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<div id="nr-additional-info" class="ecl-u-mb-2xl ecl-u-pr-lg-4xl ecl-u-mt-sm-xl"> <div class="ecl-u-border-bottom ecl-u-border-top ecl-u-border-width-1 ecl-u-border-color-grey-15" style="clear: left;"> <p class=""> <strong>date</strong>: 15/05/2018 </p> </div> </div> <div> <p>In the context of the <a href="http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-18-3736_en.htm">Renewed Agenda for Research and Innovation</a> presented today as input to the upcoming leaders' agenda meeting in Sofia, the Commission has published <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regdoc/?fuseaction=list&coteId=3&year=2018&number=3051&version=F">guidance</a> to encourage public buyers of goods and services to use public procurement as a tool to stimulate innovation.</p> <p>"Public authorities in the EU spend nearly 14% of GDP purchasing services and products. If spent strategically on innovative solutions, public procurement can contribute to higher quality and sustainable public service and lead to economic and social benefits. It creates demand for new ideas and innovative start-ups to emerge and grow. We are here to assist the Member States that choose to do so”, said Commissioner for the Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, Elżbieta Bieńkowska.</p> <p>A greater shift to strategic public procurement is a choice for Member States, but it is also a very strong tool supporting our shared objectives such as research and innovation. <a href="http://ec.europa.eu/growth/single-market/public-procurement/rules-implementation_en">EU public procurement legislation</a> was modernised in 2014 and the Commission put forward in October 2017 an <a href="http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-17-3543_en.htm">initiative to carry out procurement more efficiently and in a modern and sustainable manner</a>.</p> <p>The guidance complements these efforts. It contains good-practice examples on reducing administrative burden, adjusting selection criteria, mobilising innovation brokers and designing an SME-friendly payment scheme to better attract innovators to public procurement. Alternative public procurement procedures can specifically cater for innovation (for example competitive dialogues, design contests or innovation partnerships) and have been bundled in a flexible toolbox to inspire new approaches.</p> <h2>More information</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regdoc/?fuseaction=list&coteId=3&year=2018&number=3051&version=F">Guidance on innovation procurement</a></li> <li><a href="https://ec.europa.eu/info/policies/public-procurement_en">Public procurement in the EU</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ecl-page-header-standardised"> <div class="ecl-container"> <h3>Related Growth Website</h3> <div class="parent-container"> <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/" class="ecl-items-tag ecl-items-tag-clickable relatedTopic" data-topicName="Industry" data-topicTypeName="growth_website" data-loading="false">Industry</a> <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/" class="ecl-items-tag ecl-items-tag-clickable relatedTopic" data-topicName="Single market and standards" data-topicTypeName="growth_website" data-loading="false">Single market and standards</a> <!-- Modal --> <div id="loading-modal-growth_website" class="loading-modal"> <div class="ecl-spinner ecl-spinner--primary ecl-spinner--m ecl-spinner--centered ecl-spinner--visible" style="top:50% !important; transform:translateY(-50%) !important;" role="alert"> <svg class="ecl-spinner__loader" viewBox="25 25 50 50"> <circle class="ecl-spinner__circle" cx="50" cy="50" r="20" fill="none" stroke-width="4px" stroke-miterlimit="10" vector-effect="non-scaling-stroke" /> </svg> <div class="ecl-spinner__text ecl-items-tag ecl-items-tag-loading-text">Loading</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <!-- page content end--> <!-- page main body end --> </div> </div> </div> </div> <!-- page content end--> <!-- Webtools SM share widget start --> <div class="ecl-container ecl-u-type-m ecl-u-mt-3xl"> <hr> <div class="ecl-u-pb-xl"> </div> </div> <!-- Webtools SM share widget end --> <!-- footer start --> <footer class="ecl-footer-standardised"> <div class="ecl-container ecl-footer-standardised__container"> <!-- 1st section JSON parameters: displaypage.footer.sitename.label displaypage.footer.sitename.link displaypage.footer.sitename.description --> <section class="ecl-footer-standardised__section ecl-footer-standardised__section1"> <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom" class="ecl-footer-standardised__title ecl-link ecl-link--standalone" aria-label="Link to site name"> Newsroom </a> <ul class="ecl-site-footer__list"> <li class="ecl-site-footer__list-item"><a href="https://ec.europa.eu/info/cookies_en" target="_href" class="ecl-footer-standardised__link ecl-link ecl-link--standalone" aria-label="Link to Cookies">Cookies</a></li> <li class="ecl-site-footer__list-item"><a href="https://ec.europa.eu/info/privacy-policy_en" target="_href" class="ecl-footer-standardised__link ecl-link ecl-link--standalone" aria-label="Link to Privacy policy">Privacy policy</a> </li> <li class="ecl-site-footer__list-item"><a href="https://ec.europa.eu/info/legal-notice_en" target="_href" class="ecl-footer-standardised__link ecl-link ecl-link--standalone" aria-label="Link to Legal notice">Legal notice</a> </li> </ul> <div class="ecl-footer-standardised__description"> </div> </section> <!-- 2nd section JSON parameters: displaypage.footer.contact.label displaypage.footer.contact.link displaypage.footer.socialMedia.label displaypage.footer.socialMedia.list displaypage.footer.custom.section2.list --> <div class="ecl-footer-standardised__section2"> <section class="ecl-footer-standardised__section"> </section> </div> <!-- 3rd section JSON parameters: displaypage.footer.aboutUs.label displaypage.footer.aboutUs.link displaypage.footer.custom.section3.list --> <div class="ecl-footer-standardised__section3"> </div> <section class="ecl-footer-standardised__section ecl-footer-standardised__section7"> <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/info/index_en" class="ecl-footer-standardised__title ecl-link ecl-link--standalone" aria-label="Link to European Commission"> European Commission </a> </section> </div> </footer> <!-- footer end --> <script> ECL.autoInit(); </script> </body> </html>