstanding procurement activities carried out in Europe in three...

The final edition of the PAPIRUS project newsletter has been released, looking back at the progress made over the three years of the project. The PAPIRUS project aims to promote, implement and validate innovative solutions that help European cities...

The InnProBio team released its third newsletter, including updates on the progress and the outcomes of the project, as well as other news related to the topic of bioeconomy. InnProBio is an EU-funded three-year project which began in March 2015 and...

A collection of good practice case studies on how to engage the market in public procurement has been published by the EU-funded INNOCAT project. The report aims to assist public procurement professionals in conducting effective market engagement.The...