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to the fourth newsletter of the PPI4Waste project. The exploration of
mechanisms to overcome barriers to public procurement of innovation in
the waste sector has now started. Browse this newsletter to learn more
about the latest developments and next activities of this work under
progress. The PPI4Waste project is also on Twitter: follow us on @PPI4Waste!
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 The first task
(Feasibility Plan for a
real/concrete public procurement
of innovation) aims at carrying out a feasibility plan for the involved
core buyers and for the buyer’s group to uptake a collaborative PPI and
to reduce risk associated to the uptake of PPI.This task is divided into two parts: definition of contract models and financing modelling of different approaches and development of risk reduction strategy. This latest task is being developed by UniZar-Obcp. The first draft of the Common Risk Management Strategy includes an overall vision of risk management in public procurement of innovation, a brief description of the main types of risks that can be found in these procedures and finally, risk management in the PPI4Waste project.  Next
step is the evaluation and
assessment of all risks, the creation
of a “Risk Map”. A risk is assessed in relation to the likelihood of it
occurring. And if it occurs, the task consists in determining what are
then the consequences for the targeted objectives. At the
present time, all partners are
evaluating and assessing the
identified risks (as low, medium, high). Afterwards,
UniZar-Obcp will
analyse the results and define a “PPI4Waste
Risk Map”.More details on the Risk reduction strategy on PPI4Waste website. |
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 As
part of the PPI4Waste project, a series of national training workshops
are being offered to help build
capacity in public procurement of
innovation and show how this
can be applied within the municipal waste
sector.The training is divided into six modules: the first modules introduce the PPI4Waste project and identifying key areas where innovation is needed within the waste sector in Europe. Module 3 provides an overview of public procurement of innovation more generally, including key definitions, methodologies and approaches. The course moves on to provide more detailed insights into the case of a PPI for bulky waste in Ireland, and the application of performance based contracts. Finally, a series of useful resources are provided to help procurers build on the training they have received.  The training sessions are being held in January 2017 in Germany, Spain, Croatia and Sweden. More information will be available online in the coming weeks. |
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 With more than
five
hundred years of
history, the University of Zaragoza (UniZar) is one of the most
established universities in Spain. It is located mainly in
Zaragoza,
the capital city of Aragon (Spain). The University has over 37,000
students in its 22 faculties and it is the only public University in
the region of Aragon. Its activity is spread along the whole territory
of Aragon, with campuses and research centres also in Huesca and Teruel. UniZar research team
involved in the
PPI4Waste project is made up of the researchers linked to the Spanish
Observatory of Public Procurement (Obcp), located at the Law
School of
the University of Zaragoza. This think-tank involves academic members
from several Spanish Universities, who have focused their research on
public procurement, and professionals, including members of advisory
committees of regional and state governments. In PPI4Waste project, UniZar-Obcp leads the work related to collaborative activities and building capacity for preparation of coordinated public procurement for innovative solutions. The main objectives are the assessment of a feasibility plan for cross-border PPI and the preparation for joint or coordinated procurement, to create opportunities for the strategic use of budgets and financing instruments to support innovation, to assess risks and develop a risk reduction strategy, to increase knowledge on PPI and to acquire necessary skills to uptake a PPI process, foster the product purchase and accelerate service delivery. UniZar is in charge of developing a PPI contract model (UniZar team has experience in the preparation and execution phases of single contracts) and a risk reduction strategy. For more details on UniZar and its role in PPI4Waste, read the full article online.  |
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 At the beginning of the project,
several public authority representatives, municipal waste management
experts, procurers and policy makers, as well as academics, suppliers
and interested stakeholders joined the PPI4Waste Interest Group. This
Interest Group has its own discussion group on the Procurement Forum,
the Innovative Waste Management Solutions and Resource
Efficiency
Discussion Group, where they exchange
knowledge, solutions and
experiences regarding innovative sustainable waste management in
Europe. Here is a short overview of the discussions which can be found
there:
You would like to share your opinion on the 4th Industrial Revolution, contribute with another good practice in recycling or just get more information from Carmen van Kruisbergen? It is easy, join the Innovative Waste Management Solutions and Resource Efficiency Discussion Group! |
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Capacity building and training sessions are the next "not-to-be-missed" meeting of the PPI4Waste project. But did you know that more activities are under preparation? A meeting is already scheduled at the end of January 2017 in Zagreb for project partners to discuss about the project's progress and assess the situation for the two pilots, Mancommunidad del Sur and Zagreb. In addition, following the publications of different reports during the past months (namely Common Report on Targeted Improvements, Agreeing Common Needs report and State of the Art of Emerging Solution), the methodology for a coordinated approach regarding public procurement of innovation in the waste management sector will be finalised. As the project is slowly getting to an end, with the last steps of the project planned for the end of the first semester 2017, project partners are also preparing the final conference. Stay tuned with
PPI4Waste project by following it on Twitter or
joining the discussion
group on the Procurement Forum not to miss the announcement of this
final conference!
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