The Eurecat technology centre took part in a conference on the Innovative Public Procurement mechanism organised by INCOTEC in conjunction with APD to raise awareness of the strategic importance of this process in promoting partnerships between the public and private sectors and devising innovative solutions to their economic and social challenges.
Eurecat “is fully committed to Innovative Public Procurement processes as its multi-technological approach allows it to work across diverse areas, especially sustainability in numerous fields and data intelligence applied to health and improving the efficiency of public authorities,” said Carles Fradera, Eurecat’s Marketing Director who spoke at the event.
“Innovative Public Procurement processes enable us to apply innovative technologies to specific challenges in government, making them tangible and concrete and bringing them to market,” he added, noting that “innovative public procurement brings opportunities for technological acceleration and usually calls for joint teams of businesses, public authorities and tech centres in an exceptionally valuable open innovation process.”
“In today’s environment, where technology, innovation and technological and industrial sovereignty have become geostrategic factors of the utmost importance, it is crucial that Innovative Public Procurement grows and is leveraged as a highly relevant instrument in technological and industrial policy,” pointed out Xavier López, Eurecat’s Chief Operating and Corporate Officer.
“The purpose of a technology centre such as Eurecat is to deliver tech innovation-based solutions to major industrial and social challenges and for the sustainable development of the region,” an area in which Eurecat harnesses “multiple complementary technologies and works closely with the ecosystem, public authorities, enterprises and other innovation stakeholders.”
“Eurecat’s role as a leading player in technology and innovation enables us to position ourselves as a key partner both in supporting government in the technological approach to its Innovative Public Procurement processes and in co-creating and addressing the various challenges and opportunities in conjunction with businesses and in particular SMEs,” commented Carles Fradera.
“The involvement of an SME in an Innovative Public Procurement project in partnership with large companies and technology centres such as Eurecat provides it with a springboard for knowledge, procedures and future positioning.”
Entitled “Public Procurement of Innovation in Spain: Past, Present and Future”, the conference, organised by INCOTEC in conjunction with APD, brought together in Madrid members of the Ministry of Science and Innovation, CDTI, the COTEC Foundation, INCIBE, the Boeing Group and other organisations.
