Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme Management Committee,

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Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme
Management Committee, Brussels, 26 June
2008 Public Procurement in support of the Lead
Markets Initiative Peter Dröll

Head of Unit, Innovation Policy Development
DG Enterprise and Industry
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Public procurement in support of the Lead Markets
Initiative
Background

• The Aho Report of 2006 called for re-balancing
  supply and demand innovation policies in the EU
• EU needs more innovation friendly-markets and to
  stimulate demand
• The Broad-based innovation strategy
  Communication proposed a policy intervention to
  facilitate the emergence of lead markets in the
  EU
• The Lead Markets Initiative Communication
  (December 2007)

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The call for public procurement networks budget
context
ENTR D1 - Total budget within the WP EIP 2009 ?
8,9 m
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The Lead Markets areas and the policy tools
Policy tools
Standardisation Labelling Certification
Legislation
Public Procurement
Complementary Actions
Lead Market Areas
Recommendation for interoperability
eHealth
Network to be set up by DG INFSO
Networks of advanced public procurers to foster
demand for innovation (WP EIP 2009)
Sustainable construction
Protective textiles
Product performance standards
Bio-based products
Financial support for market replication projects
Recycling
Integrate RE sources into national grids
Renewables energies
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Public procurement networks proposed activities

• Bring together contracting authorities to
  exchange practice on
• technical specifications dialogue with
  industry, use of standards,
• procurement strategies, risk management,
  contract implementation
• Organise events and training for public
  procurers
• Coordinate information and calls for solutions
  for potential suppliers
• Coordinate public procurement actions to
  overcome fragmentation

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Feedback for the preparation of the call
documentation

• Public consultation open until end of July,
  available at http//ec.europa.eu/enterprise/leadm
  arket/leadmarket.htm
• Workshop with experts in The Hague, 3-4 July
• Internal discussion with other Commission
  services

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Core information on the proposed call for
proposals

• Eligible applicants Contracting authorities as
  defined in 93/37/EEC
• Geographical eligibility EU27 EFTA EEA
  Croatia, Turkey, FYROM countries having
  accession agreement to CIP
• Maximum budget 3 million
• Maximum amount by project 1 million
• Indicative number of projects 3 to 4
• Community co-financing rate 95
• Duration of the actions 36 months