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05
Sep

OECD expects new Methodology for Assessing Procurement Systems (MAPS) for the fall 2017

The new revised Methodology for Assessing Procurement Systems (MAPS) for assessing public procurement systems in their entirety is expected for the fall 2017. A preliminary tool is already available i...
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01
Sep

"Connecting the building blocks for Open Science"

Europe's leading e-infrastructures, EGI, EUDAT, GÉANT, OpenAIRE, PRACE and RDA Europe, invite all researchers, developers and service providers for two days of brainstorming and discussions at the Dig...
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07
Aug

A European Defence Fund: €5.5 billion per year to boost Europe's defence capabilities

On the 7th of June 2017, the European Commission launched a European Defense Fund to support Member States in coordinating and preventing duplication in their R&D and acquisition expenses in the defen...
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01
Mar

eafip Workshop for public procurers in the sectors of education, recreation, culture and religion - Berlin, Germany - 17 May 2017

Registrations are now open for the eafip Workshop for public procurers in the sectors of education, recreation, culture and religion

 

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19
Jan

Corvers team member speaker and expert panel member at EPPPL Conference

Corvers' senior legal advisor Oana Pantilimon Voda will participate as speaker and member of the expert panel to the EPPPL Conference regarding Best Practice for the Final Implementation of the EU Public Procurement & Concessions Directives, which will take place on the 14th and 15th of March 2016 in Brussels.

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07
Jan

Commission further simplifies public procurement across the EU

The new European Single Procurement Document (ESPD) adopted today by the European Commission reduces considerably the administrative burden for companies, in particular small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), who want to have a fair chance at winning a public contract.

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08
May

European consultation on Remedies in Public Procurement

The European Commission has launched a consultation on the effectiveness of Directive 2007/66/EC on remedies in the field of public procurement.

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EAFIP   EVENTS:

 

Innovation procurement workshop for procurers in the fields of education, recreation, culture and religion

17 May 2017 - Berlin, Germay
The workshop will be held at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy in Berlin. The aim of the event will be to highlight the benefits of innovation procurement of ICT solutions through the Pre-Commercial Procurement (PCP) and Public Procurement of Innovative Solutions (PPI) approaches across Europe, with a particular focus on the above mentioned sectors.
Program and registration

2016 Annual EU Innovation Procurement Event

18 -19 October 2016 -  Athens, Greece

Learn about new innovation procurement initiatives in Member States, have the use of the eafip Toolkit explained and network with other stakeholders about new EU funding and EU assistance for innovation procurement.
Program and registration

 

Innovation procurement workshop       
e-Government

31 May 2016 - Barcelona, Spain

Learn more about innovation procurement in this workshop specifically targeting public procurement authorities in general public services like public administration, and  economic and financial affairs (ministries, regional and local authorities, public utility companies, etc.). A special focus will be on eGovernment solutions.
Program and registration

Innovation procurement workshop for the security sector

9 June 2016 - Riga, Latvia

Need some training or assistance on how to use innovation procurement in the security/defence/law enforcement sector? Attend the security workshop organised by the European Assistance for Innovation Procurement initiative (eafip).
Program and registration