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PPI: Overcoming barriers and innovation

Public procurement for innovative solutions: Overcoming barriers and accelerating innovation Public procurement of innovative solutions (PPI) is a powerful tool that enables the public sector to fully leverage its purchasing power to support the widespread adoption of innovative solutions in the market. PPI has the potential to create sufficient demand to stimulate industry investment in […]

Jan Jedlička

Three perspectives, two implementations, one shared takeaway – a catalog isn’t “just an in-shop”

Catalog purchases are often sold as “faster orders” and “less paperwork.” But anyone who has ever rolled out an internal catalog in a public-sector organization (or a large university) knows the truth: technology is the smallest part. The real battle plays out between people—on three levels. This article blends two real experiences introducing MARQUET into […]

Jan Jedlička
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PPI: Overcoming Obstacles and Driving Innovation

Public Procurement of Innovative Solutions: Removing Barriers and Accelerating Innovation Public Procurement of Innovative solutions (PPI) is a powerful tool that enables the public sector to fully leverage its purchasing power to support broad market adoption of innovation. PPI can generate sufficiently strong demand to spur industry investment in new solutions. For example, the city […]

Jan Jedlička

Public procurement and sustainability: A crucial step towards a green future

With climate change and environmental sustainability dominating the current public debate, integrating environmental principles into public procurement is becoming a priority. ESG criteria are rapidly becoming an integral part of public procurement – ​​and can provide you, as a contracting authority, with a basis for environmentally responsible decision-making and support for sustainable development. Public procurement […]

Jan Jedlička