1European CommissionEnterprise and Industry DG

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

2European CommissionEnterprise and Industry DG

Public procurement in support of the Lead Markets Initiative

• 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)

Background

3European CommissionEnterprise and Industry DG

The call for public procurement networks – budget context

ENTR D1 - Total budget within the WP EIP 2009 → 8,9 m€

LMI call for PP networks 3Strategic Analysis for Innovation 2.5Regional Innovation Strategies panorama 2.5Other support measures 0.9

8.9

WP EIP 2009 budget - ENTR D1

Strategic Analysis for Innovation, 2.5

m €

LMI call for PP networks, 3 m€

Regional Innovation Strategies

panorama, 2.5 m€

Other support measures, 0.9 m€

4European CommissionEnterprise and Industry DG

The Lead Markets areas and the policy tools

StandardisationLabelling

CertificationLegislation

Public Procurement

Complementary Actions

Networks of advanced

public procurers to

foster demand for innovation

(WP EIP 2009)

Recommendation for

interoperability

Financial support for market replication

projects

Integrate RE sources into

national grids

Product performance

standards

eHealth

Sustainable constructio

n

Protective textiles

Bio-based products

Recycling

Renewables energies

Network to be set up by DG

INFSO

Lead M

ark

et

Are

as Policy tools

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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

6European CommissionEnterprise and Industry DG

Feedback for the preparation of the call documentation

• Public consultation open until end of July, available at:

http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/leadmarket/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