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 [...]
PROTECT Newsletter April 2024
1.Introduction Welcome to the seventh edition (April 2024) of the newsletter from the PROTECT project that provides an update on the developments in the market regarding climate services based on Earth Observation (EO). The focus [...]
18 June 2024 – European Innovation Procurement Conference
CONFERENCE A groundbreaking conference dedicated to the advancement of innovation in public procurement is set to take place in Brussels on June 18, bringing together key stakeholders from across Europe. The Conference is set to [...]
13-14 Mar 2024 – Procura+ Conference
For over 25 years the Procura+ conference has been where sustainable, circular and innovation procurement policy meets practice, and where procurement innovations have originated! The City of Lisbon (Portugal) and ICLEI Europe invite you to the 11th Procura+ conference (formerly EcoProcura [...]
PROTECT Newsletter March 2024
1.Introduction Welcome to the sixth edition (March 2024) of the newsletter from the PROTECT project that provides an update on the developments in the market regarding climate services based on Earth Observation (EO). The focus [...]
12-13 June 2024 – EXPANDEO
We are happy to invite you to EXPANDEO 2024! EXPANDEO, the European Association of Remote Sensing Companies (EARSC)’s annual event, where the market meets, provides a key platform for European Earth Observation companies, institutional actors [...]
11 June 2024 – PROTECT Final Event during EXPANDEO
Join us on June 11th for PROTECT's Final Event, held in Brussels as part of the EXPANDEO 2024, organized by EARSC. This full-day event is a celebration and culmination of the PROTECT project's journey, supported [...]
19-20 Mar 2024 – Innovation Procurement Conference
Innovation procurement has been on the European agenda for some time. And rightly so! It is a potentially powerful policy instrument to stimulate innovation and thus contribute to more performing governments, more competitive companies and solving societal problems. The Programme for [...]