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Innovation Through Procurement: Across Europe

Public Procurement Intl

Spurred by the report on The Future of European Competitiveness led by former Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, institutions across Europe are examining how to promote innovation through public procurement. Among other things, they discussed ongoing research with NATO’s Defense Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA).

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Proposed Patent Rule Changes and their Impact on Innovation w/ Wen Xie

Art of Procurement

The post Proposed Patent Rule Changes and their Impact on Innovation w/ Wen Xie appeared first on Art of Procurement. As someone who has never specialized in a patent-intensive space, I would have thought that patents were just about a.

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Innovation procurement under the Procurement Act 2023 -- changing procurement culture on the cheap?

How to Crack a Nut

On 13 November 2023, the UK Government published guidance setting out its ambitions for innovation procurement under the new Procurement Act 2023 (not yet in force, of which you can read a summary here). That is particularly impactful for newer, more innovative solutions which the authority may not be familiar with.

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Advancing Responsible AI Innovation

FedInsider

When OMB refers to removing barriers to AI adoption, it means streamlining AI-enabling enterprise infrastructure, data access and governance, workforce development measures, policy, and other resources for AI innovation.

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TCOM Acquires Multi-Rotor Drone Tech Developer Equinox Innovative Systems

GovCon Wire

TCOM has acquired Equinox Innovative Systems, a Columbia, Maryland-based manufacturer of multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicles, in a transaction aimed at expanding the former’s technology offerings to include tethered and untethered drone systems.

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Innovations in Data: Give People Time to Figure Things Out

GovLoop

That’s why Scott Beliveau, Principal Innovation Architect at the U.S. To read more about ways to innovate successfully, download it here: Get the guide Photo by Andrea Piacquadio on pexels.com Favorite Soon enough, the problem is solved. But what did they learn?

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Army CIO Leonel Garciga Earns 1st Wash100 Award for IT Innovation & Leadership

ExecutiveBiz

Garciga’s bold approach to information technology modernization and his spirit of catalyzing innovation within the Army have earned him his first Wash100 Award. Army Chief Information Officer Leonel Garciga has been named to Executive Mosaic’s prestigious Wash100 list for 2024.