Public procurement accounts for a significant proportion of overall demand for goods and services and is increasingly seen as an attractive and feasible instrument for furthering the goals of innovation policy. However, public procurement is already expected to address a wide range of social...

Der vorliegende Tagungsband „Arbeitsgemeinschaften für Planung und Bau – Perspektivenfür Sachsen“ fasst die wichtigsten Ergebnisse eines im Rahmen des Programms „InnovationswettbewerbWirtschaft trifft Wissenschaft“ geförderten Projekts zusammen.1 DieZielstellung des Projektes...

Public procurement has been at the centre of recent discussions on innovation policy on both European and national levels (e.g., Aho-Report, Barcelona Strategy). It has a large potential to stimulate innovation since it accounts for 16% of combined EU-15 GDP. We embed public procurement for...