Public procurement of innovation PPI

On 16 June 2020 the Policy Learning Platform hosted a webinar on public procurement of innovation. This webinar showed policymakers how the use of demand-side measures such as PPI can boost regional innovation capabilities. Navigate to the discussion topics of interest in the webinar agenda overview below. 00:06:10 The webinar started with an introduction of the Policy Learning Platform research and innovation Thematic Expert Arnault Morisson joined by Policy Learning Platform Thematic Expert Marc Pattinson. 00:12:41 Presentation by Diego Moñux from Science Innovation Link on how to incorporate PPI in regional S3 00:29:00 QA: What are the barriers that might cause the policy not to work or to stumble at the last stage of implementation? 00:34:26 QA: PPIs are rather complex do they reach their objective? Are products bougth after PPIs because it seems to be a complex process especially for SMEs. 00:36:31 Presentation by Mantas Vilys from Lithuanian Innovation Center on Pre-commercial procurement support scheme 00:52:00 QA: How does a challenge process emerge? Who sets that process in motion? Is it a bottom-up approach? 00:54:35 QA: Will there be a follow up from the ECF and under which ECF objective can the funding be justified? 00:56:07 Presentation by Iñaki Gutierrez Ibarluzea Director of Organisational and Managerial Innovation of the Basque Foundation for Health Innovation and Research BIOEF on Innovative Public Procurement Office 01:10:21 QA: How do you see the COVID-19 crisis affecting the way you support Public Procurement of Innovation PPI? 01:16:47 QA: We heard a lot about the health sector. Are there other sectors that are as rich of a field for opportunities and you recommend other regions to look at as a priority for innovative public priority? 01:24:13 QA: What are the first steps that regions could think of regarding funding these initiatives starting from zero? 1:30:52 Conclusions from Thematic Experts Arnault Morisson and Marc Pattinson. You can access the presentations here: ,

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