UN document outlines PPI Platform’s impact on Europe
A supplement to the 2013 Annual Statistical Report on United Nations Procurement has focused on procurement and innovation, providing an overview of the current debate and status of innovative procurement through a collection of articles from academia, the public and private sectors, and the UN itself. The document contains a lengthy article on the Procurement of Innovation Platform, detailing its contribution to innovative procurement in Europe.
The article touches on the procurement forum as a means to connect public procurers, the Guide to Procurement of Innovation, which offers detailed information aimed at those with a stake in successful innovation procurement, and the procurement of innovation award, which recognises the outstanding procurement activities of European public procurers. The supplement also contains an overview of procurement of innovation around the world.
In his foreword to the supplement, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon states: "Innovative procurement offers tremendous opportunities to use government buying power to shape the world around us for a better tomorrow. Through investment in new technology and research, the promotion of domestic manufacturing, increased transparency and accountability in public fund management, and support for small and medium-sized enterprises, procurement systems can help develop national capacity and attain sustainable development goals."
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