DRAFT AGENDA
Innovation Procurement
for the benefit of industries, SMEs
& stronger public services
14-15 November 2013
Cracow, Poland
Co-organised by
European Commission, DG Enterprise & Industry
In collaboration with DG REGIO, RTD & CONNECT
&
Polish Ministry of Economy
&
Marshal Office of the Małopolska Region
Under the High Patronage of
Vice President of the European Commission,
Commissioner in charge of Enterprise and Industries,
Antonio Tajani
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Why public procurement is important for innovation and innovation is important
for public procurers?
Public procurement accounts for some 19% of GDP in the European Union and offers an enormous
potential market for innovative products and services. Innovative solutions can also provide
significant quality and efficiency improvements to public services. Procurers in several EU countries
have successfully pioneered new approaches for the procurement of R&D, innovative products and
services, either at the nationally or in collaboration with procurers from other EU countries.
This high-level event will offer an opportunity to hear first-hand from the European Commission and
Member States how they are supporting the implementation of Public Procurement of Innovative
Solutions (PPI) and Pre-Commercial Procurement (PCP). In other words, how public purchasers (and
private procurers) are enabled to buy better value for money products and services while at the
same time boosting innovation.
From a European perspective, European Commission services will present future funding instruments
(Horizon 2020, Structural Funds 2014-2020) to support public procurers in undertaking innovation
procurement. Latest developments will be presented from national PCP and PPI cases around
Europe; information will be shared about the process involved, the use of structural funds or other
financing support to implement the procurement, lessons learned and outcomes achieved. New on
agenda compared to previous events will be also the recent developments in the support of
innovation procurement in central Europe, mainly based on Polish experiences from policy makers or
practitioners involved in European buyers’ groups of innovative solutions. The second day of the
event provides opportunities to network and exchange ideas for procurers and other stakeholders
that are potentially interested in the first 2014-15 calls for proposals for PCP and PPI in Horizon 2020.
You will meet policy makers from the European Commission and the European Parliament, as well as
representatives from Member States such as public policy officials, procurement experts and other
innovation procurement policy stakeholders as well as experts from industry and SMEs. Participation
from all over Europe is invited to ensure broad public debate.
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Conference venue:
Polish Aviation Museum Cracow, Al. Jana Pawła II 39 , 30-969 Kraków
http://www.muzeumlotnictwa.pl/index_en.php
Registration link:
https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/enterpriseportal/?fuseaction=e_service.get_form&interest=INTEREST32738&language=EN
Working languages of the conference:
Polish & English – interpretation will be provided
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14 November 2013
9.00-9:30
9:30-10:00
10:00-10:30
10.30-11.15
11.15-11:45
11:45-13.00
13:00-14:30
14:30-14:45
14:45-16:00
16:00-16:30
16:30-18:00
18:00-20:00
Registration and welcome coffee
Welcome
Video message from Vice President of the European Commission Antonio Tajani
Welcome by Polish Ministry of Economy
Welcome by Marek Sowa, Marshall of the Małopolska Region
Opening speech
Malcolm Harbour, Chairman of the Internal Market & Consumers Committee, European
Parliament
Setting the scene
Moderator: Bonifacio Garcia Porras, DG ENTR - European Commission’s support for
innovation procurement (PPI & PCP)
 Dr Jan van den Biesen, Philips
 Prof. Wacława Starzyńska, Lodz University
 European Public Procurer with experience on PCP/PPI
 Enterprise Europe Network representative
 Viorel Peca, DG CONNECT, European Commission
Coffee break
Session 1 – Innovation procurement: challenges and solutions for Member States
Moderator: Viorel Peca, DG CONNECT – Overview of PCP&PPI initiatives and support
schemes in Europe with examples from countries not presenting at this event
 Creating a lead market – Estonian Electromobility programme
 Austrian scheme to support Innovation Procurement
 Perspectives for Polish national support for Innovation Procurement
Lunch
Launch of the “Procurement of Innovation Platform” and the “Procurement of
Innovation European Award” – Mark Hidson, ICLEI & Bonifacio Garcia Porras, DG ENTR
Session 2 – Innovation procurement: challenges and solutions for European regions
Moderator: Bonifacio Garcia Porras, DG ENTR
 “Inno Compra” (Spain) scheme to support Innovation Procurement
 Flemish region (Belgium) scheme to support PCP or Région Rhône-Alpes
(France) new scheme supporting innovation procurement
 North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany) scheme to support the demand of
innovation
 Małopolska Region (Poland) perspective
Coffee break
Session 3 – The new European financial programmes and innovation procurement:
HORIZON 2020 and Structural Funds 2014-2020
Moderator: Grzegorz Drozd, DG CONNECT
 Viorel Peca, DG CONNECT – Horizon 2020 support for PPI and PCP
 Example of PCP project/“buyers group” funded by FP7
 Katja Reppel , DG REGIO – Structural funds support for PPI and PCP
 Example of PPI project/“buyers group” funded by structural funds
Dinner & networking
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15 November 2013
09:00-09:30
09:30-10:00
10:00-11:20
11:20-11:40
11:40-13:00
13:00-13:15
Registration
Introduction of the day and presentation of 2014-2015 Horizon 2020 calls for
proposals to support PPI and PCP
 Lieve Bos, DG CONNECT & Michael Arentoft, DG RTD
Thematic parallel workshops to develop European buyers' groups for future EU calls
for PCP and PPI
 Environment & energy
 Security and safety
 Transport and smart cities
Coffee break
Thematic parallel workshops to develop European buyers' groups for future
applications on PCP and PPI
 Open call
 Health
 Education
Summary of the conference and outlook
 Polish Ministry of Economy
 DG ENTR
Contacts
European Commission, DG Enterprise & Industry: Bertrand Wert bertrand.wert@ec.europa.eu &
Grzegorz Drozd grzegorz.drozd@ec.europa.eu
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/innovation/policy/lead-market-initiative/public-proc_en.htm
European Commission, DG Communication Networks, Content and Technology: Lieve Bos
lieve.bos@ec.europa.eu
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/pcp/
Polish Ministry of Economy, Innovation & Industry Department: Milena Jóźwik-Krakowiak milena.jozwikkrakowiak@mg.gov.pl & Justyna Gorzoch justyna.gorzoch@mg.gov.pl
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