Resources on Procurement of Innovation
Doing innovation procurement requires specific knowledge and expertise. Luckily, many resources exist, including guidance, criteria sets and case studies, which can help you on your journey to purchasing innovative goods and services.
In addition, you can visit our 'Services and Expertise' page to find more information on specific projects, initiatives and other services which can support you to do innovation procurement in practice.
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Guide to Innovation Procurement
Introduction to innovation procurement that includes explanation of the terminology and step by step process of PCP and PPI
Estonian
Estonia
Innovative Procurement - Opportunities and Chances Webinar
Webinar from the SESAM project - improving SMEs access to cross-border public procurement. Speakers: Wolfgang Treinen (Berlin Partner for Business and Technology), Doris Scheffler and Leonora Yannakis (EU Contact Point for Public Procurement of Innovation c/o ZENIT GmbH)
English
Europe/EU
INNOVATION ECOSYSTEMS IN EUROPE: First outline of an innovation ecosystem index
The goal of the here presented research study is to develop a typology, which gives a better understanding of what kind of archetypes of European innovation ecosystems exist. Additionally, the study develops a set of flexible and fixed criteria for the archetypes, which can be used by cities to classify themselves and develop the best strategies to develop innovation ecosystems.
English
Europe/EU
Guidelines for AI Procurement
The guidelines provide fundamental considerations that a government should address before acquiring and deploying AI solutions and services. They apply once it has been determined that the solution needed for a problem could be AI-driven.
English
International
Client Network for Strategic Management
Explanatory video about buyers networks. Relevant for political decision makers, strategic and operative procurers, as well as suppliers.
Swedish
Sweden
Develop Business Through Better Purchasing
Explanatory video about functional requirements. relevant for political decision makers, strategic and operative procurers, as well as suppliers.
Swedish
Sweden
Dialogue for Development
Explanatory video about early dialogue/market dialogue. Targeted at political decision makers, and strategic and operative public procurers.
Swedish
Sweden
Innovation in Procurement
Explanatory video about innovation procurement. Targeted at political decision makers and strategic and operative procurers.
Swedish
Sweden
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) falls under pre-commercial procurement. It enables public bodies to purchase research to stimulate innovation, when goods or services are currently not available in the marketplace. SBIR helps the public sector to address identified ‘Challenges’ that impact the citizen. On the supplier side SBIR is particularly suited to small and medium-sized business, as contracts are of relatively low value and operate in short timescales
English
Ireland