Public Technology Procurement and Innovation studies public technology procurement as an instrument of innovation … research literature on the economics of innovation. Similarly, preoccupation with `supply-side' measures has led policy … obstacles to the use of public technology procurement as a means of stimulating and supporting technological innovation …

'This is a very timely book! Public procurement for innovation has become a prominent tool of demand-side innovation … this bundle of instruments and their limitations, is highly relevant for both innovation policy analysts, students and … innovation.'--Stefan Kuhlmann, University of Twente, the Netherlands, President of the European Forum for Studies of Policies for …