EU Learning Lab meeting on Public Procurement of Innovation
In this EU Learning Lab meeting on Public Procurement of Innovation participants will learn from the practical experience of others through interactive cases and sessions. You will actively engage in formulating solutions and generate practical ideas on how to bring public procurement of innovation further within your own organization. Participants are procurement agencies (EUlab), policy advisors and project managers responsible for programmes aimed at changing public sector processes, products or services.
Read the report of the EU Learning Lab meeting and download the presentations:
Report and presentations (in English)
Innovation through public procurement is much needed. It helps public authorities to tackle local or national challenges and improve their efficiency. It stimulates green growth and provides jobs. It supports SMEs and working with local suppliers, thereby making regions more competitive. For this public procurers and project managers need to engage with the private sector at an early stage, to define their needs in a functional way.
The meeting is organized by PIANOo, the Dutch Public Procurement Expertise Centre, in cooperation with Consip S.p.A.
Key speakers confirmed for this meeting are: Marco Sparro (Italian public procurement agency Consip), Gaynor Whyles (Consultant FCP Programme Manager, UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills), Ben Spiering (Manager Corporate Innovation, Rijkswaterstaat), Stefan Wurm (Federal Procurement Agency Austria), Simon Clement (ICLEI), Henk Wijnen (PIANOo), Mark Hidson (ICLEI), and André Roos (Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation).
Programme
In interactive sessions you will learn from the practical experiences of others and actively engage in coming up with solutions that will work for you. This will not be a sit back-and-listen kind of meeting!
Wednesday 14 December, 13.00 – 21.30
Parallel workshop sessions using case studies, followed by a reception and buffet.
Thursday 15 December, 8.45 – 12.30
Parallel workshop sessions and closing plenary session on how to continue strengthening the European networking function. A visit to the SBIR pavilion showcasing Dutch SBIR results.
Special offer
Following the EU Learning Lab meeting is the International Supply Chain Management Congress (15-16 December) at the same location. Participants of the EU Learning Lab meeting get free access to the ISCM.
Location and other practical information
The EU Learning Lab meeting is being held at the Amsterdam RAI Eliceum. The workshop is free of charge, drinks and dinner are provided on Wednesday 14 December. Other costs (travel, hotel, subsistence) are at the expense of the participants. RAI has a hotel and travel service; please refer to http://bit.ly/EULearningLab2011
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