The first major eafip event took place in the City Hall of Paris on 27th and 28th October 2015. The two-day event targeted procurers, policy makers, procurement law firms and businesses, to raise awareness about major PCP/PPI initiatives across Europe and organise networking between stakeholders to discuss new ideas, initiatives and funding opportunities for on PCP/PPI.
The agenda included presentations on the strategic use of innovation procurement by key cities, regions and countries across Europe; presentations by successful PCP and PPI projects; discussion groups on future funding opportunities; as well as the launch of the eafip Toolkit.
EC representatives presented the calls in the framework of the Horizon 2020 Work Programme 2016-2017 covering EU funding opportunities for PCP and PPI and provided the latest information about how to gain access to the ca. € 130 million budget for innovation procurement projects. In addition, public procurers had the opportunity to present proposal ideas, discuss with relevant EC officials and network in view of the preparation of these calls.
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Participants list: link
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Presentations held during the event
Day 1
Session 1: Economic impact of Innovation Procurement in Europe
Sara Bedin, Quantifying the Impact of PCP in Europe based on evidence from the ICT sector
Session 2: Strategic Framework for Innovation Procurement
Frederik Claerbout, Public procurement policy in Flanders – an integrated approach
Carine Saloff-Coste and Virginie Blanchet, Procurement of the city of Paris
Eva Buchinger, Innovation Procurement – The Austrian Strategic Policy Approach
Andras Hlacs, Strategic Framework for Innovation Procurement in Hungary
Session 3: OECD Survey on Strategic Innovation Procurement
Anne Müngersdorff, Survey on strategic Innovation Procurement – Structure & Recent Developments
Session 4: Mainstreaming Innovation Procurement in Europe
Marnix Surgeon, Horizon 2020 Policy Support Facility (H2020 PSF)
Sigrid Rajalo, Innovation procurement: ERAC Recommendations – Implementation in ESTONIA
Marieke van Putten, Public Procurement of Innovation
Kirsti Vilén, Mainstreaming Innovation Procurement in Europe – Finnish point of view
Session 5: Innovation Procurement Implementation in Europe
Leon Verhaegen, Collaboration in the Limburg supply chain of water
Ramon Maspons, The STOPandGO PPI experience
Lieve Bos, Innovation Procurement implementation in Europe – First results EU funded projects
Christian Tveitnes and Benedicte Kjørsvik, NoDigChallenge
Session 6: The eafip Toolkit module for Policy-makers
Ramona Apostol, Innovation Strategy and Public Procurement
Day 2
Session 1: HORIZON 2020 Funding for innovation procurement
Lieve Bos, Horizon 2020 funding for Innovation Procurement (PCP and PPI)
Session 2 – First round of Parallel Sessions on thematic domains in which HORIZON 2020 Funding is planned in 2016-2017
|Session on calls PM-19 (PPI) and PM-12 (PCP) on e-Health
Introduction by moderator Jaakko Aarnio, Health, Demographic Change and Wellbeing
Laura Sanchez, EPP-eHealth Project
Songul Mutluer, Innovation of the Procurement of Social Services: the Dutch case
|Session on call EE-19 (PPI) on Energy Efficiency
Rabih Bashroush, Does your data centre or server room need a “EURECA” moment?
Steph Holmes, Ultra Efficient Lighting For Future Wards – LCB-HEALTHCARE Pilot Project
Charlotte Lejon, A Platform for Facilitation of Innovation Procurement
|Session on call EO-2 (PCP) on Space/Earth Observation
Introduction by moderator Nicolas Peter, Session on call EO-2 (PCP) on Space/Earth Observation
Marc Tondriaux, Presentation to the Paris Event Parallel session on EO-2 PCP call
Daniela Iasillo, EO and PCP in a Space Cluster Perspective
Geoff Sawyer, PPI for EO Services
Session 3 – Second round of Parallel Sessions on thematic domains in which HORIZON 2020 Funding is planned in 2016-2017
|Session on call ICT-33 (CSAs) Networks of procurers for preparing future PCPs and PPIs that require ICT based solutions & on call ICT-34 for PCPs in any area of public interest that requires new ICT based solutions
Introduction by moderator Lieve Bos, ICT-34 Pre-Commercial Procurement Open
Frederik Roose, Hydrography 2.0
Nick Brennan, ICT-34: Capitalising on the achievements of FIRED-uP
Davor Meersman, Procuring the EIT Data-Driven Learning Platform
Ramon Maspons, Opportunities for public procurers
Diego Macchiella, The TLC network for the Integrated Water Service – VIVERACQUA
Meltem Imamoglu, Interoperable e-Procurement System for SMEs
Maren Geissler, We need to create a safe and stressreduced operating theatre
Jacques Van Berkel, ICT-34-2016 and C-ITS corridor between Rotterdam and Vienna – a match?
|Session on call PM-13 (PPI) on Active Ageing
Ramon Maspons, The STOPandGO PPI experience: next steps
|Session on call MG – 4.4 (CSA) on deployment of Urban Transport solutions
Session 4 – Part 1: Broadening the scope of support to the demand-side
Lieve Bos, Broadening the scope of support to the demand side
Annais Le Corvec, Voucher scheme to support the procurement of innovation in public organizations
Session 4 – Part 2: Making the link between Innovation Procurement and the EU SME instrument
Session 5: The eafip Toolkit module for Public Procurers
Stephan Corvers and Oana Pantilimon Voda, The eafip Toolkit module for Public Procurers