This session, led by Valentina Schippers-Opejko, Chair of the Eurocities Work Group Public Procurement, is hosted in the context of the Eurocities Economic Development Forum, taking place in Bilbao (Spain) from 23-25 October.
The session will introduce the upcoming action plan of the Urban Agenda Partnership on Innovative and Responsible Public Procurement. Furtermore the session will also discuss opportunities for Eurocities members to contribute to expected revision of the EU Public Procurement Directive and opportunities of Strategic and Innovation Public Procurement in the upcoming period.
Eurocities' Economic Development Forum aims to advance the conversation on more sustainable and resilient cities via the interaction of three axes: people (skill development and talent attraction), space (urban innovation districts, tactical urbanism), and economy (innovative procurement, local entrepreneurship, and EU funding).
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