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  • 7 NOVEMBER 2024
  • REPORTS, STUDIES AND INSIGHTS
  • PUBLIC

Insight No5. What are the main recommendations on PPI?

A successful PPI process can be complex, but with a structured approach, the public buyers can achieve a tremendous value. Here are some key steps and recommendations for ensuring successful PPI strategy and projects.

Community
Procure Innovation EU
  • 18 OCTOBER 2024
  • REPORTS, STUDIES AND INSIGHTS
  • PUBLIC

Adopt AI Study

A new EU study reveals how Artificial Intelligence could revolutionise public sector services, boosting efficiency and citizen engagement in areas like healthcare, mobility, and e-Government. While highlighting challenges such as data management and regulatory clarity, the report offers strategic recommendations to accelerate AI adoption across the EU.

Community
Procurement of AI
  • 27 SEPTEMBER 2024
  • FACTSHEETS
  • PUBLIC

Join the Public Buyers Community Platform!

Discover the Public Buyers Community Platform—an initiative by the European Commission’s DG GROW aimed at transforming public procurement in the EU. Access valuable resources, connect with peers, and collaborate on sustainable procurement practices to make a meaningful impact together!

Community
Coordination Group Public Buyers Community
  • 23 JULY 2024
  • REPORTS, STUDIES AND INSIGHTS
  • PUBLIC

Insight No3. How to increase R&D and Innovation investment through Public Procurement of Innovation?

When facing this question, the usual answer is to increase budget allocations for traditional tangible assets such as infrastructure, laboratories, etc., but what about increasing investment in R&D and Innovation through intangible assets? Explore more!

Community
Procure Innovation EU
  • 9 JULY 2024
  • WEBINARS AND TRAINING MATERIAL
  • PUBLIC

PPE+ Europe 2024 Strategic Procurement Training for Centralised Procurement Organisations

The new PPE+ Europe training programme offers a unique combination of an academic and a practical approach. The goal is to provide state-of-the art knowledge, tools, and methods for modern public procurement, including policy objectives like SME-friendly, green, and innovative procurement. Additionally, in-depth training modules on topics including Food, Security & Defence, Health & Medical and ICT procurement are offered.

Community
PPE+ Europe 2024 - 2028
  • 27 FEBRUARY 2024
  • REPORTS, STUDIES AND INSIGHTS

Public procurement as a tool to address human rights risks in the use of digital technology to deliver essential public services - Discussion paper

This paper aims to stimulate dialogue and to provide public procurement policy makers, buyers, and contract managers with an introduction to some human rights risks and considerations when procuring digital technology to deliver essential public services.

  • 5 DECEMBER 2023
  • BEST PRACTICES & LESSONS LEARNT

Knowledge platform on circular procurement: ikwilcirculairinkopen.nl/en

The Dutch national knowledge platform, Ikwilcirculairinkopen.nl, is now available in English. You can visit it at https://ikwilcirculairinkopen.nl/en/. This knowledge platform contains relevant information on circular procurement and best practices from the Netherlands.

  • 26 OCTOBER 2023
  • REPORTS, STUDIES AND INSIGHTS

Report: The Future of Sustainable Public Procurement – Legal Possibilities and Obligations (Main Conclusions of UU Meeting)

What will the legal landscape of public procurement in the European Union look like in the future? Will mandatory green and social procurement become the standard? And if so, what to think of it and how to ensure effective regulation that works in practice?