Risk management in public procurement of innovation: a conceptualization

Edler, Jakob; Rolfstam, Max; Tsipouri, Lena; Uyarra, Elvira

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“…Less attention, they argue, is given to the wider systemic sources of capacity. Indeed a number of studies (Edelenbos and Teisman, 2008;Edler et al, 2015;Rolfstam, 2013;Uyarra et al, 2014;Edquist et al, 2015;Edler and Yeow, 2016) have pointed to institutional, governance and capability related obstacles to the implementation of PPI. These include institutional challenges such as decentralized or 'silo' budgets, lack of a systemic view or internal coordination (between the internal end user or those responsible to deliver the service, and the procurers) and capacity and resource constraints in contracting authorities.…”

Section: -Public Procurement and Innovation A Missing Geographicalmentioning

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Anchoring the innovation impacts of public procurement to place: The role of conversations

Uyarra¹,

Flanagan²,

Zabala‐Iturriagagoitia

2017

Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space

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Public procurement is frequently touted as a means of promoting innovation at the sub-national level, but the underlying mechanisms through which this is supposed to work are seldom articulated. In particular, while the relevance of social interaction for innovation is offered as a key rationale for the use of public procurement for innovation (PPI), there is little discussion of its corresponding spatial dimensions. This paper contributes to this debate by advancing our understanding of the spatial aspects of PPI and thus of the scope for using public procurement to achieve regional innovation policy goals. We connect the PPI literature with the literatures on innovation-driven regional development around the notion of 'conversations' to capture the spatial and social aspects of interactions relevant for PPI. Different forms of spatial anchoring of procurement, presenting different challenges and opportunities for regions, are explored. We provide illustrative examples for each type, from which implications are derived for promoting place-based 'innovationfriendly' procurement.

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Anchoring the innovation impacts of public procurement to place: The role of conversations

Uyarra¹,

Flanagan²,

Zabala‐Iturriagagoitia

2017

Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space

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“…This conflict of interest might affect the rules of public procurement in terms of transparency and, in particular, of equal opportunities of access for every market player. There is no doubt it is very difficult to combine these rules with the interest of industrial and research players (Edler, 2008;Edler et al, 2006;Georgiou, 2007).…”

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“…Such decline is confirmed by statistics and empirical evidence, showing that procurement in the EU is taken into account four times less than in the US in civilian sectors and two times less in defence (Directors Forum, 2006). This trend was discontinued in the mid 2000s, as a new interest has emerged in the context of demand-side approaches to innovation and, more concretely, in the use of public demand as an engine for innovation in some EU Member States (Edler et al 2006). The emphasis has been put on the link between procurement and perceived under-investment in R&D by the business sector.…”

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Foresight for public procurement and regional innovation policy: The case of Lombardy

Vecchiato

Roveda

2014

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Public procurement can be a major source of innovation. The potential benefits of public procurement might be fully exploited through the acquisition not only of appliances which are already available in the market, but also of new appliances which are tailored to the specific needs of the local community and might be exported as well to the international markets. In this way, public procurement might allow to improve the services delivered to the local community and to increase the technological competitiveness of the local industrial and research system. In this context, regional foresight might help identify both long-term societal needs and the patterns of evolution of emerging technologies that can match these needs. The purpose of this paper is to illustrate, trough the recent experience of the regional government of Lombardy, the role of foresight for enhancing public procurement and innovation policy at the regional level.

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“…Primarily, such incremental innovations and adaptations of already existing products entail a much lower development risk and are less prone to failure. Also, as these technologies are already better understood than radically new approaches, they are easier to control and describe (Edler, Rolfstam, Tsipouri and Uyarra, 2015).…”

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“…In general, risk aversion among public procurers constitutes a main bottleneck. This might be the result of a reluctance to change that is inherent in administrative institutions (Edler et al, 2015). Even more decisive, however, is a skewed incentive structure in the public sector.…”

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Public procurement as policy instrument for innovation

2018

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The use of public procurement to promote private innovation activities has attracted increasing attention recently. Germany implemented a legal change in its procurement framework in 2009, which allowed government agencies to specify innovative aspects of procured products as selection criteria in tender calls. We analyze a representative sample of German firms to investigate whether this reform stimulated innovation in the business sector. Across a wide set of specifications-OLS, nearest-neighbor matching, IV regressions and difference-indifferences we find a robust and significant effect of innovationdirected public procurement on turnover from new products and services. However, our results show that the effect is largely attributable to innovations of more incremental nature rather than market novelties.

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Risk management in public procurement of innovation: a conceptualization

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Anchoring the innovation impacts of public procurement to place: The role of conversations

Anchoring the innovation impacts of public procurement to place: The role of conversations

Foresight for public procurement and regional innovation policy: The case of Lombardy

Public procurement as policy instrument for innovation

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