Public Procurement

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Key Websites on Public Procurement

	Pre-commercial Procurement: Driving innovation to ensure sustainable high quality public services in Europe {SEC(2007) 1668} http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/tl/research/priv_invest/pcp/documents/commpcp.pdf
	DG Enterprise site on Public Procurement http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/innovation/policy/public-procurement/index_en.htm
	DG Infosoc site on Public Procurement http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/pcp/home_en.html
	Public Procurement Platform https://www.innovation-procurement.org/

Background to Public Procurement

	Green Paper on Modernising Public Procurement http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=COM:2011:0015:FIN:EN:PDF
	Guide on Dealing with Innovative Solutions in Public Procurement. Commission Staff Working Doc. SEC (2007)280 http://www.proinno-europe.eu/admin/uploaded_documents/procurement_manuscript.pdf
	Draft Communication on Green Public Procurement http://ec.europa.eu/environment/gpp/pdf/com_2008_400.pdf
	Report on Obstacles to Public Procurement http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/publicprocurement/docs/public-proc-market-final-report_en.pdf
	Green Public Procurement http://ec.europa.eu/environment/gpp/pdf/take_5.pdf

Projects funded on Public Procurement

	Examples of Projects Funded http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/pcp/projects_en.html
	P3ITS: www.p3its.eu (FP7: PCP in Intelligent Transport Systems)
	PRECO: http://preco.share2solve.org/main/ (FP7: PCP in ICT and Health)
	RAPIDE: www.rapidenetwork.eu ( Interreg: PCP in Regions - Hungary, Poland, UK)
	MKW (Making Knowledge Work) http://www.makingknowledgework.eu/ (Interreg: PCP in Innovation)
	ICT (PCP) Funded Projects https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/eu-funded-projects
	IMAILE (elearning) http://www.imaile.eu/

Examples of Public Procurement Activities

	STEPPIN Standards in Public Procurement http://www.steppin.eu/
	Pianno, the Dutch network for public procurement in The Hague.
	Public Procurement Conference Valencia (2010) http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/innovation/policy/lead-market-initiative/pp_conference_en.htm
	Sci-network (Public Procurement in Construction) http://www.sci-network.eu/
	Public Procurement Network http://www.publicprocurementnetwork.org/

SBIR (USA)

	Small Business Innovation Research http://www.sbir.gov/
	SBIR on Europa http://cordis.europa.eu/erawatch/index.cfm?fuseaction=prog.documentAjax&uuid=FDC88266-F160-2E67-CC593A652331656E
	STTR Small Business Technology Transfer Programme http://www.sba.gov/content/small-business-technology-transfer-program-sttr-0
	Homeland Security SBIR https://sbir2.st.dhs.gov/portal/SBIR/

Lead Market Initiative

	Lead Market Initiative http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/leadmarket/leadmarket.htm
	A lead market initiative for Europe”, COM(2007) 860 final http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/leadmarket/doc/annex_1.pdf
	Lead Market Initiative for Europe (Mid-term progress report) 2009 http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/innovation/policy/lead-market-initiative/index_en.htm#h2-3
	Pilot applications http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/leadmarket/doc/lmi_consultation_final22may2008.pdf
	Lead Market Initiative for Europe (Final Report) 2011 http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/innovation/policy/lead-market-initiative/final-eval_en.htm

Background to Lead Market Initiative

Aho Report -Creating an Innovative Europe(2006) http://ec.europa.eu/invest-in-research/action/2006_ahogroup_en.htm

Regulations and Standards

	Regulations and the Pharma Industry http://www.isi.fraunhofer.de/p/Downloads/kb_regulations_case_study_pharma.pdf
	Towards an increased contribution from standardisation to innovation in Europe 1.3.2008 COM(2008) 133 final. http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/standards_policy/standardisation_innovation/doc/com_2008_133_en.pdf