Driving Innovation to Solve Society’s Challenges

Innovative procurement is a process used by public sector organizations to identify and procure innovative products, services, and solutions that address societal challenges and create economic value. This can include the procurement of new technologies, the adoption of innovative business models, or the development of new processes and services.

Key Features of Innovative Procurement in the Public Sector

Focus on innovation

Innovative procurement aims to identify and support the development of innovative solutions that address public sector needs and challenges. This can involve working with a range of stakeholders, including industry, academia, and other public sector organizations, to identify and develop new ideas and technologies.

Pre-commercial procurement

Pre-commercial procurement (PCP) is a process used to fund the development of innovative products and services that are not yet ready for commercial sale. PCP can be used to support the development of prototypes, demonstrations, and other early-stage innovations.

Collaborative procurement

Innovative procurement often involves a collaborative approach, with public sector organizations working closely with industry and other stakeholders to identify and develop innovative solutions. This can include the use of public-private partnerships, consortia, and other collaborative structures.

Flexibility

Innovative procurement often requires a level of flexibility to accommodate the needs of emerging technologies and innovations. This can involve the use of alternative procurement procedures, such as competitive dialogue, or the use of flexible contract arrangements.

Innovative procurement is a key tool for public sector organizations to identify and support the development of innovative products, services, and solutions that address societal challenges and create economic value.

The current HORIZON Pre-commercial Procurement Opportunity

HORIZON-PCP is a funding mechanism established by the European Commission to support the development of innovative products, services, and processes that have the potential to address societal challenges and create economic value. The HORIZON-PCP Action Grant is specifically designed to support the development of pre-commercial procurement projects in the public sector, such as those related to the Galileo and Copernicus programs.

Galileo and Copernicus are two major space programs developed by the European Union and the European Space Agency (ESA). Galileo is a global navigation satellite system that provides high-precision positioning and timing services to users around the world. Copernicus is an Earth observation program that provides a range of environmental, land, and marine data and services to a variety of users, including public sector organizations, research institutions, and private companies.

The HORIZON-PCP Action Grant program is designed to support the development of innovative solutions that have the potential to address societal challenges and create economic value, with a particular focus on the public sector and the exploitation of space-based assets

Galileo and Copernicus

Satellite data refers to data collected by sensors on satellites orbiting the Earth. This data can be used to support a wide range of applications, including environmental monitoring, disaster response, agriculture, forestry, and urban planning.

Here are a few potential subjects for innovative procurement with satellite data:

1. Systems for monitoring and assessing the health of forests, including the mapping and monitoring of forest cover and the identification of areas at risk of deforestation or other threats.
2. Systems for monitoring and assessing the health of agricultural lands, including the identification of areas in need of irrigation or the detection of pests or diseases.
3. Systems for monitoring and assessing the health of coastal and marine environments, including the mapping of coral reefs, the identification of areas in need of conservation, and the monitoring of ocean currents and other oceanographic data.
4. Systems for monitoring and assessing the impacts of climate change, including the mapping of ice cover, the monitoring of sea level rise, and the identification of areas at risk of flooding or drought.
5. Systems for monitoring and assessing the impacts of natural disasters, such as earthquakes, hurricanes, or tsunamis, including the mapping of damage and the identification of areas in need of assistance.
6. Systems for monitoring and assessing the impacts of human activities, such as urbanization or resource extraction, including the mapping of land use and the identification of areas at risk of environmental degradation.
7. Systems for supporting navigation and transportation, including the development of high-precision positioning and timing services for aircraft, ships, and other vehicles.

There are many potential subjects for innovative procurement with satellite data that could support a wide range of applications and have the potential to address societal challenges to create economic value.

Find your opportunities with dotSpace!

At dotSPACE we think that collaboration is key to driving innovation, we would like to invite you to one of our PCP consortia to share expertise for greater impact.

Do not hesitate and contact us for this Horizon PCP opportunity.

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