Public Procurement Promoting Innovation
Public Procurement Promoting Innovation (PPPI, German: IÖB) is a key instrument of demand-side innovation policy in Austria. It is designed to bring innovations into practice through procurement activities by public enterprises and institutions.
The goal is to increase the impact of climate and environment-related technologies through public demand for innovation, thereby addressing major societal challenges. To this end, Austria‘s annual public procurement volume of around 70 billion EUR is to be used to purchase innovative products and services, supporting their development in the process.
The public sector is taking the lead by acting as a reference customer for new technologies and fostering innovative solutions in the public sector. Austria is already one of the most progressive countries in Europe when it comes to public procurement of innovation. This trend is to be continued so that everyone can benefit: citizens, businesses, and public administration.
Point of Contact
The PPPI Service Center connects public-sector organizations with innovative companies and supports them in developing and/or implementing projects.
PPPI Service Center for Public Procurers
Public procurers can turn to the PPPI Service Center for free support in making their procurement more efficient and innovative, as well as for many other benefits.
- Project support
- Advice on identifying future innovation projects
- Networking with innovative startups
- Training and further education for project and innovation managers
- Best practices and lessons learned from successful innovative procurement projects
- Advice on funding for Market research, procurement, and tender preparation (aws.at) and Development of innovative solutions (ffg.at)
PPPI Service Center for Innovative Companies and Startups
The PPPI Service Center brings innovative companies and startups together with public-sector decision-makers and helps them access new sales channels.
- Public sector as a pilot customer: Generate initial revenue and become more attractive to investors
- Winning major clients: Successful projects with public-sector organizations lead to follow-up contracts from other public organizations
- Specific use cases for (further) developing your own solution
- Startup training (e.g. on customer acquisition in the public sector)
- Networking events with key decision-makers
The PPPI initiative is funded by the BMIMI and BMWET.
Tips
- Interested in carrying out a project: ioeb.at/en/
- The public sector is currently looking for: ioeb-innovationsplattform.at/en/challenges-1/
- Who is eligible for funding, how, and when: aws.at/en/aws-ioeb-toolbox/
Contact
Alex Guglielmo
Department III/1 – General Innovation Policy and Research Institutions
Phone: +43 (0) 1 71162-653137
Email: alex.guglielmo@bmimi.gv.at