Delegations from Mexico, Panama and Peru took home prestigious prizes at the recent Innovation Awards on Government Procurement ceremony, held by the Inter-American Network on Government Procurement. The awards recognise and highlight initiatives...

On Wednesday 15 January the European Parliament (EP) approved the new EU Public Procurement Directives. The new legislation will replace the current directives and will be binding in all EU Member States once they have been transposed into national...

To further aid in the uptake of public procurement of innovation (PPI), the Procurement of Innovation Platform will publish three guidance documents. Each guide is designed to enhance public procurers’ understanding of PPI, enabling them to easily...

The County Hospital in Sucha Beskidzka (Poland), a partner in the EcoQUIP project, is using PPI as a means to enhance the comfort of their patients. Each summer the temperature in patients’ rooms becomes swelteringly high, which has implications on...

In a move to cut costs and reduce carbon emissions, New York City (USA) and Buenos Aires (Argentina) are replacing street lights with energy efficient light-emitting diodes (LEDs). In New York, every light in the city will be replaced by 2017, saving...

A plant in Denmark is helping to minimise the problem of construction waste by extracting reusable bricks and preparing them for contemporary reuse. Through vibrations, the company is able to remove previous concrete and cement, making the bricks...