PPI4cities
A cooperation project for the introduction and use of innovative public procurement by local governments, PPI4cities (“Development and implementation of digital support tools for municipalities in order facilitate the use of public procurement of innovation”).
The purpose of the project is to simplify the use of innovative public procurement in local governments in the Baltic Sea region.
Project target group:
State authorities, local governments and city-owned companies that study smart city topics by planning innovations already at the procurement level.
Project duration: January 2023 - December 2025
Project participants: Lithuanian Innovation Centre (lead partner, Lithuania), Panevėžys Development Agency (Lithuania), the Estonian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, The Baltic Institute of Finland (Finland), The Ministry of Economics of the Republic of Latvia (Latvia), BME Region Mecklenburg Western Pomerania (Germany), NorthDenmark EU-Office (Denmark)
As one of the project activities, the project partners from cities in the Baltic Sea region have created the platform www.ppi4cities.eu, which brings together useful materials, necessary tools and success stories on innovation procurement and is intended for both cities and companies (contracting authorities/tenderers). Anyone can register their own data on the platform.
Activities
PPI4cities supports cities in the Baltic Sea region in improving their public services and achieving ambitious innovation objectives by developing tools that would facilitate the introduction of innovative public procurement. Materials and a portfolio of tools are being developed that enable smarter smart-city solutions to be adopted. Through the creation of a partner network, training and the testing and evaluation of solutions developed in pilot cities, the capacity and impact of innovative solutions will be increased throughout the Baltic Sea region.
Budget: Interreg Baltic programme support 1.73 million euros
More detailed information can be found on the project website: interreg-baltic.eu/project/ppi4cities/
The project is funded from Interreg Baltic Sea Region 2021-2027 funds.
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