5-7 Nov 2024 – Smart City Expo World Congress
SMART CITY EXPO WORLD CONGRESS IS THE WORLD’S BIGGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL EVENT ON URBAN INNOVATION. We help cities and territories become better places to live in by bringing them together and approaching the latest market-ready [...]
Two new deliverables published !
We are excited to announce the publication of two new deliverables on the PROTECT Knowledge Hub! D3.2 Orientation Paper This document outlines the strategic implementation of Pre-Commercial Procurement (PCP) and Public Procurement of Innovative Solutions [...]
Replay of the PROTECT Results Presentation at EXPANDEO
One of the highlights of the successful Final Event of the PROTECT Project was the presentation of the key outcomes of two years of PROTECT, that was presented in Brussels on 11 June 2024. [...]
Earth Observation for Civil Security and Protection
PROTECT Project for Civil Security and Protection The goal of the PROTECT project is to enable public authorities to use state-of-the-art public procurement approaches in order to identify climate services based on Earth observation (EO) [...]
Earth Observation for Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Uses
PROTECT project for agriculture, forestry, and other land uses The goal of the PROTECT project is to enable public authorities to use state-of-the-art public procurement approaches in order to identify climate services based on Earth [...]
8-10 Oct 2024 – Digital Procurement World DPW 2024
"The most influential tech event in procurement and supply chain" DPW Amsterdam accelerates innovation and impact by connecting startups, tech leaders, mid-market and large enterprises, and investors responding to the world's biggest challenges. The end-to-end [...]
26-28 June 2024 – European Urban Resilience Forum EURESFO
The 11th edition of European Urban Resilience Forum (EURESFO) on 26-28 June 2024 will be co-organized and hosted by the City of Valencia, distinguished as the European Green Capital for 2024. Register for #EURESFO24 here [...]
The Need and Use of Pre-Commercial Procurement in the Development of Earth Observation-based Solutions
Download the full text of this policy brief here Summary Using Pre-Commercial Procurement (PCP), Earth observation-based service providers can conduct R&D while receiving direct client feedback and inputs. When implemented properly, PCP can bridge [...]
Pre-Commercial Procurement of R&D speeding up Green and Digital Innovation in Europe
Download this article as a PROTECT Project Policy Brief in pdf-format here Summary With an annual value of €2 trillion, public procurement is a key driver for green and digital transformation, involving 250.000 European contracting [...]
EXPANDEO 2024 and the PROTECT Final Event
Have you marked your calendar yet for 11 June 2024? That is the date of the PROTECT Final Event during EXPANDEO 2024 in Brussels! Join us on June 11th for PROTECT’s Final Event, held as [...]